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Mark Gullett: 2012 Smithville 8 Hour Adventure Race Report
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Wednesday, May 9, 2012. 2012 Smithville 8 Hour Adventure Race Report. This weekend was the Bonk Hard Racing. The Dynamic Earth/Team Fusion team I decided to race with consists of Jason Bettis, Shawn Gates and Ashley O'Reilly with Jason as the navigator. The packet pickup was at Dynamic Earth where they had a 50% off sale on all apparel and shoes in honor of the race. MUCH APPRECIATED! Probably bike). I figured we could win. Official park trail map. Happen and you start doing it. After a short pre-race me...
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Mark Gullett: Down and Dirty recap
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Monday, June 7, 2010. Down and Dirty recap. This weekend was the Down and Dirty. Mountain bike race in Warsaw Mo. On the banks of Truman Lake. The event is part of the United In Dirt. Cross country series. I’ve been looking forward to it after several weeks without racing. The trails in Warsaw are not terribly hilly but there is a good variety of terrain and some long flat sections where you can open up and lots of tight twisty switchbacks. My teammate Jeff Yielding. Posted by Mark Gullett. 7/15 AMBCS - ...
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Mark Gullett: Heroes
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Thursday, February 2, 2012. Everyone has heroes. People they look up to and try to emulate. I have several people that I admire for different reasons and while none of them are perfect, they all have several qualities I aspire to. Here are some of them in the context I think of them and in no particular order. (all the pictures are stolen from facebook so please forgive me). Team Trail Monster (Jim and Wendy Davis). Of course there are others and I wish I had the time to document all of them. But I w...
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Mark Gullett: Springfield Dirt Crits Race 1 report
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Tuesday, August 3, 2010. Springfield Dirt Crits Race 1 report. Tonight was the first race in the A&B Cycle Dirt Crit series. I've been looking forward to it since I first heard about the series in June. I'm not a really fast rider, but I can hold a decent speed for a long time. These crits are a chance for me to work on that weakness. Plus racing is fun. At the start of the race I got the hole shot and was in the lead when we reached the singletrack. Right after that Cale McAninch. Wrecked behind me when...
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Mark Gullett: 2011 Ouachita Challenge recap
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Wednesday, April 6, 2011. 2011 Ouachita Challenge recap. This weekend was the 10th annual Ouachita Challenge. It was my second time doing the race and coming off a solid effort at the spa city 6 hour 3 weeks ago I hoped I'd do well. From KS and on my left was Chris Renshaw. From NE, Noah Singer. And Hap Seliga from AR to name a few. I love racing against talented people and I was surrounded by talent. It was going to be a good day. When we made the turn to gravel the pace didn't really pick up any and I ...
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Mark Gullett: Berryman 36 Hour Adventure Race
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011. Berryman 36 Hour Adventure Race. This weekend was the 11th running of the Berryman Adventure Race. I entered the 36 hour co-ed "elite" division with teammates Luke Kuschmeader, Jesse Livingston and Sara Parrish as Kuat Unite. Unite. Is a charity effort by Kuat Racks. They were inspired to do something by the tragedy of the Joplin Tornado earlier this year. The Unite mission is to help victims of catastrophes around the world. Although I was tired many times during the race ...
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Mark Gullett: Lost Valley Luau recap
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010. Lost Valley Luau recap. This weekend was the rescheduled Lost Valley Luau. Near St. Charles, MO, that's part of the United in Dirt. Racing series. The race was originally scheduled on the same weekend as the Ouachita Challenge, but was postponed because of muddy conditions. Last weekend, after the Mo State Champ race. I headed out to Weldon Springs to check out the course since the only other time I'd ridden there was at the 2009 CXmas. Not fully updated as of press time);.
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Mark Gullett: My Bikes
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Specialized Future Shock e100 100mm fork. Fox/SBC remote Mini-Brain 100mm shock. Avid XX brakes - 160mm front, 140mm rear. SRAM XX rear derailleur. Cane Creek 1 1/8" - 1 1/2" Threadless carbon headset. SRAM XX front derailleur. S-Works OS carbon crank 175mm. Truvitav XX spider/rings 26-39t. S-Works Carbon, 30.9mm, single-bolt head 350mm seatpost. SRAM PC-1090, 10-speed chain. SRAM XX, 10-speed, 11-36t cassette. Specialized Phenom SL 130mm saddle. Roval Control SL wheelset. Crank bros eggbeater 4ti pedals.
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Mark Gullett: 2012 Ouachita Challenge Race Report
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Wednesday, April 4, 2012. 2012 Ouachita Challenge Race Report. Last weekend was the 12th running of the Ouachita Challenge. In small Oden Arkansas. I've done the race the last 2 years, and it's one of the hardest endurance mountain bike races in the midwest. 60 miles of gravel, road, huge rocks and some of the sweetest bench-cut single-track I've ever ridden. The race starts with about 8 miles of pavement/gravel to the Big Brushy section of the Ouachita Trail. Last year it was pretty mellow. This...For t...
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Mark Gullett: Missouri State Championship race recap
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Wednesday, June 16, 2010. Missouri State Championship race recap. Saturday was the Missouri State Championship. Mountain bike race. It was held at Castlewood state park. And was part of the United Federation of Dirt. Series. I love riding at Castlewood and was really looking forward to this race; especially after my DNF at Warsaw. The week before. I needed redemption. The turnout for this race was great with some of the best riders from all over the state. There was Ploch, Schottler. I caught a ride to t...
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