Originally Posted by
GravelGuy
I'm in and will stay in. Yes LR was tough because of weather, DK was horrid, but I think that comes with the territory, Rain or shine I'll roll off the start line, will try to ride a winter ride or two next year, maybe CIRREM. They might kill me but then I don't have much of a retirement plan anyway....
Leg-killing climbs, riding til I bonk, and dusty, loose gravel don't bother me too much - but that mud and wet, windy weather are where I draw the line
. More power to those who can finish these events over 100 or even 200 miles of slop - for me, that just isn't fun to me (and fun is why I do that stuff). Hopefully, conditions will be decent and I'll see all of you at the ride - I'll be putting in some wintry training miles just for the race, and really don't want them to be in vain. Luckily my Ozark gravel training roads only get muddy in small patches, and are rideable in pretty much all conditions other than snow and ice.