So, I’m not going to Moab this weekend. It’d be exciting, I haven’t ridden the White Rim yet this year, and meeting Jill and Geoff and seeing Dave (and others?) would be excellent. Other, more mundance duties call, and I will remain here.
Saturday I think I’ll be getting up horrendously early and doing a big loop up out of Oak Creek north of Sedona and back down via Barney Springs Canyon, which should provide some good cross training. It’s a good quality scarey trip; far enough from home to get me psyched, close enough to not burn out on long solo drives.
Sunday, the Whiskey-Antiwhiskey loop. Gotta keep up the training, and I’m banking on good climbing chops late in the morning to deliver for me at the KTR. I am also formerly commiting to doing the race completely onsight: no preriding at all. It’s a matter of convenience first, but also of style and adventure, to see how well I can keep the navigation edge after 10 hours of hard riding. Of course, there’s also the option of ruthlessly sucking Ed’s wheel, I think after the last month he’ll be able to ride the race blindfolded. Lamentabley, that presupposition is based on being able to hold his wheel.
Future plans must march on regardless, and a good one is shaping up here. October 6, White Rim in a day. Classic. October 7, the larger Hazard County, climb up to Geyser (on a bike!!) and take Moonlight Meadows all the way to Porc Rim. The new classic, I think, but the hard way. All are welcome, which is an exclusive invitation still. We’re a meritocracy.
Bedrock & Paradox 
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