Stumpfarm 50

Left the house at 6am for the 50 miler at Stumpfarm. That's to early for this cat but I knew it would be a fun day so I headed up for the makeup race after the first one was "rained" out. With lots of sand and not many rocks it was the perfect race to run the rigid Superfly. Plus, I knew that the 50 miles would only take about 3 hours.

Pre-race meeting at 9:30 with race at 10am. Had to run through a brand new trail with a couple of mud bogs and numerous roots and stumps, of course, this is the Stumpfarm. Settled in 3rd position for the first few miles. The pace was not super fast but the stumps in the single track can catch you and put you to the ground in no time. This happened right in front of me, luckily he was "ok". I lead a lot of the race and it didn't seem like anyone wanted to pace line. I tried a few hard digs but it wasn't successful with 2-3 riding my wheel. Kept the pace high the last half mile before the finish and pounded the pedals when I saw a wheel coming up along side of me. Held 2 riders off for the win. It was a great day to ride with friends on a super fun course. Next up, 6 hours of John Muir.