Not the way the way you want to start a 6 hour race with no lights.Except a petzl headlamp.I was going to bag it.I didn't want to hammer for hours and hours only to get beat, because I didn't have proper lights.
I started and decided to go as hard as I could while it was still light out and make all my time in the daylight, even though it got dark a few hours in.I had a bit of a down point at the 2 hour mark.I took a small break and had a peanut butter sandwich quickly.I led right from the start but a few two man teams passed me, but I kept my lead in the solo.
After 3 hours I saw Mike Carney at the start finish line. Mike was a downhill ski racer in the 1988 Calgary Olympics, so I was pretty stoked when he lent me his head light on the next lap.I didn't know how long it would last.
I now had a 2 minute lead on John, then 1 minute and he eventually caught me on the false flat section.It was right around the 5 hour mark.I immediately jammed in the big ring and didn't look back.The course was getting wet and slick from the pouring rain.As my one and only light faded into the night as I crossed the line for the victory.
15 laps
125 km
5600 feet of climbing
6 hour enduro
Story: Andy Traslin
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