Iron Torathon!!

[Stredda]

The Iron Torathon is challenge set out as a fundraiser for the Cradle Coast Mountain Bike Club.

The challenge is, to see how many laps of the full Montgomery and Iron Tor trail you can complete (12km), in the 24 hours of Saturday, November 25. Involve your friends and family to sponsor you for each lap you complete. All funds go towards the redevelopment of the Penguin MTB Park!


Events – Cradle Coast Mountain Bike Club Inc (ccmbc.com.au)

 

[Stredda]

Just for the record, the most ever done is 10 laps.

Most I've ever done was 5 and although my legs were cooked, it was my hands and neck that couldn't handle the Iron Tor rock gardens anymore.

 

[Isaakk]

Just for the record, the most ever done is 10 laps.
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Most I've ever done was 5 and although my legs were cooked, it was my hands and neck that couldn't handle the Iron Tor rock gardens anymore.

Jesus christ. I have a feeling I know who that was. Maybe i'll give'r a go this year.

 

[Stredda]

Jesus christ. I have a feeling I know who that was. Maybe i'll give'r a go this year.

Yeah, give it a crack!

He's keen to give it a go again. I'll be interested to see if he can beat the record. I'm going to see if I can get 6 laps in.

 

[Tubbsy]

Would be great to see a ride report with some pics of this when you get out there... sounds brutal!

 

[Stredda]

Would be great to see a ride report with some pics of this when you get out there... sounds brutal!

Will do for sure!

 

[jrewing]

10 laps!?!?! In week…yes??? Surely

 

[Stredda]

10 laps!?!?! In week…yes??? Surely

Nope, you just have 24hrs

 

[rockmoose]

Nope, you just have 24hrs

Even pacing it out over a month, I couldn't do 10 laps in 24hrs ride time.

 

[Stredda]

Even pacing it out over a month, I couldn't do 10 laps in 24hrs ride time.

Don't feel bad, the two who have set the record of 10 laps aren't ordinary human beings.

I did 5 laps last time and I'll try for 6 this time. I had a bad run of luck with a puncture on the first lap, the freak occurrence of my lens cleaning cloth falling out of my pocket and jamming in my rear brake and a tree falling across the trail in between laps, breaking my shifter cable on lap 3 and a snake nearly giving me a heart attack on lap 4!

 

[jrewing]

Don't feel bad, the two who have set the record of 10 laps aren't ordinary human beings.

I did 5 laps last time and I'll try for 6 this time. I had a bad run of luck with a puncture on the first lap, the freak occurrence of my lens cleaning cloth falling out of my pocket and jamming in my rear brake and a tree falling across the trail in between laps, breaking my shifter cable on lap 3 and a snake nearly giving me a heart attack on lap 4!
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Bottom pic could be my underwear

 

[clockworked]

Even 5 sounds like absolute punishment

 

[Stredda]

Even 5 sounds like absolute punishment

Yep, my neck and hands we killing me after five. Six is going to be hard!

 

[Tubbsy]

So how many of you are in?

 

[Stredda]

So how many of you are in?

Not sure yet.
I'm just waiting for the event authority from Parks and Wildlife before I can push it properly.
Got the usual unreliable Facebook interest of 3 that are going and 43 interested. Hoping to get 15 to 20 to take up the challenge.
We had 8 do it with a fairly low key kick off last time.

 

[Tubbsy]

Hopefully you can get a roving photographer or two to capture the horror.

 

[Stredda]

Well, that’s the Iron Torathon done and dusted!
It was a great turnout with 16 riders taking on the full Iron Torathon and two that rode the shorter Montgomery Burns.

For the Iron Torathon….
Ben Parsissons taking out the day with a massive 10 laps.
Howard Crispin with 8.5 laps
Sorcha Maree Flett with 8 laps
Wesley Howell with 6 laps
Chris Stredwick with 5.5 laps
Martin Byrne with 5 laps
Dallas van Rooyen also with 5 laps
Jake Lee with 4 laps
Emma Lee with 3.5 laps
Guilherme Pelegrini with 3 laps
Melissa Britt with 3 laps
Tracey Smith with 3 laps
Nick Stredwick with 2 laps
Dougel Deans with 2 laps
Adam Ritchey with 2 laps

For the Montgomery Burns…
Selina Stredwick with 3 laps
Lucy Cochrane with 2 laps

All up there was a combined 876km ridden today! There was a bit of drizzle about for the first couple of hours but the rest of the day was great riding weather and the trails were hero dirt!
I’m pretty sure almost everyone had done more laps that they had ever done before.
Andrew Cathcart’s record from Friday of 12.5 laps still stands but there is at least one person that might be able to top it, is having a crack in a couple of days.

We will lock this event in for the last weekend in November next year and make it an annual ride challenge.
At this stage we have raised a bit over $1700 to go towards the Penguin MTB Park redevelopment.
If you want to donate it can be done here!

IRON TORATHON | Cradle Coast Mountain Bike Club Inc (Powered by Donorbox)

The Iron Torathon is on again and this time as a fundraiser for the Cradle Coast Mountain Bike Club.The challenge is, to see how many laps of the full Montgomery loop and Iron Tor trail you can complete, in the 24 hours of Saturday, November 25. I...

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Here’s the record holders ride.

My 5.5 laps (5 full Iron To loops and one Montgomery loop)

 

[Chriso_29er]

Well done mate, some big efforts put in there!

 

[ozzybmx]

Nice one @Stredda.
I seen the results and pictures pop up yesterday on the CC MTB C page.
Well done all

 

[safreek]

Bottom pic could be my underwear

Don't worry, it's nearly Christmas.
Surely someone will buy you some new jocks