Sounds awesome! Such a bummer about Spruce trail;) Just need a date and I'm in!

Thanks! Sleep or at least beginning horizontal for a few hours was essential. Coming into the second day we still had no idea how either of our bodies and bikes would hold up. As the light at the end of the tunnel came into sight and neither of us were bonking (despite >90 f temps with limited shade- see attached temp graph) we started to shave time off the record. Spruce trail ironically provided the biggest time difference even though we walked our bikes 80% of the trail. This was my first time bikepacking and I think I'm hooked. Thanks for the great race Dave and the silent cheering trackleaders! Hope to see a deeper field next year to challenge the 30 hr mark!