I am really excited about this race. A mtb'ing friend of ours, Ben, clued us in to this fun-fest. The race is located down in southern Indiana, just south of the famous Brown County trails (which we have yet to ride - here's hoping we can squeeze some in the day after the race while we are down there). Basically they let you loose on the mtb trails and gravel country roads with a list of seventeen old cemetaries. First team to check-in via digital photo in front of the most cemetaries and then get back to the finish line wins. The interesting part comes in when they give you 3 mandatory cemetaries ahead of time, announce two more mandatory checkpoints 5 minutes before the race starts, and then assign time bonuses for the rest.
So we've been prepping. First we bought this sweet map from National Geographic, then we cut out just the section we needed (saving ounces saves lives people!). After some intense discussion with other CAMBr peeps who are also doing the race (Ben, Deanna, Martha, and Dan), we began mapping.
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| Yes, all the camping odds and ends ARE necessary for mapping. |
It looks like if we hit all 17 cemetaries, we'll be doing approximately 65 miles. So maybe 6 hours of riding? That's all if we don't get lost!! (I hear Callahan is legendary for screwing people over...)
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| Google Maps didn't include all the mtb trails, so the route will be slightly different from this. |
We were originally planning on hitting this hard and seeing how we stacked up against the other riders, but Josh hasn't been able to get much training in yet this season (flu, then kidney stones, then late nights and 3 a.m. mornings with work). So the plan at this point is to just get some mileage in and enjoy.
Other pre-race plans of course involve packing up all the bikes and gear! It's a little too cold outside to clean the bikes in the garage, so we make do. :)
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| Mmmm, men in the kitchen... |
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