Well, after a handful of rides that either fell just short of a metric or didn't quite meet the 80% rule I finally have another one to report. I'm happy to say I was able to complete the Ragnarok 105 (111?) last weekend. I have to admit, I had some unexpected inspiration late in the game as you can see in the picture.
I'll give extra credit to anyone who I see riding around with this image on their shirt, hat, or taped to their handlebars. I hope we get more artwork like this in the future! Check out Craig's blog at http://ocolonomle.blogspot.com/ or by clicking on his name on the left sidebar.
I ran into Craig at the end of our Trans-Iowa experience at the first checkpoint. A huge section of the field missed the first cutoff due to navigational errors, wind, and the other factors that make Trans-Iowa a difficult and wonderful race. It was my first time attempting it, and I'm already excited to try again next year - obviously, I didn't suffer enough.
A bunch of people did ride back to Grinnell (the start) for a metric century. I clocked close to 90 miles, about 30 or so on pavement, so at least I got something out of my DNF. Craig did the same, so he gets another metric next to his name, for 1 full and 3 metric reported so far this year.
Craig, when your hallucinations start talking to you, you know your dirt riding level is where it belongs. :-)
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