NEITHER DR FRENCH OR MR BULL COULD HELP THIS TIME

A BUNCH OF US ROLLED OUT to the Temecula 8 hours of endurance today.  Most were racing 2, 3, and 4 person teams...

... it's always a lot of fun.

Unless you're racing solo.

Then, it's 5 hours of a lot of fun, followed by a lot of questioning...

... What was I thinking?  How stupid is this?

There is a reason for this questioning, because unlike a race of an epic distance this is a timed race.  In a distance race you can just speed up and get it over with.  In a timed race, you speed up and you still have lots of time to go.

Personally, I was thinking it'd be fun to see everybody, ride some new single track, get miles in with Easy E and Speedy Steve...

... I even planned to pull the plug at 5 hours.

What I didn't plan on was cramping up with an hour to go, plus I was just plain tired...

... I had to bring in the heavy equipment.

French's Mustard for the cramps, and Red Bull for the energy.

Didn't help much, and when I rolled up and saw Steve chillin at the 5 hour mark, I knew it would be wise to stick with the plan...

... then I remember how sick I was 72 houra prior.

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The campground seems to have unlimited hot water, and it felt great to wash all the dirt and salt of my body.

The Travel bag had my toiletries, towel, clothes, shoes, etc... 

... because I followed the checklist on the pockets.

And yes, of course we can make these in your team colors.

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