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Biking is one thing. Bicycling 100 miles is entirely another. But what about the bicycle ride that last all day and all night? At some point, you cross a line and at that point, cycling, becomes ultracycling.

This blog chronicles the story of a guy, his bike and a strange obsession with finding the outside edge of his personal limits.

In this chapter, having broken the UMCA record, we find our hero struggling to overcome the aftermath of a nasty bike crash in order to achieve a top ten finish at the inimitable Furnace Creek 508

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Chocolate On The Inside

If I didn’t know any better I’d think Ross and Larry planned what just happened.  When Ross was giving us final prep instructions he stressed that we take lots of pictures.  Need to make sure we capture memorable events like food prep, perhaps the blender top blows off while Larry is making a smoothie or some such thing.

Well, we didn’t use the blender to make the smoothie… it’s more of a shaker with a flip top for easy pouring.  So Larry fills it proper with water and chocolate Ultrameal and gives it a good shake and the damn top flies off.  Everyone is covered in sticky chocolate goop and the car?  Well, I’ll need to get it detailed before I let Kerri see it.

We don’t have a bunch of extra clothes with us (or any in a reachable location) so Larry wipes himself off and turns his shirt inside-out.  He immediately smirks and says, “Chocolate on the inside…”.  hence the title of this post.  Snapped some pics just for you boss Ross!

(Tom McDonald)

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