Well I finally got all the video edited. It was a busy video week with the Couch Potato and Swank the next weekend. We got a late start, leaving New Jersey, but really wanted to get to Kerr Scott, to support our guys, being as it was in the direction we were heading. We did kind of compress our time in Roanoke (Carvin's Cove Trails). But my Bulldog teammates and friends Tom Kruse and Ryan Heerschap were coming down to North Carolina for Wilkes 100k endurance event on October 25th. Luckily, Bandit's Roost had one spot that could accommodate us and what a great spot it was, allowing us to cheer on our guys and get some video.
I rode along for their pre-race tune up ride on friday evening and we went out to dinner for the prerequisite carbo loading. I ordered the large calzone and was glad to have help finishing that monster, after all I was not the one doing this long event! Along with the carbs, we strategerized, the start and where to jump to get good position going into the single track. Mission accomplished as they came through 2nd and 3rd. I got video of the first single track, the start of Lower Berry and sections after Dark Mountain, heading back through the Overmountain Victory trail to Bandit's roost, as well as a Post Race Interview and shenanigans with the guys. Both made into the top 20 over all out of 140 finishers. 5:06:40 brought Ryan in at 6th place of 47 in the Open category and 11th over all. With a time of 5:15:54 TK managed 3rd podium step out of 48 in the 40+ category and 19th over all. Go Bulldogs! You can see all the results and more info at the Bushy Mountain Cyclist Club web sight
I set out to ride the course the next day on my Lynskey Single Speed, Proving I am not in race shape, I started close to 1 pm and did not quite do the entire course, before dark. No neutral roll out and I skipped the last 2 miles of single track leading to the finish. 55 miles at 6:16 rolling, but 7:06 total time. The Warrior Creek section seemed to go on for freaking ever!
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