Ring of Fire, Weather and Goals

The weather looks to be quite nice, maybe even a little too nice.  Most of the climbing will happen in the cool of the morning.  The afternoon/evening heat just means I will need to stay ahead of my water needs.  Thankfully the wind doesn't look too bad.

Hourly Forecast
By Approximate Location During Race
(source: weather.com)

Time

Condition

Feels Like

Chance Precip

Humidity

Wind

Saturday, September 12

7 am (Maupin)

53°F
Sunny

53°F

0%

66%

From NNW
3 mph

8 am
(Tygh Valley)

55°F
Sunny

55°F

0%

64%

From NNW
2 mph

9 am
(Tygh Valley)

59°F
Sunny

59°F

0%

57%

From N
3 mph

10 am
(Govt. Camp)

60°F
Sunny

60°F

0%

55%

From NW
2 mph

11 am
(Govt. Camp)

64°F
Sunny

64°F

0%

48%

From NW
3 mph

12 pm
(Govt. Camp)

67°F
Sunny

67°F

0%

48%

From NW
3 mph

1 pm
(Dufur)

82°F
Sunny

79°F

0%

25%

From N
5 mph

2 pm
(Dufur)

86°F
Sunny

82°F

0%

21%

From N
6 mph

3 pm
(Tygh Valley)

89°F
Sunny

85°F

0%

19%

From N
7 mph

4 pm
(Tygh Valley)

90°F
Sunny

86°F

0%

18%

From N
8 mph

5 pm
(Maupin)

89°F
Sunny

85°F

0%

19%

From NNW
9 mph

6 pm
(Maupin)

85°F
Sunny

82°F

0%

23%

From NNW
9 mph

7 pm
(Maupin)

80°F
Sunny

78°F

0%

29%

From NNW
8 mph

The Ring of Fire Results page has start times, and possibly updated data during the race, and of course post-race results.

Goals

1. Have Fun!

2. Finish the big loop of 114 miles and over 9,500 feet of elevation gain.

3. Ride as many of the 12 hours as possible, including up until the clock stops.

4. Finish as many small loops (26 miles, 2000 feet elevation gain) as possible.  One lap is reasonable.  Two laps is possible.  More than two? That would be awesome!

5. Don't be last!!!