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Link to new 12 Hour site: http://hilloftruth.com/ 9th Annual 12 Hours of the Hill of Truth 2007 The 9th Annual 12 Hour of the Hill of Truth Mountain Bike Race is in the books now and I am simply thrilled with this year's edition. By any standard of measure, it was a resounding success. We had 244 racers (a new record), fantastic weather (finally!), nobody went to the hospital and the trails were in perfect (and I mean Perfect, with a capital P) shape. Most everyone went home happy and I'm very tired. Race results are here: http://www.highland-adventures.com/HOT2007/12hourindex.htmGeorge Crawford took a bunch of professional photographs that can be purchased here: http://www.photoreflect.com/pr3/thumbpage.aspx?e=3229978 An event of the size this one has grown into is a group effort. Me and Kent may be the faces on the race, but there are lots of other people working hard to pull the thing off. I never feel like I can adequately thank those people who put their time, effort and heart into this race. Hopefully, I told you how much I appreciate any and all help whenever it was rendered, but I'd like to publicly thank the following people and organizations for their wonderful efforts (in no particular order): Sponsors: The Bike Zoo The Life Development Center- Kent, Chad, Debbie & Kathy Anderson County Health Council- Marcia and Tanya Specialized Bicycles- Matt Shanley Cedar Bluff Cycles Harper's Bike Shop Tennessee Valley Bicycles Fiveman Productions- Jay Nevans Philippe Hanset Knoxville News Sentinel Oak Ridge Parks and Recreation Nama/La Costa D&G Crawford PhotoGraphics Hammer Nutrition Label Industries Friends of Haw Ridge SORBA/Appalachian Mountain Bike Club Knoxvillecycling.com Bob Davies Vick Dyer Individuals who volunteered: Carla Basille George Crawford Marybeth Hamm Lois Martin Matt Stegall MaryBeth Peirce Wally Judy Josh White David Jordan Sam Graves Josh Clabo Brian Nicholson George Middlebrooks Jeff Murray Tom Floyd John & Susi Chandler Jeremy Chandler Anne Sweeney Randy Conner Jon Magnuson Shawn McCann Steve Apking Brad Stinson Jimi Flynt Monte Jones I hope I haven't forgotten anybody, but my brain is still a bit frazzled by the weekend, so anything's possible. If I left your name off the list, please know that I do appreciate your help. We've already come up with a few ideas for next year's race: our big 10 year edition. If you have suggestions or comments about this year's race or next year's, send them to me at jtbroad@hotmail.com or Kent at stephandkent@comcast.net. Until then, we'll see you out on the trail... John Baker and Kent Bailey Race Directors 12 Hours of the Hill of Truth Highland Adventures Guide Service LLC (865) 310-8151 www.highland-adventures.com jtbroad@hotmail.com | |
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2006 12 Hours of the Hill of Truth Well, the 8th annual 12 Hours
of the Hill of Truth Mountain Bike race is in the books now.
When Kent and I started this thing back in 1999,we didn't know
if anybody would respond to the idea. Admittedly, it's George Crawford and crew took
a ton of pictures and he has them for sale at his website here: Scores are here: We had 187 racers gathered
for the firing of the cannon to start the race. That's down just
a bit from last year (when we had 208 racers) but still a very
respectable number. Given the torrential downpour we It's been an emotional rollercoaster
for me this past couple of weeks. The usual build-up to the 12
Hour race, the last minute deluge that dropped 2 inches of rain
on the previously perfect course, the last Sponsors: Volunteers: All of the above people and businesses support mountain bike racing in East Tennessee. You should patronize their businesses whenever you get the chance. They're good people who share your love of cycling and competition. Thank you all for your help. And thank you for racing. And for coming back every year to race for 12 Hours at Haw Ridge Park. We'll see you next year, if not before cheers |
2005 12 Hours of the Hill of Truth You know how you can repeat
a word or phrase over and over again until The 7th Annual 12 Hours of
the Hill of Truth was the biggest success You can find the results here: The competition was good. The
Huffy got jumped, tossed and eventually Professional photographer Rick
White took lots of pictures. You can This race could not happen
without the very generous donations of time The following businesses and
organizations deserve high praise for To all named (and unnamed)
individuals and organizations, Kent Bailey Take care of yourselves and we'll see you out on the trail. John Baker Race Directors |