First Spot-tracked 2011 CTR riders are off and running!

[gdillon]

Yea.  Made it to Mt. Princeton trail on the pavement above the springs and there was a storm looming.  it was 2 pm and I had like 20 miles to BV and needed to get my mail drop.  Took the pavement in... that was the end of my "race".

SPOT ran out of batteries somewhere along Fooses.  Changed batteries in BV and it would never give me a green light again.  Same thing happened to my 1st unit... not sure if it was user error or not.

Kept riding through Twin Lakes and then called it quits in Leadville yesterday.  Same thing as last year:  I'd just had enough.  The mental toughness is the hardest thing.  When I spoke to Joe he said he was pretty destroyed at the end there.  Good on you for finishing!!  You are an animal.

Definitely some beautiful country out there.  Good luck to all you racers starting off tomorrow.

[doumall]

It was a tale of two trips for me, when I was pacing with you and then after. So much more fun those first four days. That trail down south, and good company, that I would do again. The rest is going to be a one time thing. Time to get fat again 

[doumall]

It was a tale of two trips for me, when I was pacing with you and then after. So much more fun those first four days. That trail down south, and good company, that I would do again. The rest is going to be a one time thing. Time to get fat again 

Boy how a week can clear bad memories and solidify the good ones.  I am already thinking of next years CTR.  Interested in the group start going west, should be a very different experience.  So many improvements to make on the gear and strategy, this stuff is fun!