I always say that harsher weather favours riders like me who are on the slower side of slow but have strong cold-weather skills. When everyone is pushing their bikes through deep snow, then everyone is basically going the same speed as me.
This was not a year for harsh weather, so I am thrilled to have come in at 5 days 2 hours 18 minutes on the ITI 350. My total distance was very close to 350 miles with the bonus miles I put on finding Rohn and making a wrong turn on to Cow Lake and beyond.
I worked to my strengths, and pushed myself hard, but did not compromise safety. I’m glad to be home. I believe I have enough footage to piece together a short video, but I was definitely not as focused on photography as I was on riding. My GoPro was also cutting my video clips short due to the cool weather. Stay tuned for more.
I’ll definitely have more to say about this later, I always try to pull lessons out from my experiences, and no matter how happy I am about this result, like everyone else, I have room for improvement.
Congratulations Doug! Nicely done sir!