Last Saturday was
The Heck of the North (the name is a play on "Hell of the North"), I rode the 105-mile course on my drop-bar Pugsley. I think I was annoying a rider on a nice new carbon gravel bike, he kept on seeing me on route and couldn't figure out how I was riding the same pace as him
Truth is, the course has you riding some very tough sections of rocks, mud, grass, etc, and 4 inch tires let me ride these challenging conditions faster.
Here are the stats:
Distance: 104.5 miles
Elevation: 3,990 ft
Conditions: cloudy, 45F to 52F, 10 mph
Official time: 7:01:27
47th place of 160 finishers (& 11 DNF)
6th place of the 31 men in their 50s
And 1st of two fatbikes I saw on the course (& reviewed photos to confirm)
Finish line photo:
YouTube edit from my GoPro
The route ... 2022 route in blue and 2019 route in red, both shared the last 35 miles
