Am I ready for 100 mile MTB race??

Posted on Wednesday May 25, 2011 by Jason Bailey

I have put in a lot of miles so far this year (1890 to be exact). By the end of this month I will have over 600 miles. I have only had 1 beer in 6 weeks (AAAHHHHH!!!). While I'm trying to do everything right, "my luck" seems to always catch up. Saturday- 85 mile road road. Beautiful morning, but I didn't start riding until the afternoon. 2 hrs of 10-20mph head winds and then 3.5 hrs of rain. I only got lost 4 times, heard 5 gun shots and had 4 dogs chase me. I figured I had dropped the pit-bull but as I reached for my water bottle he was about to take a bite out of my foot. A sharp deep yell and he stopped in his tracks. Sunday- It was just a tour!!! The tri-fecta tour. A 43 mile ride to benefit the addition of 50 miles of single track in 5 years in West MI. Everything was great until I clipped my bars on a tree and dove into another one. At least I lead with my head, got my neck and then my shoulder. First thought, "please tell me I didn't break anything.." I'm good. By the end of the ride I had fallen one more time. Had scrapes, blood and bruises everywhere, even bloodied up my Metal jersey. Yesterday got stung by a bee. Yeah, I'm ready.... bring it Hanson 100.