So my friend Mel called me on January 1st of this year and said he had a biking proposition for me. He said he signed up for a race that required a team of two. The race was a stage race and required that the two riders on the team ride every day together over 8 days, 500 miles and about 50000 ft of climbing. We talked about the specifics and what not, and I said I would talk to me wife about it to see if it was doable.
Oh yeah, the race is in Cape Town, South Africa.
My wife asked how Mel was doing when I got off the phone. I said fine and that he wanted me to do this race with him. She asked me what I said. I told her that I was going to talk to her about it. She did not even pause, she said, "you tell him the answer is yes." My wife is the coolest! So 5minutes after I got off the phone with Mel I texted him back "I'm in."
This site is a journal of my training and preparing for this race. It will continue after the race is done to document for me (as one of my friends says) some of the kick ass stuff that we do. I plan on doing some other races this summer and also ride some beautiful trails and long other long rides. It may evolve into more, it may die. I hope you enjoy the reading.
Craig
Your wife is the coolest. :)
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