2014 Arrowhead 135 Stories

The 2014 Arrowhead Ultra 135 lived up to its reputation as one of the world's toughest ultra-endurance races with extreme cold putting these athletes' minds and bodies to the ultimate test.  Participants have 60 hours to complete the 135 mile trek from International Falls to Fortune Bay Casino in Tower on the Arrowhead State Trail.  Racers are required to stop at three checkpoints that are spaced about 35 miles apart, where race officials can pull a racer due to frostbite or other medical concerns.  With the second coldest start (-24º F) in the history of the Arrowhead 135 accompanied by even colder winchills, these brutal conditions resulted in only 34% of the 141 runners, skiers and bikers completing the race.  I have compiled all of the stories, photos, video and news articles of  racers who chose bike propulsion pertaining to this year's epic race.  For full race results, click here.

Image Credit:  David Garbys, 45NRTH

To get a taste of what the Arrowhead Ultra 135 requires from the athletes that take on this monumental challenge, watch "Salsa Cycles - The Push"

Map of Arrowhead 135 course

Race Participants:  Bike Propulsion

Jay Petervary

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Jay Petervary’s Arrowhead 135 Victory In Photographs

Jay Petervary Wins Arrowhead 135 in Negative Temps Aboard Rocket V

Jay Petervary wins Arrowhead 135

Petervarys win brutally cold Arrowhead 135

Jay Petervary Surmounts Freezing Conditions to Win the Arrowhead 135 

Petervarys brave cold to win fat bike race

Tom Puzak

Image Credit:  Arrowhead 135

Fat Bike, Survival Mode, And Drinking Your Own Urine At Minus-27 F. How To Podium At 'Arrowhead 135'

Tracey Petervary

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Petervarys brave cold to win fat bike race 

Petervarys win brutally cold Arrowhead 135 

Christopher Tassava

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Don’t Get Froze, part I: The Arrowhead 135 (Miles 0-110)

Don’t Get Froze, part II: The Arrowhead 135 (Miles 110-135)

Didn’t Get Froze: After the Arrowhead 135

The Arrowhead 135 in his own words

Northfield's Tassava, Bilek take on the daunting Arrowhead 135

135 miles of COLD!

Ice, sweat and tears: Northfielder Christopher Tassava fat bikes his way to a 7th place finish at the Arrowhead Ultra 135

Ken Zylstra

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135 miles of COLD!

Richard Chinn

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36 hours of frozen cycling? You'd have to be crazy, right? Well ...

Erv Berglund

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An Old Manʼs Look at The ArrowHead 135 — 2014

71 years young + 135 miles

Judd Rohwer

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Arrowhead 135 v2014: Holy Moses... Simply Unbelievable

Mark Scotch

Arrowhead 2014

 

Matt Burton-Kelly 

Arrowhead 135 - 2014 Gear Setup and Race Recap, Part 1

Alan Dixon

Arrowhead 2014 Racer’s Recap

Ben Doom

Arrowhead 135 2014 Recap.

It's Just A Race.

Neil Beltchenko

Arrowhead Ultra 135 - Reflection

2014 Arrowhead 135 Press

Arrowhead 135 endurance racers experience the wild of a north woods winter-Duluth News Tribune
THE ARROWHEAD ULTRA 2014 RACE REPORT-Bikepackers Magazine
Arrowhead 135: The story behind the photos-MPR News

Arrowhead 135 race grows into survival of the frostiest-StarTribune 

47 finish 10th Arrowhead 135 ultramarathon-International Falls Journal

135 miles of COLD!-Timberjay  

In International Falls, it’s the perfect day for a bike ride-MPR News

Arrowhead 135: Frozen Inspiration-Pedal Minnesota
Arrowhead Ultra: 2014′s Coldest Ultramarathon Ends-Actionhub

Photos

2014 Finisher pics!-Arrowhead 135
Mobile Uploads-Arrowhead 135
Photos: The brutal Arrowhead 135 Ultra-MPR News
2014 Arrowhead 135-bjorn1101
2014-1-27 Arrowhead 135 Ultra-Burgess Eberhardt
Jay Petervary’s Arrowhead 135 Victory In Photographs-David Garbys (45NRTH)
Race 2014-Sveta Kovalchuk

Video