24 hours of Vail Lake- done

24 hours of Vail Lake is over. It was a tough tough race. The mileage was low but that doesn't mean there wasn't some suffering going on. I only rode 112.42 miles but climbed 16478 feet. Oh, did I mention the weather was cloud-free with a pleasant 95+ degrees? There are also no trees on the course. Luckily, my nutrition and pacing strategy worked and I was able to start in 1st and keep it throughout the race while keeping the intensity and pace civilized and within training limits. I had a couple of longer night laps because 1) I lost my RFID card and 2) My barmount light died on the first climb of my 2nd night lap. Still, I got to take a 2 hour nap and finish at 9am! I didn't want to wreck myself since we have Dirt Sweat & Gears next weekend and 24 hours of Conyers in 4 weeks. Despite some heat-related suffering, Eddie made the podium in the Mens Solo too, so that was even better news. Thanks to the following for helping to make the weekend a big success all around:

Vassago Cycles, Kris & Mike for the support, Brian and Carol Ann for the last minute supplies and much needed company, Orion for the company and delicious pizza, Eddie for the coaching and absolutely everything else he does to help my racing, and Granny Gear for a putting on a great race.

Oh, and how can I forget, thanks to Mark and Katie for taking good care of Jackson and Porter..whom I miss very much! That is really why I can't wait to get home :)

For more race reporting, see the Granny Gear webcast here.