54.7 Miles doesn’t seem like a “long enduro”. When you recognize that there were no transfer sections, and you raced the entirety of the miles on the route sheet, your perspective shifts. Keep Endurance in Enduro Baby!

The Red River Dirt Riders laid out a hell of a great enduro to finish off the TSCEC and BJEC seasons. We were blessed with great weather, even a tad warm, and some good dirt (not perfect, there was still dust 😔). The new singletrack RRDR cut in showed what can be done with a little effort on a property that has been raced on a lot. 

We raced four loops, twice. Each test the second time through had miles added, or removed, which delightfully changed the way it rode. Test 8 was almost all new to the long course racers, and it got tight and twisty, while undulating through rocky ravens. I’m telling you, every club needs to take note of how well RRDR used that piece of property for a bad ass enduro. 

I did exactly what I planned to do this weekend, which was Come Out Swinging. I rode the first three really damn good, but there’s the other side of that. I started to fatigue quicker because I’m not used to that level of output yet. Mistakes started happening around test 4, I got tired, and I was a bumbling goof ball by the end. All of that is ok though because I rode how I knew I could from the beginning. I think my nutrition was still good. I believe my fitness just isn’t there yet for that type of speed and output from the beginning. 1% better every damn day.

Not sure what 2025 looks like yet. Fingers cross for NEPG, but driving will be at an all time high. If you buy a shirt, hat, or UCC, you’ll help support the content and the videos. 

Thank you Logan & Emma for the fun all day on Row 29! I’m beyond excited to have earned this new found speed, fitness, and ability at 45. There are many other racers older than me riding a lot faster, but I raced this year for me, not for them. I’m proud of what I have accomplished, and I hope I have motivated a few other riders and racers to focus on their health and fitness to improve their racing and life.

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