I took the morning off work today and drove to Fort Ord for a pre-ride of the Sea Otter Classic XC course. It rained pretty heavily on Sunday and Monday so the course was a little bit wet and muddy here and there. Sea Otter is not a super technical course, but there are a few rough and tricky spots (particularly because of the heavy rain gullies created over the last few months). The course is a nice mix of fire road, single track, and even a couple of paved sections. One big difference in this course compared to the other races I’ve ridden, is that the last part of this course is pretty much a climb out of a valley. I’ll have to remember to save some juice for the last few miles of the race.

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