LOTOJA 2010

Well, he did it again. My dad rode the LOTOJA again this year. I think this was his 5th time riding it. CRAZY. Well, this years race started off a little crazy. The night before the race my dad was getting all of his stuff ready when he noticed a big old crack in his bike frame. UH OH! There was no way he could possibly ride his bike. So he went in to the local bike shop and talked to them. There was nothing to be done to fix his bike so they grabbed a rental bike stripped everything off of it and put all my dad's bike components on the rental frame. Whew! Disaster avoided. 

There was drama when it came to the feed zones this year. There were traffic problems that were holding people up so they weren't getting to the refuel zones in time to give their rider all their stuff and then there was a big accident between a car and a bike that held people up even more. Riders were so frustrated and didn't have any of there food, drinks etc when they needed them. Before all of this drama Tyler and I decided to skip one of the feed zones and go on up ahead and just wait at the next stop. This way our kids could get out of the car, eat their lunch and just play for a bit. By doing this we avoided the traffic mess and we were able to make it to the feed zone that all the support crews were missing. We helped load some other riders up with Gu and water and whatever we could find to help them on their way. It didn't look like my mom was going to make it to that feed zone and she had all my dad's special electrolyte drinks and stuff.  We gave him what we could and sent him on his way. Luckily my mom was just around the corner and saw my dad as he was riding off and was able to get him restocked. Another disaster avoided.

The kids were so good. They just chilled in the back watched movies, colored and read books.

There was some bribery with treats involved too!

 My dad finished strong. His time was 9hrs 43minutes. AMAZING!

After the race it was time for a little Bar J Wrangler action and a yummy dinner. 

 Diggin in.

What a fun trip! Can't wait to do it all again next year.