Originally Posted by
mkadam68
...Done it 4-years in a row. 2 with my son. He'd like to crack the "platinum" section (I have no doubt he could). First year, knee pain got in the way. Last year, he double-flatted, and waited for me (I had lousy training coming into it). My platinum status runs out this year, so next year, I'll have to renew it (good for 3 years) with him.
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I was going to do it this year on the tandem but things didn't work out. Hopefully next year. Platinum is the only way to go. If you go in the slower groups there's too many people to be able to ride through the washes. Plus the sand gets deeper and softer the more people go through it.