I am always excited to go up to Marquette, MI for the Loose Moose Enduro because it is one of my favorite races. The terrain has a little bit of everything up there and if there is moisture in the soil it is awesome! Saturday rolled around and I was ready to get the day started. I knew it was going to be a tough day to grab the overall, because there was some tough competition there, but I was ready for the challenge. The temps were hot but luckily there was a strong breeze and that helped. The club put on a real old school tough enduro. A combination of long tests and hot weather definitely wore riders out after each test. After the first five tests I didn't know how I was doing as far as placement, but I knew I had to have a mistake free ride through the last test (known as the mountain). I told myself to push where I could and use my head to be steady when it got tough. I had a great ride through there and ended up beating my main competition by two minutes in that test. At the end of the race I came up just a little short for the overall win - I missed the overall by only 38 seconds. On this tough and hot 65+ mile course I came home 1st in AA and 2nd Overall. I rode really well today and Tyler and I had almost 4 minutes on third place. It's not how you finish it's what you take away from your results and apply to the next race that gets you the results you want. Now I am more motivated and plan on working hard to get back up on the top step at the next race. I would like to thank my entire family: my wife, son, mom and dad for all that they do chasing me around the hot and dusty races. I couldn't do it without you! I would also like to thank all my great sponsors because without you I wouldn't be able to do it either.
Remember to keep it between the trees!
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