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supposed to be 130 miles. 7 of 28 teams made the time cutoff for completing the course.
we powered through 110 miles of gravel and pavement, dust and grime, sweat and joy and a touch of suffering. it only took 10 hours, 10 liters of water, 2 gatorades, 2 cliff bars, 1 pound of trail mix, a banana, a breakfast sandwich and half a snickers bar to sustain me. someone with a fancy computer clocked in 6,000 calories spent.
needless to say, lots of pizza and beer was consumed post-ride.
we conquered the rapha gentleman’s race, NW, 2011.