Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes

Picking up another expensive car repair

2hr endurance

Started dry finished wet

Belle Isle

First race win in about 5 years, feels good to break the curse 😁 

We were a big group going over the first few climbs. Tried a solo attack for most of the middle of the race. Legs started cramping bad and got caught by a large group of about 8. Thankfully I was able to recover in the group for a bit before the finish section which was muddy single track and a decent little climb. Managed to enter that section first and drained the tank. Didn’t dare look back until the goal line

Thoughts after my first gravel race: 
This course was fun with some decent sized hills for the area. It was interesting to see the drafting & road tactics, but also mixing in some technical areas. Would be even cooler to mix in a few more trail sections so it feels less like a road race. Overall though, it was a fun experience and I can see why gravel racing is the most popular right now. Good practice for CX season coming up soon! 

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Sleeping Bear Sand Dunes

Picking up another expensive car repair

2hr endurance

Started dry finished wet

Belle Isle

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