We're thinking of replacing Gravel Worlds with the Inspiration 100.
Dirty Kanza 200 - 2014
Red White & Boom
I found myself running the Red White & Boom 1/2 marathon this morning in Mpls. The fact is that I didn't realize I was even registered for it until I get some emails from TCM this week reminding me of the race. It was ugly, but I managed to cover the 13.1 miles without doing too much damage. Maybe a little weird to say, but the highlight of the race was seeing & meeting the venerable Tim Ek before the race, he was there supporting his wife who was running. We talked briefly about Kanza and the 99er, he seemed genuinely humbled by the Beat the Sun award that he had inspired at the Kanza. Good dude.
Lutsen 99er
The 99er was a mudfest. Maybe not as bad as years past, but still muddy. Brent and I both went into the 99er a little overconfident. Having survived the Kanza and being only 6 days removed from an 8 day mountain bike trip out West the general feeling was that the extra red-blood cells would easily lift us through a mere 99 miles. We were wrong.
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 7
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 6
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 5
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 4
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 3
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 2
Last Dollar to Spring Creek | 27.0 miles | 10,980 ft to 9,200 ft
Day 2 was a nice ride. Started with a short hike down the opposite side of Last Dollar Hut from where we climbed the day before and led to a pretty easy day on gravel roads. The first 15 miles or so were especially pretty and fun; gentle downhill ride with the San Juan mountains close to our back.
San Juan Huts 2014 - Day 1
San Juan Huts 2014 - Prologue
Prologue - Ride to the falls in Telluride
After a 20 hour plus drive from Minneapolis & Milwaukee to Telluride we finally arrived in town sometime early afternoon. We made a few compulsory stops at the local watering holes, had dinner somewhere and decided to stretch our legs a bit with a ride up to the falls at the end of the canyon.
