The Arizona Trail 300
Suggested Start Time: Friday, April 23rd, 2010 - 9amAZT Trailhead, Parker Cnyon Lake
No entry fee, no prizes, absolutely no support
The Arizona Trail 300 is a self supported, wilderness mountain biking race held on a portion of the cross state Arizona Trail. The race follows the trail as closely as possible from Mexico to Superior, AZ, covering some 300 miles of varied terrain (elevations range from 1600 to 8100 ft). The trail surface is primarily singletrack, but the race will detour on dirt and pavement to bypass wilderness and unbuilt sections of the trail.
This is not an organized or sanctioned event in any way. It's simply a group of friends out to ride their bikes on the same route at the same time. We'll probably compare times afterwards, but more importantly, we'll compare experiences -- the highs and lows the trail and mountains offered us.
All we provide is a route, a suggested start time(*) and tabulation of results. Period. There is no race organization, no checkpoints, no support system, nothing. You are completely on your own, just as you would be if you chose to ride the Arizona Trail, or any other trail, on any other day.
(*) Anyone is welcome to ride the route at any time. We provide a suggested start date if you want others to ride with/against. ITTs (individual time trials) are encouraged and will be ranked with that year's results.
If you want to be included in the "results" you need to follow the rules of self-supported travel set on the rules page. This means things like support crews and water caches are not allowed. This is done in order to ensure a level playing field.
HIKE-A-BIKE WARNING: You will not be able to stay on your bike the entire race. You will walk/push/pull/drag your bike. A lot. You may sometimes wonder why you even have your bike. If you can't tolerate hike-a-bike, this is not your race. If you're willing to accept this additional challenge, you will be rewarded with some of the sweetest, rarely ridden singletrack in the state.
2009 Results
1. Kurt Refsnider - 2:13:552. Stefan Griebel - 2:14:35
3. Jefe Branham - 2:17:32
4. Chris Plesko - 2:18:52
5. Max Morris - 3:10:53
5. Fred Wilkinson - 3:10:53
7. Rob Brinkerhoff - 3:15:28
8. Marshal Bird - 4:10:14
ITTs (Individual Time Trials):
Chad Brown (4/4/09) - 3:10:00
Did not finish:
Scott Morris (Tucson, mile 135)
Tim McCabe (Sahuarita Road, mile 95)
KC Fraser (Canelo Pass, mile 17)
Notes:
* Kurt Refsnider's time sets a new overall course record!
* Chris Plesko rode a rigid singlespeed. His time sets a new singlespeed record.
* Marshal Bird bettered his own Masters record, by over 12 hours.
Bikepacking.net race updates, discussion, and links to writeups from racers
SPOT tracker including history and splits.
2008 Results
(days:hours:minutes)1. Scott Morris - 3:15:08
1. Fred Wilkinson - 3:15:08
3. Mike Curiak - 4:00:30
3. Pete Basigner - 4:00:30
5. Marshal Bird* - 4:22:59
6. Blair Foust - 5:02:11
7. Troy Marino** - 5:02:13
8. Chris Gardner - 5:09:00
Did not finish:
Chad Brown (Redington Pass, mile ~150)
Tim McCabe (continued off-route at mile ~31)
* - Marshal's time sets the masters (50+) record at 4:22:59.
** - Troy rode a derailerless bike. His time of 5:02:13 sets the derailerless record.
2008 MTBR discussion, updates, photos..
2007 Results
1. Tim McCabe, 4 days, 15 hours, 42 minutes1. Zach Macdonald, 4 days, 15 hours, 42 minutes
Did not finish:
Chad Brown (Molino Basin, mile 160)
Lee Blackwell (Rosemont JCT Road, mile 80)
Scott Morris (Rosemont JCT Road, mile 80)
Gavin Krusor (Elephant Head Trail, mile 55)
For race reports, pictures and more info head over to MTBR:
http://forums.mtbr.com/showthread.php?p=2480088.
2006 Results
1. Scott Morris (AZ), 2 days, 16 hours, 57 minutes
2. Kevin Gillest (CO), 3 days, 9 hours, 49 minutes
Did not finish:
Eric Lashinsky (CO), (Freeman Road, mile 250)
Lee Blackwell (AZ), (Oracle Ridge, mile 185)
Rudi Nadler (AZ), (Redington Pass, mile 150)
Cliff Walker (CA), (Tucson, mile 130)
Route
Using a GPS device is the preferred method of following the route. Cue sheets are also provided for those that do not wish to use a GPS.---> Click here for route details and GPS downloads <---
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RULES
Please take the time to review the rules and spirit of the race:AZT 300 Rules
Contact
Scott Morris - smorris@topofusion.comDiscussion
The 2009 discussion thread including updates, declarations of intent, heckling, etc is over at bikepacking.net:http://www.bikepacking.net/forum/index.php?topic=71.0