The longest ride I’ve ever done is in the books. It’s been two days and my legs are still feeling all the miles and elevation. Six of us set out to race to Space Needle and back to Holladay Park. This wasn’t a race for me but a trial to see if I could ride 400 plus miles. The first racer finished under 24 hours of ride time and that is incredibly mind blowing to me. I finished in just under 28 hours of roll time and couldn’t be happier with my finish. I may have been the last one to cross the finish line, one rider pulled the plug after an incredible 256 miles, but I felt like I won because of all the friends who showed up. Sleeping with an emergency blanket and using it as leggings after I got up at 5am finish the remaining route. 3 hours was plenty of sleep and I had food and water and was ready to make it home. I just got my new frame built up on May 11th and here I am riding 400+ miles on it already, after a ride to the coast with Tirilee and doing Cycle Oregon Gravel. The bike and I have rode 940+ miles in under a month already and I can’t wait to see where we take each other. Thanks to James and Meaghan for organizing and support and for all the other racers who simply dominated. When I saw who was racing I knew I was adding my name to a group of greats. Thanks for allowing me to tag along!