tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post6246828282537457122..comments2024-03-28T08:40:23.164-05:00Comments on Guitar Ted Productions: Trans Iowa: Ten Years Of Tales #4Guitar Tedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-9747906800026231252020-03-09T21:24:30.621-05:002020-03-09T21:24:30.621-05:00@ To Whom It May Concern - I am never sure why old...@ To Whom It May Concern - I am never sure why older posts like these pop up in my stats, but as of 3/9/20, this one has perked up for whatever reason. Which leads me to muse on an irony. The first Trans Iowa was notable- for many things- but especially for this story of the course cutting. The irony comes in because so was the last Trans Iowa. Notable for many things, but there was also a course cutting. The big difference being that after 13 events, I wasn't so naive as I was during v1. We caught those course cutters at v14, and they suffered the fate of their decision. <br /><br />So, again- I was a greenhorn, a rank rookie, and knew nothing of the depth of detail and minutiae which it took to put on the Trans Iowa events the way they deserved to be put on when I did the first one. <br /><br />But I eventually figured it out. <br /><br />And so Ira Ryan won T.I.v1. Period. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-39651627533649958882013-10-01T12:18:42.176-05:002013-10-01T12:18:42.176-05:00Wow, look at all the old names popping up! Great ...Wow, look at all the old names popping up! Great to hear from all of you, esp Alex and Todd. High percentage of Michigan-based riders among the finishers.Joe Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09687239613932699997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-19275349624245475112013-09-30T06:51:16.164-05:002013-09-30T06:51:16.164-05:00@Todd Scott: Hey- great to hear from you as well, ...@Todd Scott: Hey- great to hear from you as well, Todd! <br /><br />Yes- 2005 was the first event, but I started the remembrances now because there is a lot to tell over ten years, (which will be Nov. '04 from the inception of the idea), and this will lead up to the 10th anniversary Trans Iowa this coming Spring. <br /><br />Thanks for the image gallery share. I had not seen those before.<br /><br />Take care!<br /><br />Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-15148821675304866902013-09-29T22:04:35.276-05:002013-09-29T22:04:35.276-05:00By the way, it was 2005 rather than 2004, right? T...By the way, it was 2005 rather than 2004, right? That's what the date on my photos show.Todd Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579612957591882907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-71246593835767246212013-09-29T22:01:39.403-05:002013-09-29T22:01:39.403-05:00I'm just glad those first three guys weren'...I'm just glad those first three guys weren't on singlespeeds! :)<br /><br />It was a great race. And like Alex, I love to talk about it -- or at least look at the old photos of Alex, Joe, Mike, and others before and after the race.<br />http://www.allyeargear.com/gallery2/2005/TransIowa05/Todd Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13579612957591882907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-28277552495121078242013-09-29T17:53:05.940-05:002013-09-29T17:53:05.940-05:00@Josh Bennett: Peace offering accepted.
Sounds l...@Josh Bennett: Peace offering accepted. <br /><br />Sounds like Alex has a good friend and riding partner. Enjoy the hoisting of brews and the good times and stories. <br /><br />Ride On!Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-28854302440981165932013-09-29T17:23:16.408-05:002013-09-29T17:23:16.408-05:00I' m reading my comments above and noticing ho...I' m reading my comments above and noticing how silly (probably putting it nicely) I look arguing about something I had no part in....that happened many years ago.<br /><br />So, that said, my apologies. You do put quite a bit of time and energy into this event, so it's foolish of me to even comment on its history.<br /><br />Peace offering!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997396921068739559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-19638252174436137432013-09-29T16:23:20.087-05:002013-09-29T16:23:20.087-05:00Well, you sure have a funny way of declaring a win...Well, you sure have a funny way of declaring a winner. Just going by what you wrote. But I'll leave it there.<br /><br />And when I ride with Alex later this week, we'll hoist a beer for his "third" place finish.<br /><br />Nice work, Alex!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997396921068739559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-4951988712921190572013-09-29T12:57:30.149-05:002013-09-29T12:57:30.149-05:00@Alex: Hey! It is so good to have your insight on ...@Alex: Hey! It is so good to have your insight on the event here. I appreciate your effort to clear up the happenings around the end of Trans Iowa V1. Another piece of the puzzle 10 years down the road! <br /><br />Glad to hear that your accomplishment means so much to you, and thanks for being a huge part of Trans Iowa history. <br /><br />Take Care!Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-43013971298890068762013-09-29T12:52:41.804-05:002013-09-29T12:52:41.804-05:00@Josh Bennett: Thanks for your comments and concer...@Josh Bennett: Thanks for your comments and concern, but no- You got it wrong. Like I said in the post, Ira won, (and a LOT of other things happened) due to our ineptness, decisions made by others, and just plain circumstances. <br /><br />You seem to be equating the person and event as it is today to what it was then- ten years ago. You cannot do that. Like I have said, (if you've been reading along), I learned A LOT from this race. (Which should tell you I was not the person I am today, nor did I know what to do then, as I do now)<br /><br />Plus, you can read Alex's take here from his comments....<br /><br />Make sense? <br /><br />Had Trans Iowa been run then as it is now, there would have been a completely different story told. That wasn't the case. <br /><br />All that said- Ira Ryan is the winner of Trans Iowa V1. Period. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-65607839717881398752013-09-29T09:47:40.598-05:002013-09-29T09:47:40.598-05:00Alex here... Thanks for these insights and no worr...Alex here... Thanks for these insights and no worries. I survived TI V1 and it's still the race I tell people about.<br /><br />Remember leaving the midway point first, flatting, being passed, passing the leaders again while they were in a fast food joint where I refilled bottles. Shortly after I left they chased and I saw their light behind out of town, then I turned off my taillight... Hoping the'd think they got dropped by me. Didn't see them till long after that. I stopped at a gas station around 1 am, where I thought they passed me. Afterwards I saw tire tracks in the gravel, then they disappeared... Maybe just because the surface then didn't allow tracks (frozen roads, just like my hands? Dang it got cold!) Just when the sun came up I ran into Ira and Brian at an intersection and we rode together for a while. There was one longer climb out of some sort of a valley where I let them go... 22 hours or so into a race I didn't want to blow up and rather maintain my own pace. <br /><br />All of a sudden a finish line and it was over. 3rd - sweet. But first finisher on a mountain bike. That'll be the story I'll keep on telling!alexdolpphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946524346582949804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-57836588428721590682013-09-29T08:54:39.518-05:002013-09-29T08:54:39.518-05:00Sooooo.....bottom line is that Alex won this event...Sooooo.....bottom line is that Alex won this event, correct? Seems strange to me that this fella Ira still gets credit for it, no? For somebody that seems so, uh, retentive about having riders follow the rules of this race, it would seem logical to me that you would correct this issue. <br /><br />Alex won this race. Seems pretty simple to me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10997396921068739559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-62507524643449498382013-09-28T21:21:44.551-05:002013-09-28T21:21:44.551-05:00@Unknown: Confusion, the laid back nature of the e...@Unknown: Confusion, the laid back nature of the event, just being able to actually finish. Probably all of that. Remember, only nine guys finished and a lot of the DNF's were big names in endurance racing at the time. I think that truth be known, Alex and the others all felt glad to have just conquered that edition of Trans Iowa. <br /><br />Finally, there was no prizes, purse, or anyway of verifying the course had been followed correctly then. It was what it was. <br /><br />I'd like to think things have improved massively since then. Guitar Tedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960580677548417562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12831567.post-56447615020102588102013-09-28T20:52:35.507-05:002013-09-28T20:52:35.507-05:00Why did Dolpp not protest that he had not been pas...Why did Dolpp not protest that he had not been passed by Ryan? Sounds that he still should get the win.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13770248183629301003noreply@blogger.com