It's now less than a week from the push off for the first Trans America Bike Race. This race has occupied almost every single down moment of my life, thinking of the race, planning, and of course training. Now it's almost here and I am so anxious to get moving.
Before any large movement like this it's hard not to get nervous and feel it in my gut. This is by far the least nervous I've ever been about leaving "home" for such a long time, but it's still there. Maybe it's the fact that this is the most structured of adventures. I'm really hoping to try and compete for a top spot in this race. For a while I definitely felt that I had a shot, but as people are posting their ultra light rigs, I'm starting to wonder if my 4130 Surly Cross Check will stand a chance. I suppose all it means is that I have to spend even more time in the saddle to beat the person on the lighter bike. I hope it's possible. Other than that I hope that if I can't compete for the top spot I can compete against myself and have fun in doing so. We'll see how this experiment into endurance racing turns out.
For those of you who wish to follow here's where you can follow along on Trackleaders, where you can follow along the actual race as our little GPS dots map across the country. You can also follow my inane thoughts on Twitter, see what I see on Instagram, and I may possibly call into MTBCast, and hopefully I'll find time to update Facebook, but who knows.
Here's to hoping I make it to Yorktown in one piece.
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