Team Prairie Dog Log
Time
Miles
Log Entry

Saturday, 10/6/07
8:45 am 0 Crew leaves start
9:30 24.2 Crew arrives at 24.2 mile mark
10:25 24.2 First rider goes by, aero helmet
10:45 24.2 Franz goes by, no water or food needed
10:58   Windy, headwind
11:00 32.3 Second crew stop. Note we need a rubber, non-skid pad to keep things from sliding forward. Need stiffer springs on van.
11:28 40.5 Franz goes by, stops to get 2 bottles of water, no food
11:50 45.4 Franz goes by, no water, no food
12:25 pm 52.8 Franz gets a half PBJ
12:37 55.5 Franz is on a 15.9 avg mph
1:00 64.0 Now 16.0 avg
1:15 69.6 Franz goes by, no stop
1:32 75.0 Franz goes by, no stop. 58N and Hwy 14
1:54 82.6 Pass baton at end of stage 1
2:26 82:6 Crew leaves time station #1 (Paul had left right after passing baton)
2:45 100.7 Paul goes by smiling (about 19 mph avg)
2:57   We pass Paul
3:08 106.4 Paul goes by saying "It's a little windy"
3:28 113.0 Van passes Paul
3:40 113.0 Paul arrives, short break, gave him two bottles
3:43 113 Paul leaves with two new bottles and a banana , about 17 mph avg
4:09 117.7 Paul passes at Johannesburg
4:59 131.3 We pass Paul
5:08 133.8 Top of the climb, no food,two new bottles
5:24 140.5 Passed Paul
5:37 145.0 Paul passed by, looks good. Last stop before following in the dark
5:58 151.1 Gave Paul his light, started to follow him per rules
6:02 152 Time station No. 2, very awesome, quick switch, Franz starts to ride
    Paul's data, 17.5 mph avg, MHR 176, avg 141, did not eat half PBJ, total 2.5 bottles Perpetum, 2.5 bottles water
7:16 167.7 Downhill into anoint (route sheet shows 169.88 miles)
7:49 180.0  
8:12 184.3 Left Paramint Valley, 1280 feet elevation
9:09 197.00 3 minute break, franz ate a granola bar, took water bottle
10:00 203.9 Franz is climbing, 2,900 feet elevation
    100 feet in 2.25 min = 1000 feet in 22.30
10:01:19   3,000 feet into a headwind, song "Against the Wind" is playing on speakers
10:03:40   3,100 feet
10:06:11   3,200 feet
10:11 205.1 Brief break. Franz to Paul, "How did you do this solo?" 54 degree temperature outside.
11:01 209.3 Townes Pass. 49 degrees outside. Strong headwind on downhill
Sunday, 10/7/07
11:51 227.7 Break, drank coke and ate a mini donut, now 72 degrees
12:05 am 227.7 Start to cycle again after break. Franz says "I'm never going to do this solo"
12:30 239.2 70 degrees
12:58 242.7 73 degrees, we are curving right and what was a strong cross wind is becoming a strong tail wind
1:21 250.0 End of Stage 3, Franz Exhausted
1:39 250.0 Paul leaves Time Station 3. Paul looking strong!
2:38 272.8 Paul is 27.8 miles into stage, 30.1 mph, averaging 272.8, downhill, tailwind
3:08 281.7 Now 31 miles into stage
3:39-3:42 2906 Driver swap, paul took new bottles and banana
5:00 303.3 Paul now at 15.7 mph, climbing at 100 ft/4 min, now at 1467 feet
5:05   1642 feet, 60 feet in 2 minutes
5:07   1705 feet
5:09   1770 feet
5:11   1835 feet
5:13   1890 feet. 200 in 6 minutes
5:18   Driver Swap
5:25   Passed Weiner Dog - Battle of the Dogs!!, Russ predicts Time Station #4 at 6:35 am, 60 degrees
6:02 310.4 Summit, 52 degrees, gave Paul jacket to wear
6:15-6:19   Nature break
6:23   Paul fighting stiff head/cross wind, "Where'd this hill come from?"
6:35   Paul lost blinky. We picked up, always use two for visibility and so you don't have to stop if one fails
6:45 321 Finally a tail wind
6:42 322 Time Station #4
6:52   Franz Goes
8:00 346.4 Very nice downhill now
8:35 356  
8:50 362.0 Strong tailwind
9:04 366.7 Strong tailwind
9:35 378 End of Stage #5
9:38 378 Paul leaves Time Station, Franz and Sheila go over to buy Franz hamburger and Paul a milkshake (at Baker)
10:26-10:35 289.7 Paul get to eat his milkshake
11:00 394.7 2500 feet
11:07 396 2700 feet
11:13 396.9 2820 feet
  398.2 3000 feet
11:35 400.3 Paul almost to top, 3460 feet. Rough road
11:45 402 3689 feet, reached summit
11:54 404.7 3373 feet,
12:16 413.3 Stage 6 transfer, Franz takes off quick to chase Monicore team
1:00 414.4  
1:02 425.6 Monicore Team
1:06 425.6 Franz reaches, closed 12 minute gap to 4 minutes
1:26 432 Franz
1:29 435.2 Monicore Team
1:32 435.2 Franz now closed gap to 3 minutes
1:58   Franz arrives at Time Station, Paul leaves
2:42 458  
3:03 463  
  469.8 Paul has gone 23.5 miles into stage
3:58 472.9 Gave Paul one water bottle
    800 feet to summit, avg 13.3 mph so far with climbing
4:29   Paul reaches summit
4:44 483.3 1,221 feet, Paul passes, now 13.5 avg speed
4:58 486.3  
5:15 490.3  
6:25 504.2 Franz and Paul finish together (Franz got out and on bike half mile before finish)