June Bug Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Payson McElveen has set a new record time on White Rim Trail in Canyonlands National Park. It's actually the White Rim Road, a bladed dirt road near Moab, ridden by tons of normal human mountain bikers as a 3-day tour. Payson's new record is 5:45:16. From Pinkbike: Payson McElveen Crushes the 100 Mile White Rim Record (keep scrolling down for some great photos). Quote After a fantastic season opener win at the Landrun 100, Payson McElveen decided to tackle one of the most iconic records in American cycling: the White Rim Trail. On Wednesday, March 27th at 7:39AM McElveen charged through the start line on his Orange Seal Off-road Trek Top Fuel and sprinted deep into Canyonlands National Park for a near six hour sufferfest in an effort to break Andy Dorais fastest known time of 5:59:34. McElveen rolled across the finish line in an incredible 5:45:16. Payson grew up in Austin, and then went off to Durango to Fort Lewis College and is now a pro racer. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackie Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 BADASS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 That's awesome. And it's great that the MTB thing is working out for him, since he was too young for his true calling of 70's porn actor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita Handle Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 Quote One of the goals of the project was to standardize an FKT loop. The way Andy routed his, by starting at the bottom of the last major climb, is undoubtedly a faster way to do it. However, I believe that way is logistically prohibitive for a lot of people. We wanted to start and end at the most commonly used parking lot. I hope this project might inspire more folks to get out and enjoy this beautiful place, whether it’s going for the FKT or enjoying it over the course of multiple days. If you’d like to go after my record, I’d recommend planning your ride when wind and surface conditions are the most favorable. Also definitely ride a full-suspension. Holy bumpiness. Also remember that if you’re pacing it correctly, the first 50 miles really shouldn’t feel very hard. Have a well-thought-out fueling strategy. I ate 300 calories per hour, which requires eating almost every 20-30 minutes. We’re having an official FKT trophy being made, so if you go beat my time using the same start and end point, I’ll ship it to you. Records are made to be broken, so I hope the trophy exchanges hands many times! Dang, gives out tips on how to approach the task and tries to make this bigger than himself. This guy sounds like a gem of a human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
June Bug Posted March 31, 2019 Author Share Posted March 31, 2019 16 hours ago, Barry said: That's awesome. And it's great that the MTB thing is working out for him, since he was too young for his true calling of 70's porn actor. Too funny! I'm assuming a Harry Reems subtext? The adventures of his (Payson's) mustache will have it's own webpage soon. Or maybe it's his bike (Trek 'Stache). https://www.paysonmcelveen.com/the-adventure-stache Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hurronnicane Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 Very cool! I was in the Master Naturalist Program with his mom and she would catch me up on Payson's mountain bike racing exploits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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