I was thinking… ‘Why am I always doing all these crazy adventures solo?’ So it goes. As the plane flew over British Columbia, I looked out the window and saw massive mountains and glaciers, then I started to think ‘What The Hell’. solo, you won’t understand these few paragraphs. Well, that’s what I’m predicting. Until you pack your bags, jump on a plane…. Open the link, hit the replay button on the lower left of the map. How about that for Diarrhea of The Mouth? And that adds a whole other dimension to The Single Speed Experience. Oh, and by the way, The Remoteness means unpredictable and difficult trail conditions. And the pseudo-fact that you are ‘ In It’till the end drives a whole new level of stress, anxiety and thus forces an unreal Commitment to Preparedness. The remote trail and the very limited options for ‘bailing’. And that is the difference between the ITI and other big ultra endurance bikepacking races. When you (I) roll up to the start the standard emotion is “wow, I’m in this. The combination of The Elementsand The Elevation Profile and The Remoteness make the ITI unique. Check out the elevation profile of the Colorado Trail Race or Arizona Trail Race. The Elevation Profileis not exactly tough. The Arrowhead 135 provides a wicked cold weather challenge – in some years. So, what is unique about the ITI? The Elements, The Weather Variables, are not necessarily unique. Overview: The Iditarod Trail Invitational…. Although there was plenty of funny s*^t prior to and after ‘the race’. (Well, there were 7 episodes of funny s*^t on the trail, keep reading for the info.) well, there is not much humor on the trail, the ITI is the real deal and I didn’t really mess around out there. If you want BPR Commentary on the trail… look for The Data. If you are interested in The Data, i.e., The GPS data processed BPR Style, check the sections near the front, look for the profile plots. If you just want info on The Gear and the Lessons Learned, scroll down to the mid section. So… if you only want to see The Pics, go the The End. I don’t have the time, I have things to do, people to see and single speed machines to ride. Just can’t ‘create’ all this info and make it flow. And for those that study & thrive in The Alternate Reality, I’m sorry. I intermix data, pics, stories, lessons learned, and a small amount of humor. And the organization of the information is chaotic. This race review is not my usual humor laced work of pseudo-fiction. The ITI was an unreal adventure, unreal set of experiences.
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