[GRRiders] Time limits/location for 1000k finish on GRR

[rhawks at lmi.net]

Daryn and Bill,

Thanks much for your answers. I do have one more question
that I wasn't sure of the answer. By asking this, I don't want
to signal that I'm planning on doing this (because I'm not)
but with a 75 hour limit on the 1000k, If I finished in 70
hours, would I technically be able to rest for 5 hours
before I started the 200k? What I really want to hear is
that unless I finish the 1000k in 75 hours flat, I have some
time to rest, should I need it, before starting the last
200k. I appreciate what you mean concerning not making the Tobin
control staff cool their heels while I dawdle.

I'm brand new to all of this, so naturally my questions come
from lack of experience.

rob hawks
richmond, ca

Quoting Bill Bryant <bill_bryant at prodigy.net>:

> You¹ve got it covered well, Daryn. When the 1000k is done, the rider can
> then start his/her 200k at that moment, or take a little rest at Tobin
> first. Just be sure to work backwards from 88.5 total GRR hours, though, in
> order to get the full 13.5 hours for the 200k. One wouldn¹t want to leave
> after that since this will be a sloooooow 200k.   ;-)
> 
> Bill Bryant
> RUSA HQ
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Very good question, Rob.  This was the topic of much discussion back in
> 2001
> > during planning of the first GRR.
> >  
> > Tobin is the finish of the 1000k portion of the 1000k+200k option.  Tobin
> was
> > actually 3 miles short of a 1000k, but since nearly every rider rode on to
> > complete the 200k portion (actually about 205 km) as well, no one was made
> to
> > ride around in circles until a full 1000k was completed before starting
> the
> > 200k portion.  We had one rider only complete the 1000k, then waited for a
> > relative to come pick him up at Tobin.  I don't recall what we did, but I
> > think we made him ride an extra few miles to call it a full 1000k.
> >  
> > For the 2005 version of the GRR, Tobin may be closer, or just beyond 1000k
> in
> > length.  We don't have the exact distances down yet because we still have
> to
> > go out and measure some of small route changes we've made.
> >  
> > To answer the other part of your question, the 200k portion starts as soon
> as
> > you decide to leave the Tobin control.  Thus, you can have some 'rest'
> time
> > between finishing the 1000k portion and starting the 200k portion...as long
> as
> > you are not butting up against the 75 hour 1000k time limit when you reach
> > Tobin.  Thus, you have essentially 88.5 hours of riding time to complete
> the
> > 1000k+200k.  All we ask is that you don't make any volunteers at Tobin
> wait
> > hours beyond the closing time of the Tobin control waiting for you to
> start
> > the 200k.
> >  
> > Bill Bryant or Lois Springsteen may be able to provide some more detail on
> > this topic, and make sure I got it right.  Bill, Lois?  Any comment?
> >  
> > Daryn
> > 
> >>>> >>> <rhawks at lmi.net> 4/28/2005 11:24 AM >>>
> > 
> > Is the Tobin control going to be the 'finish' for the 1000k?
> > If one does the 1000k in 75 hours (or less) when does the
> > clock start for the 200k back to Davis?
> > 
> > thanks
> > rob hawks
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