Shenandoah – Working Hard; Playing Fair
11/20/2011
Race day was great but not without its problems. Aside from the 100 miles and 14,000 feet of climbing that is. Bill, Kyle, and I lined up at 6:30am in the back of the pack with the group that considered 12 hours an attainable goal. The start was slow enough for us to walk from our starting position almost all the way to the actual starting line, but I hopped on my bike so I could officially roll over it. The ride out was fun and tightly packed with over 600 riders. The three of us quickly formed a pace line slipped into our agreed upon pace and started passing groups of riders. This was not foreshadowing the day ahead …[ MORE ]
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