Wednesday, July 30, 2008

System Reboot

Posted by Dave Holmes at 12:16 PM

Well, so much for nationals...

After a nice allergic reaction (cause? no clue...) over the weekend that seems to be lingering, I've decided not to risk a 12 hour drive to Wisconsin on the hope that I'll feel good by Saturday. It's possible I might be good to go, but my memories of racing the Haw Ridge 12 hour last year slightly sick don't make me eager to try it again. I ended up with my only DNF of the year after dropping 20 minutes on my 4th lap and puking 3 times. I was looking forward to checking out Madison, as everyone I talk to tells me it is quite an awesome place. But I can't really justify the expense and time not knowing if I can even finish the thing, much less be competitive...

On the bright side, I'll actually get to race the Fontana Night Train 12 Hour next weekend. [Click the link to check out their excellent photo selection skills] With over 1000 ft of climbing every 5.5 miles, it's a course that suits me well. Definitely bringing the gears for that one though... And maybe I'll even do the Fools Gold 100 now. Perhaps...

 

2 Comments:

  1. Rachel said...
    July 30, 2008 at 2:00 PM  
    Hey Dave
    Wisconsin will always be there and yes it is a cool place (I've only been when the lake was frozen over), but I loved it anyway. There is a HUGE group of us heading down to Raccoon on Sunday if you are interested? If so, give me a call! Oh, and I talked to Smap about what you and I talked about the other day on the blvd...he was excited! Rach
    Rachel said...
    July 31, 2008 at 2:40 PM  
    Nevermind......about Raccoon!!!

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