Originally Posted by
ksryder
I saw a FB post from a bike shop in OKC that offered some gentle criticism of Land Run; of course, this being the internet and facebook, it generated a lot of vitriolic responses along the lines of "you don't like it because you're not TUFF!"
Which clearly misses the point; personally I've have no problem doing hard races, including the 2015 Dirty Kanza which was also a mudfest, and my unwillingness to go ride in Oklahoma mud for 100 miles has many more factors than just toughness. For me it's a simple cost-benefit analysis, with an underlying recognition that I ride bikes because it's fun and I personally do not find walking my bike in mud to be fun.
That said, I have nothing against Land Run or the people who choose to ride in it. People are free to participate in whatever they want and I offer them nothing but encouragement and well wishes.
However, I won't do it again.
No kidding. Hypothermia is no joke.
Does LR have the "YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU" clauses in its ride agreement like DK? Granted it takes all sorts....but having 90% DNF says that ride shouldn't have happened on that day.
Unless there's $100,000USD at the finish line for the winner (AKA it's a UCI professional race), there's no reason to ride to dazed hypothermia and break bones trying and failing staying on a bike in a mudpit for 100 miles.