IS THIS HOW LEGENDARY EVENTS BEGIN?

THERE ARE LEGENDARY QUESTS that start with an individual's personal need to accomplish something big, from there a few friends get roped in...

... then all a the sudden athletes are shelling out cash and puttin in the time.

Cuz it sounds insane.

I mean think of it...

• John and Judy Collins and triathlon
• Henri Desgrange and Le Tour
• Steve Hill and his son Dan with friend Tanner Bell and Ragnar

... a handful of people capturing the imaginations of millions.

Which brings me to today.

We have now attempted the Surf N Summit 6 times...

1. Failed due to 112º+ temps
2. Failed due to a freak snow storm
3. Late night finish, two rescued off the mountain
4. Evening finish in the dark, 30% attrition
5. All finishers before sunset, 30% attrition
6. Failed due to tropical storm

... 50% failure, and 30% attrition when we do complete the quest.

We had a really good group today.

All were riding strong.

Had the storm not rolled in I'm convinced we all would have finished, we'd already knocked out...

• 101 miles
• 11000' of vert
• ave speed 13m/h

... we were on pace, one final 4000' climb remained.

But, getting stuck at

• 10,000'
• no cell service
• in lycra
• powerful winds
• driving rain
• mud
• plummeting temps
• in the dark

... just didn't seem all that appealing.

shouldawouldacoulda

Some firsts for this year...

• two outta staters
• power outage at the VRBO
• lotsa friends rolling out for first 30 miles

... made it a lot of run.

Let me expand on my review of the Silca tires...

• a ton of downhill PRs
• great speed across the valley
• a few PRs uphill

... they're reallyreally fast.

Oh, back to the question...

• difficult to finish
• battling the elements
• demanding the best equipment

... is this how legendary events begin?

Maybe we'll see ya next year.

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165 lbs/12.6%
8ish hours sleep
730ish anti-oxidant level
Upper Body: 0 push ups, 0 pull ups, hand gripper, shoulder press, curls
Lower Body: 0 box jumps (24"), Bulgarian split squats with 25lb dumbells, nordic curls, heel and toe raises
92/115/-24 per Strava Power & Relative Effort (whatever that means)

What I'm reading: Black List, Brad Thor
What I'm studying: The entire works of Neville Goddard, all kinds of marketing, Old Testament

https://www.strava.com/athletes/10248