Over the weekend..

I managed to get out to Hardwood last weekend to ride the epic 8 course.

I found it easier then Albion's 24 hour course. I donno why, I just did. There's not a lot of places there to keep your speed, and there's going to be some terrain that's going to cause some people to slow down, and a few really hairy areas but nothing out of control. Some sections were long and grinding but I really didn't see a place where it was horrible.

I'm pretty optimistic about meeting my goals of 80K. If I take my time, fuel right, water myself well, I should be able to get through the day. If I average 40-50 min laps should be okay, and MIGHT have enough for 9 possibly 10 laps. *If I do 10 laps, I'd be pretty happy with myself to be honest*

We'll see how my legs hold up.

I've been biking a lot with a group of guys and gals that I met on a miss timed DMBA ride. I got there early. They got there early and we just rode together. Now we pretty much ride consistently every Saturday morning.

This weekend we spent all day crashing and falling in Hardwood. The course wasn't bad, most of the crashing happened when we decided to ride through Gnarly. I was having a really good go at it actually then ended up getting overconfident, and setting a new record for number of trees hit in a single fall. I believe it was 4. I got complacent *Read: Tired* and ended up not timing a drop well.

Anyway, these guys volunteered to help be support during the day helping me get water, gatorade, and food as I'm riding. They're also riding in 2 teams of 3 and 5 so I'll see them around the course as well, and I'll jump on one of their wheels and keep a bit of conversation going to keep me sane.

I'm actually looking forward to this. I'm really interested in seeing how this plays out for me :)

Shopping list being made today, then pic of food and stuff on Friday night :)