Cycling in support of Limbs For Life

Cycling in support of Limbs For Life
Cycling in support of Limbs For Life

Saturday, January 5, 2013

The CTR and the Crown of Three

So I managed to smash, gouge, stumble and prance my way through three amazing events. A full summers worth: the Arizona Trail race, The Tour Divide and finally The Colorado Trail race. 4000 miles of total off-road gallivanting. The last and shortest of them all, the CTR proved to be the most difficult, naturally. Man what a run. Every time everything pleaded to stop or I just wanted to sleep in, somehow I won the battle and pushed on. A truly fantastic experience. As much as I would love to do it all again next year and chip minutes or days off my times. There are so many trails and dirt roads around the world I have never ridden. They infest my daydreams and claw at me like a succubus in the night. So enough of this moonlighting as an endurance racer. I'm going back to the full time off-road touring cyclist. Because the only thing sad about the routes I rode last summer is they are relatively short. Ok that and I like to sleep and cruise.













4 comments:

  1. F.ing beautiful, Dirt! I envy your freedom at a time in my life when I'm tied to home, so it's inspiring to see this wildness. Thanks for that. I was wondering if you could post a list of your gear - it looks like you travel so light, I'm curious to know what you pack. Cheers from Nevada City! Rainy

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  2. Kurt, I love this. Just help me read by switching from red to white on the text so I can avoid a seizure!

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