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07-15-17, 06:08 PM
#1276
So it is
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Cold and windy. That's why this starts early, as it turns into a whole new world up there. As part of the entry fee, there's a drop bag and tag that you can load up with cold weather gear. A balaclava was part of my gear, but an ear band was enough.
07-15-17, 06:18 PM
#1277
So it is
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Thanks folks.
@Heathpack, I actually decided to stop and smell the roses on the way down, and snap some pictures. The road is really so bad, that a quick descent isn't possible.
This race is just one of those things I would love to do well on, but just turns into a fight with myself. I was wondering what would happen to my drop bag if I didn't make it up to fetch it, just stuff like that. I took 9 minutes off my best, and I plan on taking that much or more off next year.
@Heathpack, I actually decided to stop and smell the roses on the way down, and snap some pictures. The road is really so bad, that a quick descent isn't possible.
This race is just one of those things I would love to do well on, but just turns into a fight with myself. I was wondering what would happen to my drop bag if I didn't make it up to fetch it, just stuff like that. I took 9 minutes off my best, and I plan on taking that much or more off next year.
07-15-17, 06:23 PM
#1278
Has a magic bike
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Thanks folks.
@Heathpack, I actually decided to stop and smell the roses on the way down, and snap some pictures. The road is really so bad, that a quick descent isn't possible.
This race is just one of those things I would love to do well on, but just turns into a fight with myself. I was wondering what would happen to my drop bag if I didn't make it up to fetch it, just stuff like that. I took 9 minutes off my best, and I plan on taking that much or more off next year.
@Heathpack, I actually decided to stop and smell the roses on the way down, and snap some pictures. The road is really so bad, that a quick descent isn't possible.
This race is just one of those things I would love to do well on, but just turns into a fight with myself. I was wondering what would happen to my drop bag if I didn't make it up to fetch it, just stuff like that. I took 9 minutes off my best, and I plan on taking that much or more off next year.
07-15-17, 06:29 PM
#1279
Super Modest
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07-15-17, 06:30 PM
#1280
smelling the roses
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07-15-17, 06:31 PM
#1281
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I hope they aren't the kind of vegans that cook something and say, "You'll love this. It tastes just like meat!"
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07-15-17, 06:33 PM
#1282
smelling the roses
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07-15-17, 06:56 PM
#1285
Should Be More Popular
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07-15-17, 07:27 PM
#1287
So it is
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Mara Abbott is a climbing machine. She went by me like I was standing still, and there is really just nothing to her. Built for that purpose, in regards to bike racing.
07-15-17, 08:18 PM
#1288
smelling the roses
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07-15-17, 09:02 PM
#1289
Senior Member
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07-15-17, 09:31 PM
#1290
VFL For Life
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How many people in the race?
07-15-17, 09:45 PM
#1292
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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07-15-17, 09:46 PM
#1293
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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07-15-17, 09:58 PM
#1295
smelling the roses
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07-15-17, 10:00 PM
#1296
Has a magic bike
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One of my Nightcrawler friends has kinda wanted to do the Leadville MTB race for awhile now. Haha but she thinks the lottery for an entry is kind of cheating, she only wanted in if she qualified in a race. So she went up and raced the Tahoe 100. Wound up second in her class because she rode the final five miles with a dead flat front tire. Almost hit a bear.
But she qualified.
I only get dropped by the very best.
But she qualified.
I only get dropped by the very best.
07-15-17, 10:03 PM
#1298
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07-15-17, 10:11 PM
#1299
cowboy, steel horse, etc
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07-16-17, 04:43 AM
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