It was a good day in the mountains! The weather was a bit warm down in the valley but the mountain tops were breezy and about 45-50 degrees.
I started out climbing pretty hard and when I rolled through Thunderhead I knew I was only a few minutes off the current FKT holder Jevin Hoeper's pace. But by the time I traversed across the AT spine to Derrick Knob, I now new I had cut some serious time off Jevin's pace, and I was optimistic I could take the FKT. So I began the descent from Derrick with a determination to let my legs flow fast through these sweet downhill miles! And this is where I really took time off Jevin's time (he descended in 1:06 and I descended in 0:52). I really love this downhill. Technical and fast-- I was surprised to beat my own Strava Segment CR on this downhill section.
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Standard loop
Multi-sport
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Gender category
Male
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Total time
4h
2m
50s
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