Alcohol and 29er Love

I am two Sole Cervezas into this evening. Been a while since I knocked back a few in this manner, especially since the Breckenridge 100 is less than 2 weeks away. The biggest challenge of my life and I am somewhat buzzed. Irony at it's finest.

I raced the Firecracker 50 this past weekend. It was a good race and I thoroughly enjoyed the terrain until I wrecked and ripped my of chamois off. No bueno considering I had 20 miles to go. Long story short, I had a DNF. I feel okay with this for a few reasons.

1. Beaten and bruised back at the start line, I ran into Josh Holloway from Lost.

2. Ran into a racer that was sponsored by Broadnet.

3. My bike didn't break. I think Vandy more or less is ready to roll for Breck once the race wheel arrives this coming week. (As for the rider, that remains for speculation)

4. I was pretty damn far ahead by the time I quit. I mean I passed hundreds of people on the way back.

5. I think I will always stick with Pearl Izumi shorts. Found this out now, not later during the Breck 100.

So that's how I look at it for now. Next year I am going to race the Firecracker 50 and finish the race strong. Overall, I loved the course. It was fast and no long suffer fests. Just great singletrack and easy climbs.

So that's all for now.