2013 Amy Dombroski Memorial Dolores Cross

2013 Amy Dombroski Memorial Dolores Cross

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Monday, October 26, 2009

New Mexico Brevet Series - Black Mtn 300K

Had a great ride to close out the season. Despite very few miles in September because of vacation, I still had an ambitious goal of breaking 13hrs. Starting in Truth or Consequences, the route heads west up through Winston, over the Continental Divided into the Gila National Forest, turns around at Beaverhead and returns to T or C.

Well, I was at the 4th checkpoint at 2:30pm, with 80 miles and about 3700' of climbing to do in 4.5hrs. It was going to be close. Except for about 20 miles of climbing, it was mostly mild downhill and wind behind. I was doing the math head games all the way home. At 6pm, after 11 hours in the saddle and 1 hour off the bike at checkpoints, I had 21 miles to go. The wind had died a bit and the slope leveled off somewhat - so 21 mph for an hour was going to be tough. As 7pm approached, it was too dark to see the odometer, so I just had to crank it out and hope for the best. I pulled in to the finish at 6:57! Sore knees, sore back, tweaked hamstring - but goal accomplished!

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2012 Dolores CX Results

2012 Dolores CX Results
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