I first heard of the MidSouth Gravel race a few years ago on Instagram - images of thick clay mud clogging derailleurs and talks of some Bobby guy who gave epic finish line hugs. Honestly, it didn’t register as much of a thing for me - why would I use precious vacation time and hard-earned money to ride my bike in Oklahoma?
Part 4 from the Baja Divide - Pulling the Plug on the Trip
Dispatches from the Baja Divide - Part 3
Just boarded the bus to Cabo. Made the decision this morning to pull the plug on my ride - my heart just isn’t in this. I had planned to ride today but I really overestimated my ability to ride this many big days in a row, and severely underestimated the desert sun, toll it would take on my body and the emotional weight of being back here.

