24 hours of Allamuchy - Results!

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24-O'Muchy is over, and, for the most part, I'd guess that our team is back to physiological equilibrium. Our first laps... HOT! Like, heat advisory HOT! Still, we churned some great laps. CaptainChaz finishing lap 1 at right. Soaked, absolutely soaked in sweat. Then Jim, from the Highland Park Hermes, stepped up and ripped a great lap, followed by Mike Phelan, loving the 29'er and claiming that he could ride over anything.



Jay lays down a fourth fast lap for our team, demonstrating the depth that our team has. Others brought a superstar and some riff-raff, but we clearly brought an all-star cast. Then, it was back to Charlie and Jim. Mike Phelan took the first night lap followed by King-of-the-Night, Jay Nossen! Jay and Mike's night laps were so unexpectedly fast, that Charlie missed Jay at the transition and Jay went out for a second 10.5 mile lap in a row, without support, and during a thunderstorm! The speed of these two in the dark can only be attributed to the miles that they log on Tuesday nights in either the Chimney Rock or Six Mile Run trail systems. Charlie then took his first night ride ever in mud, standing water, and really slippery rocks and roots as his brake pads wore down to nearly nothing. The result?... yup, somehow, another fast lap. Things were looking good for team Hermutgers, but our chance at first place had slipped away and we focused on remaining consistent and ensuring second place. Jim and Mike finished off the night, keeping us well ahead of Team Tiger.

The Sun came up, and Jay hopped back onto the course with great energy (It must be the Accellerade working its magic). Charlie and Jim finished off the morning with two more laps to ensure second place in our age bracket. Here is the breakdown:

Place: 2 Team: 403 HERMERUTGERS
Rider Leave Arrive LapTime
Charlie 00:00 01:11 01:11
Jim 01:12 02:28 01:16
Mike 02:28 03:47 01:19
Jay 03:47 05:09 01:22
Charlie 05:09 06:21 01:12
Jim 06:21 07:45 01:24
Mike 07:45 09:20 01:35
Jay 09:20 10:51 01:31
Jay 11:02 12:59 01:57
Charlie 12:59 14:34 01:35
Jim 14:34 16:34 02:00
Mike 16:35 18:45 02:10
Jay 18:53 20:53 02:00
Charlie 20:53 22:25 01:32
Jim 22:25 24:14 01:49


Our lap times were good enough, that of the 35 four-man teams competing, we finished 3rd overall! So, after Mike and Jay took off, Jim and Charlie collected the hardware: eight plaques for our 2nd place finish in our age bracket and, more importantly, third overall! We are hoping to return to Allamuchy next year with a bit more experience and training and take the 4-man title!