huntsman140

Huntsman140 aftermath is almost finished.  I was back to work today after a couple days of restoring energy and letting my legs heal. Honestly, I have never worked so long and so hard except as a missionary.  8 hours of total time and 7 hours on my bike.  I rode from Delta to SLC with about 200 other riders.  The first 30 miles seemed like I was warming up in the comfort on Vitality, but after the first rest stop the group started to break apart and the stronger riders started pulling away from the pack. I got stuck in the pack of a smaller pack that lost the front group and as a result found myself in the middle of nowhere, with Jace, from mile 40-62.  We had our second rest stop in Eureka, UT and then dropped for 9 miles to the back side of Utah Lake.  Head winds and a rising temperature made mile 70-100 pretty miserable.  Good friends helped pass the time, but by 1:00 I was ready to get out of the saddle for lunch.  I took a 15 minute break at mile 100 for food and drink and then powered my way to the finish line.  It was hot when I finished and I couldn't keep my quads from cramping.  They were on the verge of cramps, but I kept working and they held on to the finish.  It was a great event and I learned a lot about myself and those I rode with.  

Tony Fenton, Me, Jameson Rice, Juston Puchar, Jace Muramoto, Jeremiah Webb

Heard this quote during the race and enjoyed it, "Why be consistent when extremes periodically gather more attention? 'I'm on a cleanse, I'm doing P90X, I training for a barefoot marathon..'"