Please take a look at my slide show of photos from the 24 Hours of Conyers:

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I want to give a big thanks to Laird for all of the hard work he does so people like me can have the opportunity to race in extraordinary events like the Granny Gear 24 Hours of Conyers. Granny Gear is a fantastic organization, and they have a great national race series. I am positive that this event will continue to grow, and will become as big as the Big Bear event.

Also a HUGE shout to SORBA for the work on the trail. This was the best shape I have seen Conyers in. I am a member of SORBA (via TORC in North Carolina), and the amount of work they do is mind boggling!

Thanks everyone!

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Just some more photos...

Actually woke up early on my own today. I checked out of the hotel at 07:00, and was on the road to Conyers with Caribou Coffee in hand by 07:20.

Arrived at the Conyers, GA International Horse Park at 08:10. As I arrived and saw the sun beaming off the timing tents and other racers campsites I got goose bumps. I had arrived at the course after a long trip, and I was just so amped to be there! The mountain bike race course here is the same one used in the 1996 Olympic Games. It is a world class XC race course consisting of a couple hundred ft of climbing in the 8.5 mile loop. It was a little bit of everything, including high speed single track, and the infamous “slick rock” climbs (which is very rough and broken in most spots). For some reason I really love this place – the setup, the race course, everything.

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