8 Aug 2023
Sane people spend their vacations swimming in the ocean, or riding a train through the Alps. I am mountain biking 527mi and climbing 72,500feet through the mountains of Colorado.The Colorado Trail Race, from Durango to Denver is a brutal, self supported bikepacking race. I wanted to do it ever since I first heard about it.
I've spent the summer neurotically reading everything I could find about the race and biking uphill. Unfortunately I live pretty much at sea level and most of the race is 10-12,000ft with a high point of (gulp) 13,200. My rides feel brutal, my legs burn, and I wheeze out mile after mile. This race is going to hurt... A lot.
Fortunately I will be suffering with others. You can track all the participants in real time and you'll be able to watch my glacial pace starting on Sunday August 13th starting at 4am. Gulp!
http://trackleaders.com/ctr23f.php
