The race started smoothly, 40 miles of rolling fire road, dirt gravel, and the occasional single track traverse or descent left everyone feeling strong, then reality hit. The last porton of this race gets real, real single track climbs, real viscous descents, and real mind numbing dirt gravel roads. All in all, I was riding well, despite the heat and having bonked and cramped a bit....then off came the rear deraileur in a big rock garden. The chain was nearly destroyed in the process, so no single speeding option. After 78 miles of riding, I was now hiking. I hiked into the 86 mile aid station and got a ride back in from there....race done.
Chris Scott put on an incredible event yet again. Awesome food, great people, and well marked trails. If you have not done one of his events, the SM-100 is just around the corner....see ya there. www.mtntouring.com is his site.
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