Executive Summary, Just Because The Freeze Out in The Vortex. Yeah. Dudes and Dudettes. 2023 was Cold and Fast. An adventure based in BPR Ludacracy. Enough said! Well. maybe not. I must comment on The Trail… the Arrowhead Trail in 2023. Holy Smokes. Talk about a concrete super highway. Probably the fastest trail I’ve experienced… Read More Arrowhead 135 v2023: The Freeze Out in The Vortex
1st off. Thank you Ken and Jackie and Crew. Without the awesome work of the race director(s) and volunteers. The Greatest Race wouldn’t happen. We all know it. And we all are so thankful for the Arrowhead Crew. Just Say’n Wow. What do I say? Back on the Winter / Snow Ultra Endurance circuit after… Read More Arrowhead 135 v2022. Either You’re Ready to Suffer… Or You’re NOT
Something to Think About “At the edge of history the only thing equal is the Alternate Reality” Yeah. think about that. – – – – ok, before I get roll’n, let’s take a minute to chill out with a mellow tune…. yes, listen to the lyrics. Or don’t now I’m ready to crank it up…… Read More Iditarod Trail Invitational v2019: Fear and Loathing, Fame and Fortune, Death and Destruction
Here we go… ITI v2018. Just some History The ITI v2017 Race Report…. from the back of the pack. https://backofthepackracing.com/2017/03/25/iditarod-trail-invitational-v2017-the-race-350-miles-of-ludacracy/ The ITI 2018 Tracker Site http://www.iditarodtrailinvitational.com/tracking/ ITI v2018…. The Trackers The Philosofizer aka The Judd, racing 350 https://trackleaders.com/iti18i.php?name=Judd_Rohwer The Morale Chairman aka TeddNeck, racing 130 https://trackleaders.com/iti18i.php?name=Tedd_Rohwer Stout aka Jim, racing 1000 https://trackleaders.com/iti18i.php?name=Jim_Ishman The Ti-Machine aka… Read More Iditarod Trail Invitational v2018… no turning back
2017 was a BIG YEAR @ the Back of the Pack. Many Adventures, Many Goals Achieved: 1 Ten-Time Finisher of the Leadville 100, ~ 8 1/2 freaks finished the DK200 and 2 freaks earned giblets for 5 total finishes, 6 1/2 freaks finished The Arrowhead 135, 1 freak finished the AZT750, 1 super freak finished the Tour… Read More 2017… a Year of Ludacracy @ the Back of the Pack
If you don’t want to read Judd’s soliloquy, just check out these links! Trackleaders – The Iditarod Trail Invitational: http://trackleaders.com/iti17 The Iditarod Trail Invitational site: http://iditarodtrailinvitational.com The ITI Info Page: http://iditarodtrailinvitational.com/news/iti-updates-during-the-race/ Keep reading if you want info… info as I see it… Iditarod Trail Invitational v2017: It’s been years in the making. I don’t actually know how many years. Maybe… Read More Iditarod Trail Invitational v2017. Race Preview… Predicted Chaos
SHOW UP til you BLOW UP. Dude. SHOW UP til you BLOW UP. Yeah. Some Super Freaks have strategies. And then us MoFos at the Back of the Pack just get on the bike and turn the cranks… and we just deal with all bad strategies, all bad decisions, if needed. Or we curl up on the ground and… Read More Dirty Kanza 200 v2016: SHOW UP TIL YOU BLOW UP
The Founding Fathers continue to scour The Planet Earth in search of honorable individuals to promote The Word, The Lifestyle, The Alternate Reality and all the Ludacracy that goes with ‘it’. And what do you know… it’s time to introduce two new BPR Chapters: Back of the Pack Michigan and Back of the Pack Wyoming.… Read More BPR Michigan and BPR Wyoming: Two New BPR Chapters anchored in The Alternate Reality
Sandbox Showdown V4 2015 “We comb the sands of the southwest desert with Plumb Bicycles, seeking a mirage that will put us in our place. As we rehydrate the cracked earth with our blood, sweat and booze, we sometimes find ourselves running as dry as the sand that cushions the many falls that are brought… Read More SandBox ShowDown V4 2015
I’ll be serious to start this soliloquy, before I dive into The Alternate Reality that governs us at The Back of the Pack. (And yes, I am talking to myself, I really am. I think.) The Overview: The Arrowhead 135 has the greatest assembly of humans ever, at any one place, in any one event.… Read More Arrowhead 135 v2014: Holy Moses… Simply Unbelievable
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