Tour de Blast – Done!!!

Mark and I completed the Tour de Blast on Saturday.  This was one tough ride.  Basically it’s 84 miles, climbing one 4,300 foot ridge, and a 3,800 foot ridge – and oh yeah, you do the 3,800 foot ridge TWICE.  All told, it was over 7,000 feet of climbing for the day.

The day started for us at 4 am.  We got up, threw our things in the car, and had to drive 140 miles to the starting line.  Yes, it would have been easier to stay at a motel somewhere close the night before, but I decided it would be a good idea to save some money before I leave my paying job.  Probably would rethink that next time.

We got to the starting line at around 8am.  Another interesting bit of news was that Mark didn’t really feel that well (Mark is my uncle who is going to be 58 in a couple of months – he also happens to be my best friend).  His stomach had been bothering him all night, and he was afraid to eat very much.  Not what you want before a long, hard, ride.

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