Furnace Creek 508, 2008, Interviews

"Muddy Mudskipper", Paul Mckenzie interviews riders of the 2008 Furnace Creek 508 mile bicycle race while crewing for "Bald Eagle", Bill Ellis. Riders are interviewed before, during, and after the race. Interviews with Men's winner, "Alpine Ibex", Michael Emde, and women's winner, "Bumble Bee", Catharina Berge, are included

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• michael
• emde
• cat
• catharina
• berge
• bicycle
• race
• ultracycling
• badwater
• townes
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• 2008
• death
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• alpine
• ibex
• bumblebee
• ultra
• cycling
• paul
• mckenzie

[fossilfool]

Nice questions. I'm sure they appreciated talking to an experienced racer. Loved the section with Meagan. (And I like the music, but you knew that.)

[macpaulster]

Yeah fossilfool, I haven't forgotten the evening you, Leif, and I cruised through Emeryville, CA on our bikes looking for the "Bike To Work Day" after party and you cued up that tune on your Soul Cycle party bike. It stuck with me. Sweet.

[catharinaberge]

Paul,

you captured some of the true spirits of the race, note the humility of the racers, and simply acknowledging that this is cyclist against the course and a personal accomplishment more than a race against others.

[macpaulster]

Cat, I agree, rider humility and personal accomplishment shines through in the interviews. Michael Emde, interviewed just minutes before the race was especially gracious. He made a point of wishing a good race to all competitors but refusing to express his obvious dominance of the event in recent years. And Megan Dean, when noting that the fixed gear men's team was "right on our ass," said simply, "it's good sport."

[goruby2]

Paul Thanks. I'm an old friend of Bill Ellis. I had your run last year on youtube is that still available? Thanks again. Nice job

[PabloSkills]

Good to see you're out there documenting all this for posterity! Lots of interesting interviews, and I think you succeed in giving keyhole views of the 'trinity of adversity,' namely: the self, the environment, and the other riders.

[vitalityfitness]

Great Shots Paul! This is a nice view of the race from the inside.

Alex