Thanks Kelly I think she scowled at mother nature and Mother nature stopped the rain. She doesn't read this
WOW what a story , Rain ,anxiety , not getting much ride time in.
First four laps was around 15th place which sucked but I was staying on pace. Derailleur problems big time in first two laps, a head full of snot form the cold I've had all week, rain, and just not sure if I would even make it 6 hours. But kept pluggin away , lap times running 54 mins to 1 hour 11 mins, essentially just trying to get 13th or so . I gave it all on what was to be my last lap and came in at 7 pm exactly Kelly told me and I decided what the heck I'll be pissed if I dont do the lap and find out later I messed up.
Well I hit it BIG Time Like a Rock star roaring through the woods like a 38 year old freight train singin"East bound and down loaded up and truckin we're gonna do what they say can't be done, Got a long way to go and a short time to get there. came in with three minutes to spare to close for comfort, with this decision I beat out two well respected riders usually guys who win races but per the conditions were probably having off days. Nevertheless. I ended up getting 9th out of 19 and that is OK by me.
From the planning and the pacing and the fuelling I was right on Kelly's help with checking times and getting my food was excellent. . Just glad the port o potties were clean.
I ended up with around 114 miles in 11 hours and 43 minutes due to a delay with the start time.
Well considering I don't get too serious about the races this was pretty darn cool . I have not raced since my last 12hr solo in spring of '06 and didn't ride the bike at all in '08MY sigh at 20 seconds was geeze I just gave it all on that lap and now I must do this lap or I will be haunted.
What a day , Ok I got a pile of biscuits and gravy to eat.
I took a look at the results to see how everybody did so I must say great job out there! I obviously wasn't ready to go forth on a hard effort after my illness which is still working itself out. As far as the brave soldier goes I went through close to a half bottle, but that's only cause we started in wet conditions and as being water soluable it goes away quickly. Also, I appreciate the consideration after a very frustrating day, but always feel free to stop by and say hi. my email is mtbkr81@gmail.com. Good job once again and we'll see you at the next one.
Hey, good job out there! Sorry if I was a bit short, sort of focused being on my own w/o my wife and kid! Drop me a line: scstrout at yahoo when you get a chance. Cheers!
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I took a look at the results to see how everybody did so I must say great job out there! I obviously wasn't ready to go forth on a hard effort after my illness which is still working itself out. As far as the brave soldier goes I went through close to a half bottle, but that's only cause we started in wet conditions and as being water soluable it goes away quickly. Also, I appreciate the consideration after a very frustrating day, but always feel free to stop by and say hi. my email is mtbkr81@gmail.com. Good job once again and we'll see you at the next one.
Great job!!!!! Way to kick ass in the elements!
Hey, good job out there! Sorry if I was a bit short, sort of focused being on my own w/o my wife and kid! Drop me a line: scstrout at yahoo when you get a chance. Cheers!
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