BCBR Day 4

This race puts us on pretty good terrain, and logistics are involved to do so.  Seems at times though like it could be called BC Bus Race (and ferry, and line waiting).  For whatever reason, we start late every day, then also the showers are late or otherwise messed (cold, no pressure, only a few working), the late starts also throw off the massage times all day, etc.  Good trails, but very "west coast" execution.  Right when we got on the school bus it was piping High Life by Steve Winwood.  Yes, mountain biking all week qualifies for being back in the high life again.  So does curling up in the fetal position in a school bus to snooze for some long wait and commute with my 32 year old body in seats made for 8 year olds.

Blasted off on the climb out of Sechelt, fun times.  After that I settled into a pretty tepid pace for the middle part of the day, supposedly it was a long day, and redlining all week on no base isn't all that smart.  I didn't want to drag my tongue to the finish line.  Probably didn't change overall result much anyway as it seems like most of the group in front of me took a wrong turn, so they came past an hour later in dribs and drabs, so I probably ended up just the same but with way less caloric expenditure.  Passed some north van guy who broke a handlebar, lots of walking for him today.  He got a replacement off a guy who abandoned.

After aid stop 2 I rode harder again, had some fun with Alana and Kate in the woods.  Kate does her Hardcore jersey proud on the descents, Alana pushes it on the climbs.

Pulled one guy back from a wrong turn into a gravel pit at town's edge, then our group went the wrong way right after.  I ended up at the front as we came up to the gravel pit trailer from the other side, and some flat faced mutt and his little honcho came running at us barking.  They looked like pussies compared to the three mongrels in Colombia a week ago, and somehow it seems they read my disdain and lack of respect and just stopped and stood there 10 feet away barking.

Haven't seen most of the crowd yet, so weak little update. 

Thanks Andy and Different Bikes for a loaner wheel for Gian!