40 miles later, the thickest man on our team of 4 finished first among us in 3:04. I came in at 3:12 and our 2 remaining crankers limped across in 3:21 with a bloody knee and 3:27 with a broken front fork. We spent the afternoon eating brats and belting down a few beers.
The day started with a temperature of 25 at sunrise and by the 10 AM start time, it was maybe 40 degrees. The sun was shining and the trail was in great shape for the 25th Anniversary of the Chequamegon FAT TIRE 40.
The mass start is slow as heck and it took me 3 minutes just to cross the start timing mat. Then it's a 3 mile roll out on pavement before entering the woods, forest roads, logging roads, ski trails and single tracks. Plenty of variety, sand, gravel and ROCKS! Oh my god were there rocks and boulders everywhere? Heck yeah. There were a few times when those soccer ball sized rim benders could not be avoided and I just hung on while my teeth got rattled. LOVED IT!
After the race, I got to schmooze with a couple Team Trek riders and...
Guess who?
Ross, Me, GARY FISHER, Sue.
All is well today but my legs are cooked.
LOVE IT!
6 comments:
You look great there! Looks like fall has defnitely arrived there :-)
mtb race followed by beers and brats... does it get any better? I don't think so.
Hey, it looks like everybody kept their teeth in their heads, good job!
Gary Fisher?!? As in, the "Gary Fisher" whose name is on my mtn bike?!?! OMG?!?! I am so jealous!
Man, your report makes me crave some fat tires and trails. I haven't rode my mtn bike since starting marathon training 6 weeks ago...I've got to get back at it before I get rusty again.
Congrats on the race - Great job!!
OMG I am so jealous - of all of it!!!
benson- you know how to keep it interesting! 25 degrees, though, that's nuts..almost glad i'm injured so i have an excuse not to race in the cold :)..thanks for your thoughtful comments and good luck on your next crazy adventure...ready to read abuot it!
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