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Interview with
1st Place Expert Women
Mandy Eakins K2 Farm Team |
Date: 11/19/00 Event: Allaire Name: Mandy Eakins City: Warwick State/Province: NY Country: USA Age: 30 CLASS +/or Age group: expert women Category: Expert Team: K2 bikes XC Race Bike: Razorback hardtail Tires: Michelin front, Bontrager back Length of race: 4 laps, (about 20 miles ) Conditions: fast, hardpacked sand. Cold (30s)& overcast Email: khala@warwick.net |
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Did you do anything special (apart from the whole training lifestyle) to prepare for this race?: Changed my rear tire to a slick.
Were you strong from start to finish?: I started faster than I ended!
When did you put the hammer down?: The whole time - you had to or you'd freeze to death!!
Did you have any unusual problems?: Staying warm during the 4 hours that we waited for our race time and the LE MANS start through the thick sand.
How would you rate the course?: Toootally fun, roller coaster-like through the "serpentine" portion - scenic area with the sand and mini pine trees.
Were you happy with the way the race was run?: ya. Friendly people.
If you could do the race again - would you do anything differently?: Nope.
Is there anything you would like to add?: Thanks to the course marshals
who were camped out all over the place cheering people on. Thanks to my friends
Art and Ellen who let me ride down in the bike mobile.