ya when ya ripped by me bill(glad ya found diesal) i thought screw that but i had nuttin left in the last hr, watchin that 125 was cool though, watchin it ripping up whoop hill just hopping around and tractoring up there.,i cannot believe how much it takes outa ya to do this stuff.But i learned alot,and 3rd place made it all worth while.
stand out,well.man theres so much ,when ya ride non stop pretty much it all stands out,watching the course totally change throught the 24 hrs was amazing,how i aproached it differant in the night vs the day,how the night plays head games as ya get tired.the trees that jumped out in front of me so many times.:laughing,whoop hill was amazing,how i aproached it everytime saying fuck not this again and then pin the throttle.i think i crashed on it like 10 times.but the 450 tractored me up that bastrd no matter what happened.
i pretty much road start to finish with a few total hrs of relax/food.my body was totally done by about midnight though after that it was all adrenaline,the course had it all really,but it sure as hell got rutted out good,the whoops were now deep, the roots were showing there faces nicely and the rocks loser then ever.But in the end i learned one thing. WFO period.once i got that down it was a breeze.
i know hitting trees hurt,missing the rear brake pedal going down steep shit isnt good,and slipping on wet ruts and kissing the dirt hurts like shit.at one point i actually took a bar in the rib and laid in the dirt for a while saying wtf am i doing.then got up and kept going and forgot what i said.riding this long plays head games with ya and if yer not careful you'll hilucinate at night.once i made ith throught the finish line i came to the pit and ghost road the bike as i could get my legs off the bike.was just crazy.My body went into shock right after and was shaking bad on my way home.loads of bruises,a few arm punctures but no broken bones.
i gotta thank all the fvdra people they did a wicked job on it all and the electronic scoring was also cool,everyone in the pit(wife,both kids,mark,jen,mark,dave)and tom(sloan) for that damn warm jacket.
In the end i got a 3rd in the ironman expert and jen i think won her category as well,mark got 6th in ironman expert.and the other mark in our pit finished up there in iron man novice as well.
this is a awesome event for sure and to see so many riders and support was great.saw alot of familier faces as well.
so when do we ride next! john:tredmill
