After spending just a brief 4-hour hotel stay night in Silverthorne, we arrived at the start early, for the 6:30am kick-off. The sun was just peaking over the hills to the east, which revealed newly snow-capped peaks to the west - just the direction the race was headed. We cheered on the masses, then headed for our traffic control post out at the highway crossing at Twin Lakes.
The weather was certainly chilly for the first few hours, with multiple episodes of driving rain and wind, until the sun finally came out. Our volunteer work involved 9+ hours of stopping traffic along with the state patrol, and directing riders across the road.
We volunteered because of course we wanted to see the race firsthand, but also it is favorable acceptance into the race next year through the lottery system. After watching so many bikers come through, I was more than convinced that with just a little more training, I can definitely do this race next year!! Not that I will be a born endurance specialist, but it is one more item to check off my list of awesome Colorado biking races!
After our long day, we caught up with CoMotion's own Ryan Hamilton at the finish, where he was a bit delirious, but more than happy to be done after the extreme hypothermia suffered during more than half the race. Chris and I are stoked to do this race next year... and hopefully finish under 12 hours!!!
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