This was race number two of the USA Cycling Ultra Endurance Calendar and again pHitpills was there to schlep me from the Little Rock airport out to Hot Springs, Arkansas for the race. It was another late night and the race was full on from the start. With a little longer road section I was able to move up quickly and managed to take the lead a couple laps in. However, it wasn’t an easy job staying at the front with Scott Henry battling back every time I was able to make a gap. With just over a lap to go we were still together but he dropped his chain and I dropped the hammer. Knowing that time was running out I twisted the throttle full gas and rode my fastest lap of the day for another win!
The following morning the organization promoted the Do-it-in-the-dirt duathlon at the same venue. I had a later flight so I broke out the running shoes for what was my first ever event of this type and one of the few running races I have ever contested. After the first leg of the run-bike-run format I was off the back by a few minutes. I leaped aboard my KHS 29er full suspension and laid down my fastest lap of the weekend! In doing so I was able to take the lead back by a couple minutes, too. Running scared I managed a two minute faster second time split and secured the victory again in near course record time!
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