24 Hours in the old Pueblo

Well, we just got back from the first big test of the biking year and all in all things went very well. Never having done a 24 hour race everything was new so there was lots to learn. Above all I learned I'm on the right track for La Ruta. The bottom line is my bottom line took a beating and between chafing the skin off of my you know what and my knees screaming out, I cut the ride shorter then I wanted. Even so I came away with a 40th place, 8 laps and 120 miles under my belt. Above all I learned I need to fit my bike better and to spend more time aboard letting my body get used to the geometry. Beyond racing the weekend was excellent. My wonderful wife Lorian and I camped with my nephew Jason, his wife deven and his race team from the Sonoran Institute. No one could ask for better people to spend a long weekend with then these guys. We partied some, told lots of tall tales and met many fine people from around the world. I highly recommend putting this race on your schedule as it runs very smoothly, blazing through the desert at night is awesome, the people are laid back and fun and how can you beat Tucson in Feburary? www.epicrides.com is the place to learn more. I guess that's it for now.