Sunday ride

After a week of rest I went for a few laps of Burr Oak this afternoon.  It was good to be out riding some trails again after miles and miles of road riding to get ready for the MDH x 1 Day attempt on November 7th. 
The trail is in nice riding shape and a lot drier than I expected to see it.  It was a good test of the bike after a rebuild over the weekend.  My newly sealed up nanoraptors tubeless set up held up just fine.  Some slight fluid leakage around the rim but I rode for an hour and a half without flatting.  I held back because today's ride was about spinning the legs and not about speed.
The final prep's are being figured out for the MDH x 1 day... leaving Friday morning, riding all day Saturday and coming back.  It'll be a whirlwind for sure but 200 kms in one day will be a challenge and an adventure. 
It looks like there will be 4 riders and support crew.  2 support vehicles assuming we can drive both of them across the Little Missouri River.  At 1300 calories per hour; staying nutritioned will be vital to successful completion.  Eating early and eating often will be the name of the game, even choking down a cliff bar if necessary.  I know from previous long rides that after a while you simply do not want to eat anymore but you have to override your stomach because sooner or later you will need those calories. 
Slow and steady is my strategy, not riding hard just because it feels good but a consistant pace for an all day epic.