Dixie 200 Pregame

Very excited to line up for the Dixie 200 that starts on Friday morning at 7:00am.

Here's the tracker for your viewing pleasure:
http://trackleaders.com/dixie15

Excited to ride in an area that I have never seen before. I have been to St. George and ridden Gooseberry and other greats around those parts, but I've never been up in the Dixie National Forest. The pics and ride reports look and sounds fantastic and the weather is setting up to be clear and dry.

Compared to my obsessive CTR planning efforts, I have done basically nothing except make sure I have a decent idea where to find some water out there. I bought most of my food tonight and I'll probably take enough to survive until the end without resupply if necessary.

I guess my main worry would be a recurrence of the achilles issues that have plagued me in both CTR attempts. I've talked alot about trying flat pedals, but was unable to find a local dealer for 5.10 shoes and didn't want to guess on a model online. So I'll be riding clipless again, and I hope to be attuned to any issues with my ankles so I can baby them to the end.

Easy to say and tougher to do, but I plan to hold some in reserve during day 1. With mild temps and a dry forecast, I am going to skip a sleep system altogether. Nights are short right now so maybe I can push through that first one and get a boost when the sun comes up Saturday morning.

I need to finish this thing. Got to put that CTR DNF behind me. Plus Rick Miller and I are headed out there together and he always finishes so I can't be sticking him with some logistical shit show to drag me out once he's done.

Slow and Steady. Relentless Forward Progress.

Look around, enjoy the view and remember how lucky I am to be out there.