24 Hour Newbie

As the minutes tick away the the 24 Hours of Moab gets closer...

Not to make you nervous or anything, but are you ready for the race?  Is anybody ever ready?  Seriously, I don't know the answer to that because this is my first year participating in the event.

I'll be participating in a 4 man team, named "Ballistic Stillness."  The team represents some of the best clydesdale riders (men over 200 lbs) in the state of Colorado.  I'm able to say that because the team members include four of the top five series finishers from the Winter Park Mountain Bike Series.

So what does it take to race a 24 hour race?  Does it only take a bike and a case of Mountain Dew???  I'm learning that isn't the case.  In fact, I'm learning tons and am looking forward to sharing some of my planning with you before the race and some of my thoughts and lessons learned after the race.

BTW - I don't want you to think that I actually know what I'm doing.  I'm a newbie to the event, through and through.  I think you'll figure that out over the next couple days as you read. So, trust that I'll be reading and hoping to learn from some of you!

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