Yes I have been racing. Two weekends ago Brandon and I headed out of town to Trenton Missouri for the Rapture In Misery 12 hour race. We did the duo version which was a blast. I did a solo 12 hour back in the spring which was a good time too but having that break every other lap was nice. Anyway we came close to taking third spot in our division up until the last hour of the race. Two flats and a crappy night lap from me did us in. Oh well it still was fun and we'll be back next year. The course was great. The rock section(bone yard) was tough. My first three laps I was doing a lot of walking in that section then finally my fourth lap I was able to ride that entire section only clipping out once. I was so pumped after that. I kept getting passed by 4th place in that area and then on the last big climb I'd pass him back. I didn't have to worry about that on lap 4 and I was able to improve our time over 4th because of it. The key is to stay on your bike.
Anyway we had fun and my Felt Nine Elite handled great on this course. I would have to say racing this course was the most fun I had on my 29 since I got it. They had a lot of rocks, logs, and roots that I had no problem riding over.
Next up for me is the Maskenthine race near Stanton. I plan on doing the 3 hour again since that's been kind of my thing this year. I'm really having fun with the longer races. Now I need to get better so I can compete with some of the big boys in that category.
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