2007 Michigan Endurance Series

Just an FYI to the accomplishments of the Dirt Dad's this year... due to the 12 Hours of Pando, Team DDR placed 16th and 20th in the 4-person open class and Rusty finished 28th in the 40+ Individual class. I stumbled onto the results HERE. ;-P

ICEMAN 2007

Yup, that's mountain biking legend Ned Overend flying the S-Works through Michigan.

At a slightly slower pace, six Dirt Dads competed in the 18th annual 27.5-mile Iceman Cometh Challenge (http://www.iceman.com/) on Saturday, November 10, 2007. The weather was mild, warming up from the mid 30's to the low 40's for the ride. Conditions were great, the course was fast, the crashes were few & minor, the cramping was minimal, and except for some chain-sucking (& wind-sucking?), we had no breakdowns! Here's the times:
Marc 2:11:03
Bob 2:18:09
Brian 2:19:59
Harv 2:28:54
JP 2:28:55
Tim 2:30:22
Pre-race dinner on Friday night was at Pearl's in Elk River. Good Cajun food but maybe we should try a pasta place next time, huh, Marc?
After our race we watched the pros take off including legend Ned Overend and past Iceman winners. Brian Matter took first place at a ridiculous time of 1:30:30. I noticed the 'longest' ride was completed by a guy (sport class 45-49) at 5:18:10. There, I feel better.
We oinked down some monster burgers, fries, & shakes at Dan's Drive-In. Then we drove to the Union Street Station, an apparent Iceman hangout in Traverse City. After impersonating smoked sardines (get it?) at the bar, we crashed at the Cherry Tree Hotel. Sunday breakfast at Mabel's was awesome. Kim, thanks for joining us!
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HP