Friday night, thanks to my wife, and really on just a whim, I decided to do the High Uinta Classic early the next morning. It's a challenging 80 mile race from Kamas to Evanston, Wyoming. I figured it would be a good test of the legs with the nearly 30 miles of climbing. I woke up early, drove to Kamas and got myself ready for the punishment that was to come. As we started I did my best to stay near the front of the pack. I even did 2 pulls at the front before the pace was just to much and it didn't take long before I was dropped. I was caught between packs of riders from then until pretty much the end of the race. I did latch onto a group of 3 guys who were in a different category for the last 15 miles or so and that really helped in getting me to the end. I couldn't believe the difference between riding on those flat Wyoming road alone and riding with a group. I was able to go 1 to 2 miles per hour faster and practically soft pedal for the whole time. I ended up taking 25th out of my category of 40 riders which isn't very good but at least I wasn't last.
As a side note, I flatted my rear tubular tire today on my lunchtime ride. This is going to be a pain to fix but at least it wasn't in race.
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