Leadville Trail 100 MTB 2024 - I dug deep! 

He was asking people to move for this guy Ty, who is starting in the way back to pass as many people as he can for a fundraiser. I didn't havebany issues with people. Don't over think it

Idk, a half a mile, maybe. I didn't walk much on it. Thanks. Who is this again?

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Thank you, thank you. I talked to you, chasing The Hammer down Hagermans and Turquoise Lake Road. Thanks again for the podcast. It really made a world of difference.

Haha, I am glad someone noticed my humor on this video. Thanks!

Glad you liked it!

Thanks! Hope you get in. Epic event.

I got with three other people to get an Air B & B in Frisco, CO. We also rented a RAM 1500. I paid $450 for 7 nights at the house and $400 for the truck. I am not sure about the Denver to Leadville flight.

@@XCBen amazing thanks Ben!

Thank you for the comment. I was a lottery draw, so I was in the Brown corral.

@@XCBen Ah, ok. I'm guaranteed a spot for next year since I joined Life Time's Foundation Athlete program and will end up in brown as well. I'm going to race a qualifying race, not for entry, but for corral placement. Hopefully I can move forward a bit. Looks like a bottleneck for the some of the climbs. Also, did you hook up with a few riders for the flatter sections? I assume it would keep you from burning so much energy. Taking turns should be easier than solo.

I did hook up with a few riders on the flatter sections. It's tough cause you think they might be at your level, but then aren't, so I end up just going ahead of them. Same thing if they're too strong. Either way, I felt really good at this event. Wasn't as difficult as I thought. Definitely wasn't the hardest event I've ever done. It's probably cause I ended up getting a bike that's 3 lbs lighter, a month before the event.

Heck yea!

We discussed having her be at TL Alt, not where they were. Reason was that I had planned to grab uswe pack right after Columbine descent. It's OK. We made it work.

@@XCBen were they unable to get to Alt or was it too crowded or something? btw, thanks for the Podcast shoutout. I find these POV videos of the race really informative. It's really hard to believe after all the work to get corralls and wave starts that you guys are still having to walk that much. My first go in 2011 we had no waves, I started near the back and was able to clean Kevin's and almost got columbine. I certainly didn't see the traffic you had and I've always had a pretty free run at the singletrack.

@michaelhotten752 My friends who knew the race, since they did it last year, were told to go to Twin Alt, but for some reason, he thought this was that spot. SMH, it's miscommunication, I guess. It might have looked like it, but I never walked Kevin's. I rode the whole thing, slowly, but riding nonetheless. The only sections I walked were what you saw on Columbine. It was maybe just a few parts. I also rode most of Powerline inbound, except the tippy top. I had a great time. I knew it would be a cluster fudge coming into Kevin's. Especially since I knew I wasn't going to go hard going into it. I tried my best to stay in Zone 2 the whole time. Worked for me. Thanks again for all you do to prepare us newbies.

Thanks, Jason. I used the gopro hero 9 in the rear and a 10 on the front. The mount is a Zedge saddle rail gopro mount.

@@XCBen cheer. I have used the session 5 before. Might be a good option to make the video's a bit better, thanks.

Man, things have drastically changed since the session 5. Actually, after the 7 came out, electronic stabilization had taken off. It's so much nicer to have footage that looks good. Speaking of, if you're uploading onto RU-vid, due to compression and bitrate, you want to upload in 2.7k or 4k. That way you don't have artifacts in your videos. Not sure what you use for editing, but if you don't want o record in 2.7 or 4k, you can upscale your 1080 footage to wither 2.7 or 4k. If you upload POV footage in 1080p it always looks way too compressed. Hope that wasn't too confusing. Cheers

@@XCBen yes I like the size of the session 5. I have an 8 a 10 and an 11 mini. I never use the 11 mini and regret buying it. I use final cut and upload mainly in 4k unless it is a review video.

Anyone that completes this with whatever time would be considered impressive. Insanely difficult ride. Go get your buckle. It's an amazing event.

Thank you so much 👍 It's extremely difficult. The elevation is a bish

@@ytvideos101 for sure. I promise not to make myself sound like a beast for some time now since this is probably the hardest thing I'll ever do. Haha

Thank you so much, Maria! I love the buckle and medal. Hope you're doing well and have a great day!

Just after the finish line, standing with two or three others? Cool. Thank you! Your race went like you wanted?

I sure did. What an adventure it was. Hi Kory. Hope all is well.

Why thank you. I didn't know I was up there in the rankings since I don't really post much anymore haha

@@theadventurebiker thanks John!

Of course. The elevation pushed it out of me. Lol

@Julduk3d5 thanks Julian! Have you done this event?

@@XCBen no Sr. looks very interesting and challenging.

It's an amazing event. You'd love it.

For the most part. But just like with everything, there are a few bad apples.

Thanks, Robert. You've done this once, right? Did it work out the way you wanted?

Thanks! Appreciate ya.

Thanks bro!

He dipped on me during powerline cause I was being safe. I caught him on the Columbine climb.

@@XCBen great job in the race and great video as always. That 12k foot fart was the ticket for a strong finish!

@@carlgoutell2593 😂

Shacka lacka!

Oh yea. Leadville is the hardest, highest ,single day mtb event in the States and one of the most prestigious races in the world. It blows other events out the water.

It wasn't too bad on me, actually. I spent 8 days up there before the race. Hard efforts are difficult, but since I was riding in zone 2 for most of the race, I was fine.

Oh it sure did. I had a phenomenal time. Thanks!

@@XCBen Keep it up! Are you a Pisgah local btw? I checked out and subbed your channel!

@@WanderingWheeliesMTB I am a Pisgah local. Live right next to The Hub. I saw you posted this video on the WNC Facebook page.

@@XCBen Right on! If you ever wanna link up and ride and make a video together let me know! Would love to collab with other MTB Creators!

Eh, I am all burnt out from the RU-vid creator cliche. Did it for 7 years. I just make videos for fun now without all the "Make sure to subscribe, Like, and, share! Don't forget to hit that notification bell so you don't miss the next video." Haha. I'd rather just ride with ya for fun. Hit me up on IG: Benduro_mtb