Greetings from Slatyfork!
As the 14th Wild 100 gets closer, make everyone aware of some changes coming up. This is the last time the race will run in its current format. Next season we will run it as a regular marked course with several check points for food and refreshments. Also, we would like to announce a few additions for what’s to come in 2010. After the Wild 100, stay for a week of group rides for all levels, trail maintenance clinics, and the Fat Tire 50K set course race.
It's been a long time since I've had a race that I didn't consider disappointing. I'm hoping I've covered at least one of my reasons for slowness with liquid calories. I think I did last year's Teaberry 50 with about 200-300 calories for the whole day because my stomach felt full every time I tried to eat something. Similar stories at the 100 and 101 last year. So yesterday, I drank 280 calories per hour for the first 4 hours, then ate a couple gels after the last aid. BTW, where the hell were the beers at aid 3?? That calorie drink also had caffeine in it, which was a good thing since I couldn't fall asleep Saturday night, and finally dozed from 4:00-6:30 AM. Maybe quitting the beers and drinking 3 pints of this electrolyte mix between 10 & midnight wasn't a good idea before sleep (supposedly no caffeine in there, but maybe something else)? Yea, I'm still learning this racing game, maybe I'll just go back to straight beers....
the post ride ride
