Monumentally Afflicted

Back from a successful venture in Fruita. Didn't feel quite as strong this year, but managed to podium with a third place finish. Did about 154 miles in 17:07. I had enough laps to secure third without having to ride the last 53ish minutes, thankfully. I was pretty spent and could have managed another lap, but it wouldn't have been a lotta fun. Zero rain this year, which was nice. Also, the course was extended with another 1.1 miles of new singletrack. Good stuff, but irritatingly rough and dusty. Will be good once the track wears in. I cratered hard in the new section on my fourth lap. Total face plant and managed to roll the tire off of the rim, resulting in a flat to fix and a sore neck and shoulder for the rest of the race. Overall, I felt pretty decent, but mid-morning started to overheat. Took a bit of an extended break to cool off and recuperate. Then, I went back out and turned my final 4 laps with Nordby, which was a fun way to finish off a good race. Daniel

Headed out west towards Fruita this evening. I'm doing 18 Hours of Fruita solo again, but will be suffering alongside 3 other suckers: Nordby, Daniel, and Tirpak. Should be more fun with some company this year. Feeling ok, a little questionable on the fitness side of things, but good from an injury perspective. Austin will be sending race updates via twitter, follow agonyou Here are the crew notes updated for 2010: Race goals Have fun, but push myself A minimum of 22 laps, hopefully hit 24-25 Realistically in the 20-25 lap range Goal Avg lap time 20 54:00 21 51:25 22 49:05 23 46:57 24 45:00 25 43:12 Course is longer than last year, closer to 7 miles now. Pre race 200-400 calories >= 3 hours before race (3 scoops of Sustained Energy would work) No solid food in the 3 hours prior to the race Only 16oz of fluid per hour for the 2.5 hours prior to the race. ~40oz total No fluid the last 20-30 minutes Make s