Where did they all go?  There were over 100 riders take off at 7 am…..only 61 finished?  That was one tuff day……whew!   The start was pretty smooth….just stay towards the front hit the climb and make a few passes improve my position before the single track. Took off with the “Pig Pack” and we all stayed fairly close until we rounded the curve and hit the climb.  Everyone here fell into their own pace…..me, I was feeling good and start to pull away from a few…..watched Matt and Brad pull away as well. Hit the single track and immediatly realized I was running WAY too much air…..bouncing and sliding around.  I pulled over and let some out and Chaos and a bunch of riders pass.  Go a few more yards and stop to drop a few more lbs. OK, now I running good…….time to catch the guys.  I (after some time) catch Chaos and fall in behind him slightly tired from the chase. NICE, I like the pace he’s setting so I figure I’ll “Shadow” him all day…….LOL.  Were just chatting away enjoying the pain….if you can imagine two guys who talk as little as he and I……….LOL.   Chaos is flying the downhills and I have to give chase after each one to catch up…luckily most are followed by climbs, which I was tackling better…so it all evened out.