Suffer Fest lives up to its name

Kaslo Suffer Fest lives up to its name.

The new cross country race courses brought out a lot of racers. 30 competed in the 100km and a little over 30 in the 40km. I decided to race both, in doing so it meant I had to finish the 100km in 6 hours to make the one o'clock start time for the 40km. I got in 3 minutes behind the start but that didn't matter. The crowed egged me on to go and I wanted to I just didn't feel great. I filled my bottle and headed out on the 40km course. I was exhausted, dizzy and kind of sick feeling. I kept my head down and drank my water hoping I would get a second wind. After about an hour and a half, 20km or so, I got my second wind. I came to life and had to ride a section that we ended the 100k on. It wasn't awesome it had hard climbs and mandatory hike a-bike sections. But I got it done and end my day of riding with a total of 140km in 9 hours. The elevation gain was
14 000 ft and I finished 3rd in the 100km and 10th in the 40km.

The trails were great the weather was perfect and the race organizer was top notch. I look forward to going back and doing it again.

Check out these gps coordinates and check out the Kaslo Suffer Fest web site and mark it on your calender for next year.

http://www.kaslosufferfest.com/
Garmin Connect - Sufferfest 100k bike
Garmin Connect - 40k XC Bike Sufferfest 2011