Had a pretty nice ride today. About 4 hours of combined road and singletrack riding at Kelso. On the way up saw a bunch of turkey vultures snacking on some roadkill. Figured it was a possum or bunny as that is what it usually is but sadly it was a tiny, baby deer. That made me sad. Trails were in pretty good shape, damp in most places but very good traction.

Also rode on Saturday on the road bike. The wind is crazy. Got home and found out it was about 50km/h. No wonder I was only going about 22km/h on the way out. But it sure was fun doing 45km/h all the way back. Ended up making for a good ride.

This coming Saturday is the Epic 8 hour at Mansfield. I doing solo with the goal of getting some solid training in to prepare for the 24 hour coming in 5 weeks. I'll be doing the 8 hour unsupported but it should be okay as really I'll just be using my hydrapak and gels for the whole race. Should be fun.

Steve