Put Up Or Shut Up

Put up or shut time is coming. On July 31st I'll line up to race a qualifier for the Leadville 100. The race is fifty-eight (58) miles, similar style to Leadville, in and around Crested Butte, CO.

According to the website, registration for this event was to begin today. Well, yesterday, I clicked the “register” button and it let me in. I'm signed up and money paid. Now, if I can get an equal head-start for the race.....

Reading the rhetoric it said something about the qualifiers being similar to the Main Event. Not technical, lots of climbing. Supposedly, one-hundred (100) rollers will qualify. They say they're taking proportional amounts of men, women, age-grouped, and under a certain finishing time.

I'm prepping by riding long and also riding hills. In addition, I'm attending the Fruita Fat Tire Festival at the end of April for some high(er than here) elevation training. I'll go to Crested Butte a few days ahead of the race to get altitude adjusted.

I've mentioned I thought the lottery for Leadville was suspect this year. Here's my opportunity to rid of any irregularities and earn it on my own. Regardless of the outcome, I know my destiny is my hands and I've been treated fairly.

Ride on.