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Post by Angela on Feb 25, 2013 18:08:44 GMT -5
What: 2013 Baker's Dozen 13 Hour Mountain Bike Endurance Event Where : Horn Creek Trail - Lick Fork Recreation Area (near Augusta, GA) When: Saturday, October 19, 2013 (rain date Saturday, October 26, 2013) In addition to the 13 hour race, there will be a 6.5 hour race and a youth racing option.......... more details coming soon First-timers and veteran racers alike enjoy the family friendly venue and race atmosphere. There's plenty of time to train for this event - finish your summer riding schedule strong and be motivated to maintain your race mojo going into the fall - as the weather is cooling off. We are keeping this event small (capped at 125 racers, not teams) so the race won't lose it's grassroots and friendly vibe. More information about registration will be available shortly. For more information regarding sponsorship, timing, and volunteering for the 2013 Baker’s Dozen, please contact Jon Taylor (Race Director) or sorba.csra@gmail.com.
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Post by Angela on Apr 20, 2013 8:33:57 GMT -5
Check out this year's Baker's Dozen poster and start targeting your team (or your crew chief if you are doing solo).
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Post by Chip Larkby on Jun 10, 2013 14:13:09 GMT -5
We will be there!! had a great time last year. Thank you for putting this together again.
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Post by Angela on Jun 11, 2013 17:26:36 GMT -5
We are excited and with the trail work and bridge rebuilding out at Horn Creek this month great time for people to start hitting the trail and honing in on those lap times!
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Post by troy on Jun 26, 2013 16:45:38 GMT -5
I'm in! I just discovered mountain biking a few months ago. I've done a couple of ironman races so this endurance stuff is right up my alley. Looking forward to a fun day of riding.
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Post by Angela on Jun 26, 2013 21:05:09 GMT -5
Great to hear, spread the word! And with the addition of the 6.5 hour option, we hope that more people who might be reluctant to jump in to the 13 hour option will wade in to this event!
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Post by dgaddis1 on Aug 13, 2013 6:35:00 GMT -5
Alright, put my money down and committed. Gonna try the 13hr solo.
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Post by beckyl on Sept 6, 2013 11:25:22 GMT -5
Question, which category should an all women 4 person team go in? Co-ed says a "minimum of 2 females", which we have and depending on what definition you want to apply to "co-ed", we all went to co-ed colleges, so...we're ready to sign up, just need to know the appropriate class.
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Post by jtaylor on Sept 7, 2013 19:55:51 GMT -5
4-person coed; in the past, we have not had enough participation to have women-only teams, maybe that will change? But you guys could probably put a hurt on the 4 person (man) team class.
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Post by Angela on Sept 10, 2013 18:30:18 GMT -5
We need some volunteer help with the Baker's Dozen - we can use people at the start of the day, the end of the day, in the middle or all day. This event is fun to watch and even participants can help. If you can help please respond to sorba.csra@gmail.com and let me know that you can help and the time you are able to commit to.
Thank you!
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Post by jtaylor on Sept 11, 2013 7:58:38 GMT -5
This next Thursday (9/12), we will ride Horn Creek trail, back parking lot (boat launch area) at 6pm. You may want to bring a light depending on how many laps we do. We will decide whether to do a BD lap or just ride the single-track.
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Post by Aerodon on Sept 12, 2013 5:49:54 GMT -5
Hey John, Thursday at Horn Creek sounds good. Please post if plans change.
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Post by troy on Oct 1, 2013 12:17:42 GMT -5
Does our lovely government shutdown risk the Baker's Dozen being canceled?
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Post by dsquaredmsquared on Oct 1, 2013 12:52:44 GMT -5
Does our lovely government shutdown risk the Baker's Dozen being canceled? Depending upon the length of the shutdown, possibly.
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Post by dsquaredmsquared on Oct 10, 2013 10:10:07 GMT -5
2013 Baker's Dozen
Because of the partial government shutdown and temporary closure of Horn Creek Trail/Lick Fork Recreation Area, we are looking into the availability/suitability of alternative venues for the Baker's Dozen on Saturday, October 19th.
The BD race committee will be making a decision by the afternoon of Monday, October 14th. As frustrating as this may be for the registered racers and volunteers, imagine the how difficult this situation is for the few people that do most of the work to organize and make this event happen.
Thank you for your patience and support.
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Post by troy on Oct 13, 2013 21:42:46 GMT -5
Please please please have this race. I don't care if it is at Bartram Trail or Mistletoe. This will be my first endurance race since converting to MTB from triathlons.
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Post by troy #2 on Oct 13, 2013 21:55:47 GMT -5
I second Troy # 1 plee to have the race. I have been training for this thing for 6 months. 24 hours of ga was cancelled. So I need this. Please please
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Post by troy on Oct 13, 2013 21:59:22 GMT -5
Btw, troy #2 really is a different person.
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Post by dsquaredmsquared on Oct 14, 2013 10:15:51 GMT -5
2013 Baker's dozen is cancelled
Dear Members of CSRA mountain bike community,
On behalf of the SORBACSRA Board of Directors, I regret to inform you that the 2013 Baker’s Dozen endurance mountain bike race has been canceled for both the race date of October 19th and the rain date of October 26th. Several factors affected this carefully considered decision, including, but not limited to: low registration (only 22 riders registered), uncertainty of when the government will resume normal operations, uncertainty of how soon Lick Fork Recreation Area would reopen after the U.S. Forest Service resumed normal operations, and limiting our projected financial loss.
Participants already registered for the Baker’s Dozen will receive a full refund of their entry fee, including active.com processing fees, and we ask that the volunteer who won the free BD entry at Hickory Knob/National Trails Day on June 1st contact us so we can discuss alternate arrangements.
Our goal for the 2013 Baker’s Dozen was ~100 registered riders, which would have resulted in a modest profit for the club and be used to support our trail advocacy efforts. At this point in time, and less than one week from race day, we are projecting that this year’s BD will fall far short of this goal and current uncertainty with government operations is unlikely to increase last minute registrations. While SORBACSRA does not necessarily seek to make a large profit off this event, we cannot continue losing money on our major fundraiser of the year. Nonetheless, SORBACSRA and its Board of Directors still would like to sponsor a smaller scale, less costly, donation-driven mountain bike race later this fall; either as a stand alone event at Horn Creek or as part of an already scheduled event using another trail in the CSRA (we still have award glasses, prizes, and tchotchkes to give away). As with any event, participation by the mountain bike community is critical for success – both from a financial perspective, as well as from the viewpoint of the few volunteers that do the bulk of the work to make these events possible and enjoyable for participants.
Again, we regret having to make this decision and apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thank you and we appreciate your support of SORBACSRA.
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Post by cvman33 on Dec 19, 2014 22:52:51 GMT -5
Bringing this one back... Anyone know if a 2015 Baker's Dozen is in the works? Has the Wildwood Games taken its place?
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