It's been a while! I have a few updates to share with y'all from the month of May. Here's the first, from Craig Irving. His report exemplifies what riding and competing is all about: the enjoyment of the sport. It takes a lot to finish a race that you won't get official credit for, and we've all been out on rides that could be made a lot easier with one cell phone call to the significant other. Hats off to Craig.
I'm giving fake Richard the day off for this one because I don't want to trivialize what this race meant to me. At 7am on Saturday, May 14th I started the Royal 162 alongside sixty other people. At 2am on Sunday, May 15th I finished the Royal 162 alongside two other people. Don, Zack and I finished four hours outside the time cut. We didn't care. We won't be recognized as official finishers in this race. We don't care. We fought wind, rain, cold, navigational errors and crushing lows, but we completed this beast of a race. For us, it was a huge matter of pride. We all missed the first cut at Trans Iowa and we were determined to make up for it here. Mission accomplished, in a big way. On paper this was my worst performance of the year, second only to Trans Iowa. In reality, it's the biggest win I've ever had in bike racing.
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