The word EPIC has become a bit cliche, but I think it applied this pas Sunday. The mud was incredible. There are pictures for the A's and women at Photo Faction. The run down to the bridge included stomping into mud that came up past the ankle. I had never ridden in such muck and it showed. I fell 3-4 times and was generally slow. The mounts and dismounts were considerably better due to some focused practice. However, there wasn't much opportunity to do it at high speed as everything was a bog.
The race required a lot of running as a lot of the off-camber stuff couldn't be ridden. I am not a good runner. I have not practiced it and the minute I get off the bike, my heart rate goes through the roof.
However, the Fat Runner did quite well. Did I mention that he is a triathlete? He runs a lot. He does a lot of running in Forest Park - so he can run on trails. This served him well and put him in the top 1/3 of the results, despite starting at the very back.
Anyway, I will start fixing the fitness issue this week earnest. See you at Alpenrose!
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