The course was 8.2 miles long with a total elevation gain of approximately 850 ft. The track was a mix of gravel/dirt roads and lots of singletrack trail. The first lap went well for everyone except me. My chain broke which in turn aided in the obliteration of my front derailleur. I fixed the chain and was able to complete my lap, but I delayed us by at least 20 minutes. The rest of the race went smoothly with everyone keeping fairly consistent times. Our best lap was 42 minutes and our worst (my worst) was 1 hr 14 minutes. I don't know how I did it, but I managed to keep pedaling all through the night. The best part of the race was that I got to do two of the things I love most: biking and eating. You would ride a lap, then eat a bunch of food, rest and repeat. I ate pasta, candy bars, chocolate milk, strawberry/banana gu, pumpkin bread chocolate chip cookies and lots of water and gatorade. And, I weighed less this morning than when I did last Friday. This is the new ultimate diet craze. Everybody needs to go ride a bike for 24 hours, eat whatever they want, and then sleep for 12 more hours. Anyway, we completed 27 laps which was about 222 miles. I only had to ride 6 laps while everyone else rode 7. Tripp completed his last lap 3 minutes past the cutoff, sparing me from further punishment. Enjoy the pics and go out and do a 24 hour race!
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All of the dogs at Lander and John's. We always tell people how dog friendly it is, but I think this really captures HOW dog friendly. Note: I love my dog even though he's the only one looking in the opposite direction of all the dogs awaiting their next command from Dan, the Dog Whisperer.
