Yesterday, I raced Rouge Roubaix. 104ish miles on some brutal roads, including about 20 miles of dirt/sand/gravel, all on road bikes. Climbs in the 17% range. 5700 feet of gain. I probably could've handled those climbs if they were paved, but on gravel, forget about it. I (and most of the field) walked several of the steeper ones. I also hit the deck 3 or 4 times when the front wheel got wonky in the gravel.

Anyway, I finished 39th out of 75 in the 4/5 race with a time around 5 hours 45 minutes. Just finishing feels like a hell of an accomplishment. Between all the categories, there were probably 35 DNFs.