not burn out too soon.
ben, who drove the sag wagon, came around to check on me several times to make sure i was okay. the last time i saw ben, he could see i was exhausted from having to work extra hard. he offered to give me a ride to the finish line at the park. i thanked ben for the offer, but i was determined to complete the course even on a 29er.
the last ten miles seemed to take as long as the whole ride. it felt like the park was saying, “catch me if you can. ha ha.” relief flooded my body when i finally saw the park. 