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Carl Sanders's Blog – July 2011 Archive (2)

Humbolt 12 2011

I had a plan.

The game would play out in manageable chunks. Twelve hours of racing is too much to think about at once. I had studied the course map, calculated my needed carlorie intake, laid out my primary fuels, pre-filled the water bottles and set up my solo pit station.

The course ran through the redwoods across sweet flowing single track descents and up mellow fire road climbs. I figured a moderate 9 mile/hour pace around the 7.4 mile course would allow me to knock off 14…

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Added by Carl Sanders on July 25, 2011 at 8:54pm — 1 Comment

Death Ride 2011

Nice to come home in 'Peace'.

The delictible calm and deep satisfaction of surviving a day at risk leads to the best kind of tranquility.

Death Ride Report:

Never ridden with 3,500 people before. Damn strange kinda happening with riders heading out on the course as early as 3:30 AM.

Slept poorly by the roadside. Sleeping bag soaking wet from heavy dew. Awoke at 4 AM. Brewed coffee on the whisper light. Bright ball of flame priming…

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Added by Carl Sanders on July 11, 2011 at 7:28pm — No Comments