The X100 Michigan’s Ultimate Mountain Bike Xventure, starts and finishes at Ranch Rudolf near Traverse City Michigan. The race is either 100 miles or 50 miles. Thank goodness I was smart enough to do the 5o miler! The both races (50 and 100 milers) are mostly twisting single track that wind in and out of the country gravel roads, two tracks and fire roads. The trail takes you through the most beautiful terrain Michigan has to offer: deep woods and steep hills around lakes, streams and ponds. The trail was very challenging and long. Aid stations were set up every 10 miles which seemed like forever!
I had been training on gravel roads and had not been training that much for technology and twisty. So this race was very challenging to me. Also I don’t think my body had recovered well enough from O2S 2 weeks before. I think I am make excesses for my slow time! I will try to do this race again next year just to improve this slow time!
I have raised $200.00 for Patti Pals Relay for Life in Richland Michigan. Patti lost her life to breast cancer serveral years ago. All of us know someone who has or who had cancer. Cancer is a scary disease and we need to find a cure for it.
Jana Turpin
time: 5:45 pace 8:68 ranked 2nd in age group and 5th in women
