In addition to thanking the mtbNJ crew and all the volunteers, I would like to thank Utah for cleaning and preparing his bike, loaning it to me to ride through some of the most beautiful mud in the world and then taking it home without expecting me to wash it. Just wish I could have road it as hard as you do. Anyway, I owe you a salad on Friday night.
Had a great time. Loved all the chop busting and race anecdotes at the swap point. It's funny how you can have a super comfortable, expensive pair of Mavic cycling shoes and just have to explain over and over how they were a gift. Wish I could have seen them after the mud got a hold of them.
I somehow managed to get my right foot soaked at the start of my lap and became increasingly annoyed at how long it took me to get my left foot wet just so I could have equilibrium. Second lap nearly destroyed me, made me wish that I rode my bike more than a couple of times a month and that I had worn chamois butter. Glad I had a wonderful wife to share the race with (love being one of the lucky ones who has a spouse that loves the ride).
What an absolute blast. Might just have to head back up this way next year.