Five days later, my legs and kidneys have recovered, and I’ve had a chance to reflect on my weekend at Tulsa Tough. Not only was it my first time at Tulsa Tough, it was my first time stepping foot into Oklahoma.

Like Cat 6 rookies, an Austinbikes Bombers teammate and I rolled out of town at 3 PM on Friday afternoon, only to get stuck in horrendous traffic and construction between Austin and Dallas. Nine hours later, we rolled into Tulsa – just after midnight. We missed the Friday night “Blue Dome” crit. Stories were already circulating around the hotel bar about a flying bike and Heath Blackgrove and the BoneShaker / Division 1 team animating the Pro race only to get derailed by the United Heath Care train.

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