2012 Burn 24 -- 2nd Place

Saturday & Sunday, May 26th & 27th @ Dark Mountain Trails, Wilkesboro, NC
Niner One 9, 32:20 gearing, w/Schwalbe Racing Ralphs 2.25.
Due Division with Jeff Dennison (last years, 40+ solo winner).
I pulled 13 laps, Jeff pulled 14.
Jeff and I came in 1-2 in last years 40+ solo race.  Unfortunately, Duo is 'Open', (no age categories) but we did well against some young guys and came in 2nd.  I pulled the fastest and slowest laps and Jeff pulled one more lap than I did.  Getting on the podium again in such a large event was an amazing way to end my racing in NC.  Thanks Jeff for being a great teammate.

Long Write-Up

2012 Pisgah Mountain Bike Adventure Race (PMBAR) -- Finished!

May 5th, @ Pisgah National Forest, Brevard, NC.
Niner One 9 with RaRa's at 23psi.
32:21 gear ratio.
Officially we came in 67th out of 75.  This was actually a victory as the goal is to get 4-5 checkpoints and get back to the start ASAP.  All you want is a qualifying finish, no injuries, No DNF and no DFL.  Mission Accomplished.  There were so many mishaps, misdirections and mistakes (redundant, I know, but fitting for this event)...earning a qualifying finish was a huge victory.  Glad that Jay and I could get this one in after my injury knocked us out last year.  Of course Jay almost killed us on the way to the event, but that is a story for the long version.  Great tough event; glad it is over. Thanks Jay for being a great PMBAR partner the last three years.