A long 26 miles of rough trail with some techy sections. Same course as last year.
17th of the 23 men who did the expert course.
5th of 7 women in the sport race.
This race has been on our list for a few years but was always on the same weekend as our 6 Hours in the Basin Mountain Bike race. Finally they were on different weekends so we signed up. Kim signed up for the 25 mile race and I signed up for the 50 mile race. Both races we fun but maybe a little to much dirt road riding for our liking but certainly understand the need for it when you have a couple thousand riders. The courses had some great singletrack just not enough.
This was our 6th annual race at Galisteo Basin. We have been using the same fast and fun 9.5 mile loop with about 800 feet of elevation per lap. There is a little bit of everything each lap, rock, gravel, sand, tight twisty sections, fast flowy sections and some double track for passing. This year's race started in cold windy conditions and ended with sun and temperatures in the low 60's.
Kim did 3 laps, her other laps were 1:00:52.4 and 1:05:24.9. Her partner was her daughter JJ Williams.
Todd K. and Brent B. were on my team. We did 7 laps in 5:55:59.7. Todd did 3 laps and Brent and I each did 2 laps. My second lap was 46:30.6.
