Thursday, May 29, 2008

Top 10 Lessons Learned from a 24 hr mtb race

TOP 10 LESSONS LEARNED FROM A 24 HR MTB RACE


10. If it can break, it will.


9. Don't start off too hard, it's a long way till the finish.


8. If you have a RV, you can actually get some sleep!


7. No, I didn't pee in the sleeping bag, its called dew--Seth


6. You need more than a flash light zip-tied to your helmet to ride at night--Greg


5. Aliens are real, I saw them several times around 3am!


4. If teenagers are on your team, they will fall asleep & not show up at the transition! And a 7 yr old can not stay awake all night either.


3. If you wake a teenager from sleep, he may curse you out!


2. The sun will rise! Hang in there


1. The 5am shadows are not really bears and the roots are not really snakes.

OK more than 10.

The top thing I learned from the 24 hr mtb race is:

JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T SEE THE TREES DURING THE NIGHT,
DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T EXIST.
THEY ARE STILL THERE AND WILL NOT MOVE!

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