I work this Saturday so I had yesterday off...Ride Day! With the Dirt Bag coming up this Sunday I figured I should ride the course one more time to check on the conditions and such. The wind agreed and greeted me with a strong S/SE wind, uff.
The course is currently 90% "hero" gravel. Really a road bike with 700x28 tires would work just fine. The other 10% is the more "typical" type of gravel. Depending on the wind on Sunday the Delwood Road may be the hardest. There isn't much of a good line and it pretty exposed. But overall it should be a wicked fast day. Not only because the conditions but because of the riders I know that are showing up! We'll have to see how I feel both mentally and physically on Sunday. I'll start out with the fast dudes but I may trim it back some. It's always hard for me to push it super hard for October/November. I think mostly this is due to me thinking it's LSD (Long Slow Distance) season!
Couple my state of mind with the fact I rode 7 hours (121 miles) yesterday I may not be able to ride "fast" even if I want too! Ha!
Hoping to get a short mountain bike ride in tonight. Toying with getting up earlier on Saturday to get a short ride in before work but maybe sleep is better. Time will tell.
Happy Weekend...Ride a Bike.
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