Friday
night I left straight from work to meet up with Mike and Kurt, they were kind
enough to let me borrow a spot on their hotel room floor for the night. Once I arrived we just hung out, discussed
plans, life, and watched some goofy movies Kurt had.
We woke
up Saturday, got some breakfast and watched the weather. It rained a bit before
the start, which made for some gravel splatter everywhere.
I got
in a large group of strong riders and we were hitting it pretty hard. All
different genres of bikers were represented in the group. The roadies were
trying to get everyone to rotate and work together, but the group was too large
to get everyone on the same page. The cross and mountain bike riders attacked
the down hills, making the roadies shake their heads in discomfort. We made it
to Preston in just over two hours. I hung onto the group till mile 60, when a
few of the guys started to turn it up.
I had
zero interest in bonking that day so I backed off and held a steady pace for a
while. I stopped at the 3rd checkpoint for a banana and a beer, and
then cruised on to mile 90. This is where I got bored of the steady pace and
decided to push really hard for the finish.
I
passed a bunch of guys in that last ten miles, but I didn’t stick around to see
the results. I didn’t plan on staying
the night again so I wanted to get on my way.
I stopped
at A+W for a burger and Root Beer float which tasted like heaven and vanished
quickly, and I hit the road.
Another
great trip to Minnesota – David S
Update 5/19/15 - results are in, 55th of 543 finishers @ 6 hours 12 minutes.
Update 5/19/15 - results are in, 55th of 543 finishers @ 6 hours 12 minutes.
