   It’s Halloween night and I am taking it easy. First I have a race tomorrow at Mount SAC in Walnut CA, and second I need to be able to function at 12:01 am November 1, 2009. The sign ups are just after Midnight tonight for “The Traverse 2010”, space is limited to 175 riders willing to punish themselves in this grueling battle though our local Santa Ana Mountains. I secured my spot in the Warriors Society 2010 56 mile Vision Quest a month ago doing this same thing, staying up all night and doing the online registration. The event sold out in less than an hour, a lot of people were surprised when they woke up and found the event sold out in record time. No chances being taken tonight I am signing up at 12:01 am, then getting some shut eye for some racing in the morning.
If I am able to secure a spot for 2010 it will be my third year in a row. The Traverse 2008 was by far the hottest race many riders and myself had encountered, at the halfway point it was 110 degrees, only 22 more miles I told myself. 2009 was cooler and a cut an hour off my time from the year before. Here is the link to the race report http://www.mtnbikeriders.com/2009/05/11/race-report-by-eric-the-animal-hunner-the-traverse-2009/. More to follow its time to rest…
