Endurance MTB superstar Chris Etough may get the #1 plate...
but he still has to carry his own crap to the pits!
I rode a lap of the short course (8miles) on Friday.
Lindsay pre-race.
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We were hesitant as to whether the weather would allow this race to happen or not. I was along for support, not to race, so I was the driver to North-west Michigan. Long, stressful story short, they got pounded by storms the day before we were to arrive, our hotel reservation was cancelled due to flooding/no power, and all roads leading to the course were closed due to out bridges. We made it via detour suggested by a MI State officer, and the race was on. We found a place to stay (a cabin in B.F.E., Michigan [I’ve seen FAR too many horror movies to be very comfortable staying in a middle-of-nowhere cabin on Friday the 13th]). But all went well (i.e.: we weren’t murdered by the toothless owner/maintenance guy, Riley).
The race however, not so well. Lindsay wasn’t feeling good racing, probably due a toxic mix of pre race day travel stress, lack of DBR (day before race) sleep, etc. She dropped out after a lap (which is still 25 miles of MTBing) and we headed home. Good news is we got home late evening instead of ~4am, as scheduled. I’m proud her all the same for trying.
I pulled off a solid training week despite 2 days of travel. Just under 11 hours, and some good quality too. This weekend is McCormick’s Creek road race.
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