It helped that they were in their underwear. Their crazy antics were entertaining and helped us (mostly) to forget our race jitters. The volunteers at this enduro were amazing and obviously having a great time, which made for a super fun event. Need we say more? This is where we got to try “bike limbo”. The “Republic of Bacon” station was by far the Vixen’s favorite. Somehow we pulled ourselves away from the fun to continue on to the other stages/stations. We all successfully conquered the first, hardest stage, “ 2 Stroke Smoke” (some with fewer bike/gravity issues than others), and soon found ourselves at a random tiki hut party in the middle of nowhere with more music, food, and scantily clad men providing drinks and entertainment. The music was pumping and stoke levels high as we danced/waited to be sent out on course. Race day started with us showing up to a big, crazy costume party in the middle of the woods. Thanks to Mud, Sweat & Gears we had all the tools we needed to keep our bikes going! All of us managed to get a lesson or two in trailside bike repair at some point. It was a difficult course, but rewarding. We went a week ahead of the race in order to ride all the trails and adequately scare ourselves (so many fun things to fall off of!). Being a newbie to the HOYH, I knew we’d be dressing up (as foxes, of course), but I didn’t really have a clue what we were in for overall. Kat, Sara, Michelle, and I made the long drive out to Squamish, BC at the beginning of August for this incredible event. Left to right: Kat Ray, Jenna Wilkie, Sara McCartney, Michelle Hayden
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