Shake and Bake Brother

With funds tight, and BC looming overhead I decided to skip the bigger Upper Clements MTB race in favor of the Summerside MuckRaker. 8 hours of driving versus 1. The race was well organized and the course designers did a great job having about 60% singleltrack per lap, which was pretty solid. The problem however is that Summerside is a deadly flat place, so of course the MTB race was deadly flat as well. Not a hill to be seen all day.

The race went well, not a tonne of people, but that's how it goes. I think CPEI mainly uses this event to build funds for the annual Red Mud Mountain Mayhem, which has been going on for about 15 years and is always a great race. Either way, I busted out a fresh can of Bag Balm for some slippery slidey action and managed to pull away with the win.

Eric, of course, didn't want to pay, or buy a licence, so he waited in the woods until the pack passed then took off with them. He pulled out a solid 5 laps, managed to wreck his knee, and also beat a 12 year old girl. All aboard the trusty Fence Buster. Good Job.

Much fun was had by most and we ended up at DQ afterword, which is always rockin.

Today's ride was a very solid 2 and a half of climbing and the legs are definatley feeling it. PEI is beauty right now and I'm sure once the plane wheels hit BC I'll be missing the salty PEI air again. No Matter, it seems the BC schedule drops off after July, which is when the Martime season just starts to become interesting.