Thunder, lighting, rain, wind and 100 miles of dirt. The Cohutta 100 deserved the epic moniker that is given to all too many mountain bike races. We arrived to the venue at about 6:20 AM already dressed to ride, took about 10 minutes to take care of the rest of the prerace details, then I [...]
The official report is here. My recollection is below: The 6 Hours of Warrior Creek rocked! Plain and simple. Bum and the guys from BMCC put on some great events (they took over the BURN 24 from me) and this was not exception. Namrita & I raced the duo co-ed category, but really we were [...]
The story of the Cohutta 100 began a week before the start when my Topeak-Ergon Team bike was delivered. Unfortunately there were a few key parts missing including the drive train, wheels and the bolt kit for the rear sus. The latter being a real show stopper. I contacted the team manager and they were [...]
I’ll keep this one brief….yeah right. Namrita, Kona Scott, and I arrived Friday afternoon in Fayetteville, TN. We pre-rode the course….sweet! My Kona Hei Hei was gonna rock on this course. Steep climbs, tight single track broken up with fast double track sections with just enough rocks and roots to appreciate the full suspension. I [...]
The 6 Hours of Elagarto didn’t go as smoothly as would have hoped. The race started with a sack race as is tradition. I did not win the sack race portion as is tradition. No major malfunctions, just a little slow with the hopping acting. From there it was race on. Tinker was off with [...]
NORBA 24 Hour Championships at 24 Hours of 9 Mile The heavy AM rains had passed, but the sky was still cloudy. About 30 racers toed the line at the Le Mans start for the NORBA 24 Hour National Championships which awarded the “Stars & Stripes” jerseys to both solo & team categories with another [...]
That was tough. Right from the start the pace was high. I lined up in the front for the Le Mans start, got to my bike without tripping on anything or anyone, and once on the bike I was surrounded by my 6 hour competitors….IF Harvey, Greg Turner, Drew from FL, Trent, and Javaun. We [...]
Namrita & I arrived at the race at about 9AM…one hour before the start as is my usual running late style. Nam took off the check me in and I went about preparing myself and gear for the coming 12 hours of fun. The area was hit pretty hard by some much need rain the [...]
The first 24 hours of Conyers was a hot one, well into the 90s, and making mother nature the competition for the day….well, her and Ernesto, but I had a better chance with her. We have a new game in town. Granny Gear Productions did a great job putting on the race, but not getting [...]
Only 6? Yeah, I’m a slacker. I am referring of course to the 12 Hours Of Razorback held at Razorback Mtb Park in Reddick Florida put on by Gone Riding Productions. With the tendinitis issues last month it was best not to push my knee too far and I really don’t think I had the [...]