Allison and her group, the Sprocket Rockets, survived the race. They rode through hail, rain, wind, I-15, had critters chasing them at night, 108 degree heat, saw the Big Rock Candy Mountain, and even met a few locals. The organizers did a pretty good job with everything, except they had some trouble figuring out distances. Allison was suppose to ride about 60 miles total, and she ended up riding about 81. Through all the adversity, they finished the race. Sure there were a few flat tires, Allison riding in a lightning storm and getting blown over. (If she had any weight on her that probably wouldn't have happened.) Allison was riding the last leg, which they had 16 miles longer then it was suppose to be, she hit the wall. Her team got her to stop for a minute, and they could realize that she was getting really dehydrated. She sat in the car for a couple of minutes and got some food and water. I heard that she ate about 10 fruit leathers in about a minute. Well the rest of the girls and Jeff got out their bikes and escorted Allison in to the finish line. It was pretty emotional for everyone, and an experience that I will never forget. Allison is truely my hero, and I hope to someday be like her.
The Sprocket Rockets
Iron Woman
Yes, she caught and passed those male riders in front of her.
Love your guts Iron woman!
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