The race was killer as usual, right now my legs are too sore to move, and my traumatic memory suppression is blocking any thoughts of the race from my mind. what i do remember though was the beautiful mining roads winding up through high alpine tundra with spectacular views of the collegiate range. climbs that limited your vision to the one square foot of blurred color which your feet trod one in front of the other for eternity, and rocky descents that are so fast, the only way you know that you just dropped 1000 vertical feet down is a pair of sore blistered hands and mud in every exposed nook and cranny.
The O.G. earlier this year rivaled the silver rush for the spot at the top of the race list, but this running of the sr only reaffirmed it's superiority. that said, this race isn't for everyone, and the race directors weren't bull shitting when they wrote the entry form.
In other news, Brae showed once again why he is perhaps the best junior on the planet at endurance mtb races by taking home second overall. OMV was not far behind, and finished sixth overall and taking the big V (v stands for victory) in the ss category. and yes, he is still only 15. I had a good race, dropped a good chunk of time off of last year and snuck in under 5:00 and in the top 20. great success!
The family and I will be leaving for europe on monday, so no posts for at least 2 and a half weeks. adios, or as the french would say au revior!
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