13:34:30.  Went really, really hard on the uphills.  Went really, really easy on the downhills.  Just didn't feel like racing that day, so I didn't.  Only had one bad stretch, the new dirt road along Lake San Cristobal, but at the end of that section someone handed me a Ranger IPA so it was all good.
Hoping they post the aid station splits.  To say I wasted 90 minutes on the day goofing off at aid stations might be too little.  I remember checking into Vickers at 11:59, then covering the final 3.5 miles to finish in 13:34.  That included a stop at the Packer Saloon about 200 meters from the finish line.
Still, had a lot of fun being in the mountains and BSing with the MOP guys.  I'd be more than OK with a year in which I only got to race twice - San Juan and Hardrock.
Best part of the weekend was the post race pub crawl.  Packer Saloon, Restless Spirits ($2 bottles of Dixie!), and the Depot.  Good times!
Action shot of me during the race.  You can tell I'm in a hurry.
 
 
 
3 comments:
AMAZING.
I love the Packer Saloon. Though it never dawned on me to stop for a drink prior to crossing the finish line. There's always next year for that.
ha!
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