Ratt? nope....Spokane Round and Round...The 24 hr mountain bike race has just kicked off and the wifer is taking the first couple of laps which means she got to partake in the lemans start where everyone had to run a short lap of around 600 yards before getting on the bike to start the course. This helps to thin out the herd a bit on the trail during the first lap.
Somehow, I was able to get out of volunteering. Each team (exception of solo riders) has to take on a 4 hour shift of volunteer work. This is not too big a deal for 4-5 person teams but it becomes a bit of a challenge with a duo. I was able to get a 12-4 Sat shift which coincided with the race start. This meant the wifer was going to have to take the first 4 hours on the course riding until we could switch off. When I went to sign in, there was another volunteer looking for something to do so as they say timing is everything and in this case timing definitely worked in our favor as that volunteer took our shift and we were let off the hook.
The plan is to start the race by doing a couple of laps then alternating to the other rider. Each lap is around 15 miles. The wifer and I signed up as a duo so it does take a little planning to figure out how it will go. Once we each do a couple of laps, the plan is to start alternating 1 lap each until it gets dark & late at which point we might try to do 3-4 laps each in order to try to salvage some sleepy time shut eye. What do they say about best laid plans? curious to see how it will shake out based on how we feel as we progress through the event....
more to come...
Somehow, I was able to get out of volunteering. Each team (exception of solo riders) has to take on a 4 hour shift of volunteer work. This is not too big a deal for 4-5 person teams but it becomes a bit of a challenge with a duo. I was able to get a 12-4 Sat shift which coincided with the race start. This meant the wifer was going to have to take the first 4 hours on the course riding until we could switch off. When I went to sign in, there was another volunteer looking for something to do so as they say timing is everything and in this case timing definitely worked in our favor as that volunteer took our shift and we were let off the hook.
The plan is to start the race by doing a couple of laps then alternating to the other rider. Each lap is around 15 miles. The wifer and I signed up as a duo so it does take a little planning to figure out how it will go. Once we each do a couple of laps, the plan is to start alternating 1 lap each until it gets dark & late at which point we might try to do 3-4 laps each in order to try to salvage some sleepy time shut eye. What do they say about best laid plans? curious to see how it will shake out based on how we feel as we progress through the event....
more to come...
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