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I'll be there!!
I'll be there!!
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You mean "did fill up".MObiker said:
160 riders in 12 hours and registration is closed.
I'm in and will be riding my Fargo.
It's all about attitude! The first 80 miles last year was basically straight into the wind, "iliketoridebikes said:
grin and bear it " is where you need to be at when this happens. I had fun!I probably hadn't trained enough for last year's event...at about mile 95 I was a little overzelous with the wind behind me for a bit, and just pushed too hard for a bit and strained a ligament in my knee. At mile 120 it got the better of me and I had to tell myself to stop. That was definitely a low point, and I wasn't having fun when I had to make that decision. Otherwise, the whole event was just SO much fun...most people were happy to be out there despite the heat and wind, and everyone was looking out for each other.
The wind is just part of the event! Could you not expect wind in this environment? I think the wind just completes the whole experience!
Yeah, I think you have a good point. I was there in that wind too. Crazy, nutty wind and heat to go with it, but as you say, "...everyone was looking out for each other".farmerfrederico said:It's all about attitude! The first 80 miles last year was basically straight into the wind, "
I probably hadn't trained enough for last year's event...at about mile 95 I was a little overzelous with the wind behind me for a bit, and just pushed too hard for a bit and strained a ligament in my knee. At mile 120 it got the better of me and I had to tell myself to stop. That was definitely a low point, and I wasn't having fun when I had to make that decision. Otherwise, the whole event was just SO much fun...most people were happy to be out there despite the heat and wind, and everyone was looking out for each other.
The wind is just part of the event! Could you not expect wind in this environment? I think the wind just completes the whole experience!
There is something to that. You don't even have to speak to each other. just a look, or even just riding silently with someone for miles, like I did last year, it really helps in an odd way. It makes it so it doesn't "suck" so bad, or it seems that way to me.
Once you get separated, out on your own, then all bets are off. That really makes it harder, but there is always the hope that you'll catch a glimpse of someone, or someone will catch you. I remember the first tiem at DK 200 when I got separated out by myself. That was really tough.
My DK 200 rig is pictured
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