*Ok, late post I know...I slacked off a bit on writing this one up because I have no pictures (of my own) and I looooves the pictures! I managed to steal some photos from Racer's blog (see friends list).
The 12 Hours of Sundance was held Saturday September 13, 2008 at the Sundance Resort in Provo Canyon. It is a 12 hour endurance race that goes from 7 am to 7 pm. Those of you who follow my blog (all 3 of you-thanks Mom, Dad, and Bob!) will remember one of my earliest postings was of the 24 Hours of Moab race, this race was like that but only 12 hours. For those unfamiliar with 12 and 24 hour endurance racing, you pretty much have a course you ride as many laps as you can in a 12 (or 24) hour time period. The racer or team with the most laps wins. I raced in a 5 person co-ed team for the Moab race, but since I couldn't find anyone to race this one with I just signed up to race the Solo class. My bum would regret it.
The course was just under 10 miles and almost 1000 feet in elevation. It was a perfect mix of short steep uphill, smooth and technical, and twisty downhills. The only annoying section was a new uphill section they swathed and didn't do much else to. It was rocky and technical and super slow initially but by the end of the race had a nice singletrack line carved into it. The temperature was perfect, cool at the start but warmed up to the high 70's.
For my first solo endurance race, I had a ton of fun! I forgot the "bag butter" the first two laps so my tender bits got sore a bit earlier than I had hoped, but that was the only mishap of the day. My knees, hips, and shoulders were great and other than normal fatigue I felt great. I was supposed to have a support crew there but no one showed up. Fortunately, the gang from Racers Cycle Service had a full crew with food, drink, lawn chairs, and some good laughs, thanks Kellie and Richard!
All in all, I completed 8 laps for almost 80 miles and over 8000 feet of climbing. I had a blast and didn't come anywhere close to first but I am hooked on endurance racing! This ranked up there with the Xterra as my favorite races of the year. I look forward to more solo riding in the future! Anyone want to join me??
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I can't believe you forgot the "bag butter"! Ok…yes I can ;) Sounds like you need a race planner and a better support crew...haha! Racer's crew saves the day. You've earned a "good job":) on this solo endurance race, 8 laps!! If I trick out my Wahoo or trade it up I could be ready by next year ;)
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