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Levis/Trow Mound 12 Hour Recap.

I had to work on Friday so we got a late start and were unable to preride as we usually do. Our hotel had a Knights of Columbus convention going on - we were swarmed with old people. I had made a lot of changes the past 2 weeks and was hoping everything was going to work OK. I had ridden about 7 hours on the rode this past week and everything seemed Ok except the cleat placement on my new Nike shoes. I even had Hollywood help me out but couldnt seem to get them exactly right. Other changes included a new Pilot SL fork with pop logic on the KHS, Bontrager race lite single speed cranks with Truvativ BB on the KHS, and Trek wireless computers on both Single speeds. I also got most of my Hollywood Cycles Team kit. As I said before I also got a sweet new pair of Nike shoes. I brought my old pair of Nike shoes with to the race incase I had problems. The course this year was 10 miles, some of which was fresh cut and very sandy. Everything was going fine the first couple laps except my toes were going numb and my knees were starting to hurt. During the 3rd lap I decided the new shoes had to come off - my knees and feet were killing. I switched shoes and things felt much better. My toes felt fine from then on but my knees never really fully recovered. I did 2 more laps and decided to stop around 5pm as I could barely push down on the pedals. I did 50 miles and took 3rd. After switching shoes I think I have a better idea where the cleates need to be on the new shoes, plus I plan on wearing them out riding a bit more before using them in a race situation so they can be broken in a bit more.

I wounder how Jeff Kerkove did in South Dakota?

My next endurance race looks to be the WEMS 12 hours of Winter in Kewaunee, WI. July 9th.

I may do the Chippewa Valley Firecracker event on July 3rd - its the first time WORS and MNSCS have combined to put on an event. Also, I may do the WORS Cup/AMBC event July 16&17.

Stump Farm 12 Hour Recap

Sarah, Melissa, Kraig and I headed towards Green Bay, WI. Around 8am on Friday. The weather was a slight concern but we were determined to race. We got to Green Bay about 6 hours later and dropped Sarah and Melissa off at the hotel. We stayed at the Candlewood Suites, its a separate division of Holiday Inn. A different concept for a hotel - it has a store in the hotel that runs on the honor system, everything is automated - the hotel has no staff except for 1 person in case of emergencies, the suites are huge and cheap, and several other unique features. Kraig and I then headed over to the reforestation camp where the race is held and did one lap on the single speeds before a huge storm blew in. The course is great on a single speed, no huge climbs! After the preride we all went out and got some groceries and cooked in the room the rest of the weekend. The race started at 8am. We pitted with Ray Coyle and his family. It was hot and humid! A lot of people were complaining about the heat. The course was 8 miles, almost double the length of the last couple races. My race went OK, my laps were around one hour and I was doing fine through 5 laps. My 6th lap was ugly and long. I took a break after that and ate and drank. I then headed out and did 2 more laps, during my 8th lap the tornado sirens went off and they called the race. I ended up with 8 laps (64 miles) and 3rd place in the SS class. Kraig took 2nd in the SS class - nice job! The Stump Farm race always has a good raffle (last year I won a Thompson certificate) and this year I won a case of banana GU packets.
On Sunday we checked out Lambeau Field and had lunch there. A cool facility - the Vikings need something like that. Then we headed over to the NEW Zoo which was next to the race site and checked out the zoo for a couple hour before driving home.