April Xterra Southwest Championships @ Lake Las Vegas

I pulled the trigger. Signed up for Xterra SW Championships. This pic is from just last week training out in our desert place. The similarities between here and the course out in Lake Las Vegas are crazy alike. Steep, gnarley loose and shaky desert-rock-scattered everywhere. I trained and raced the Vegas venue 2 years ago just as I am now. The difference now of course I am riding a 29er. The tracking, handling, confidence, etc., are second to none. Faster times are pretty much a given. The only problem is everyone else is on the 29er train now