As of noon, four 1200k riders and two 1000k riders have finished. It's a brilliant, warm, sunny day, after a second crisp night, temps dipping into the upper 30's for riders heading out overnight from Byers.
The not-finishing rate now stands at 48%. Despite the dry, sunny weather of the past two days, there's been additional attrition as riders have had to confront - in addition to chilly overnight temperatures - some winds, an above-average number of tire punctures (from thorns and other rain-blown debris on the roads), and just general depletion from that first cold, rainy first day.
Updates and photos to come!
-jle
I see that a couple of the finishers are veterans of the inaugural Endless Mountains 1240k -- no doubt, the 3 days of cold rain they suffered through on that event (where over half the field DNF'd) helped gird them for the tough conditions they faced on this year's Last Chance!
ReplyDelete-Tom Rosenbauer
Eastern PA RBA