report: with the ultra long marathon, 72m/116km, came the ultra-long journey to the marathon... we went through stuttgart did a little sightseeing, tübingen too. this was not voluntary. apparently my boyfriend was not able to read the map all to well, due to my driving skills. i would get nauseous riding shotgun with myself too...

we had 4 whole hours of sleep in the car and a good breakfast not too far away from the starting point. the race started at 7:30am and was 72m/116km long and even though i had ridden this race 2 years earlier, i didn't remember a thing. that probably had to do with the time of day, since that's when i usually dream about nice trails and other things, instead of sitting on my saddle. unfortunately, the man with the mallet came after about 50m/80km, even though i was going slow, drinking enough, etc., but it was 1100°F/38°C in the shade.

since i'm registered for the euro bike extremes i had to hang in there, so that's what i did. i finished after 8:30h... i spent the way back home sleeping in the passenger seat.
melina