Lonie and I headed up to Lutsen last Friday morning for the inaugural Lusten 99er! Wow, what a beautiful place. The race started and finished at the Lutsen Mountain Resort. The race started out going downhill and then lead to a category 3 climb. I hung with the lead group of men for a few mile short miles before I was dropped. I then rode with a guy named Mark for about 20 miles. Mark dropped me in the rocky, technical sections (I used a rigid fork). I then rode alone for most of the race.
We saw a moose early on in the race, which was cool! I also had an "X-Games Endo" in a rocky section. I flew over the handlebars and the bike slammed down with a flat tire in the front. I rode the bike as long as I could. Then came along, Ryan Fitzgerald and Jason Scherman for assistance. I rode with Ryan and Jason until we crossed the line. I also had one good mud bath, some sections in the race were not rideable. I fell in the muddy, murky water up to my neck. I looked like a "muddy monster" with pink lipstick still on.
I reached the 56 mile mark and was informed that Lonie was in first place! Lonie has been training hard and it was obvious at the race. Lonie was riding with Dan Dittmer, Todd McFadden, Rod Raymod, and Sam Beveridge. Sam then took the win for the men. Lonie finished fourth, but cracked his frame! Hopefully Kona will send one soon!
Lifetime Fitness put on a great event! Thanks to Trek 29er Crew for my bike and our great mechanic Jayme at Ediscount Bikes! Big thanks to Chuck Cowan at Behind Bars for your continued support! We can't wait to race the Lutsen 99er again....rumor is it will be a Leadville qualifer? This weekend I will be racing at Afton, poor Lonie will be cheering!
God Bless!!
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