Yesterday was Caleb and I's first PMBAR. We waited a few minutes at the starting line for most of the pack to start up Black Mtn. Perhaps we should have waited a little longer, because we didn't even make it to the singletrack before the traffic jam started. It kinda felt like a long trip to Pressley Gap with the hiking and the stop and go pace. Once at Pressley, we got our Passport and planned most of the day in a span of about 15 minutes. We took a red Sharpie with us, turns out the off limits trails were marked in red. Doh! Luckily it didn't mess us up. From there we went:
Black Mtn>Turkey Pen>S. Mills>Bradley Creek (CP #1 was at the start of Bradley)>1206 (5015 was off limits)>Yellow Gap (snacked and drank Cokes)>Yellow Gap trail>Bottom of lower Trace (CP #2)>Trace>FS5000>water at N. Mills campground>1206>more cokes at Yellow Gap.
When we got back up to Yellow Gap we had pretty much ruled out going up Laurel to get CP #5 at Sassafrass Gap. As enticing as a 3 hour time bonus was, I don't think either of us had the will power or energy to head up Laurel.
So, continuing from Yellow Gap:
1206>276>477>Club Gap (what a sucky hike)>Avery Creek (CP #3 was maybe a mile down Avery from Club Gap)>Back up Avery>Club Gap>477>276>475B>225 (CP #4 was on Cove Creek Rd. I ate two energy bars and a GU at this CP so its a wonder that I didn't get sick)>Cove Creek (By far the most fun trail of the day!)>Fish Hatchery Rd.>276>477>Clawhammer>Maxwell>Black>Finish!!!
Rode about 75 miles over 11.5 hours. I'm stoked with how things turned out given that we didn't really train that hard and our longest day prior was something like 48 miles. I'm sure we would have been faster on geared bikes but that's just not how we roll.
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