I was suffering from severe cramping but still cleared the entire last 50 miles. This course is challenging and without that challenge I wouldn't bother to ride it. It is the greatest race loop anywhere...

After reading about "Mosquito Control" I realized it was a comedic post. I thought I was the king of dry humor.

Bill Martin

but did not have good info. this is not their fault. ii asked about distances from aid station to aid station, etc.. and all info that i got from the nice, enthusiastic volunteers was incorrect by a long shot. i bet they would have felt better being equipped with better info. the great guy who had flagged the section of the course after aid 8 took the time to explain to me in detail what lay ahead which was awesome but it certainly was not "mostly downhill" from there as another volunteer told me.

I really enjoyed reading this. I too bailed at aid station 7, but never got lost. I'll second the suggestion about the mosquitoes . . . . :-)

I also had the same experience vis a vis lots of hike-a-bike between 6 & 7; that's when I hit the wall. Don't know if anything can be done about that. Obviously, people do finish this race within the time limit; it's not that no one finishes. But, folks do like to at least finish, even if they don't place in the ribbons. It is disheartening to ride for so long and hard, only to run out of time.

Sheli T.

I would also love to see final results and ride time! hard to do such an epic event and still not know where you placed.