by Bill “Guru of Shoe” Lorenz

Bike Sebring 24 Hours Non-drafting RAAM-Qualifying Event
Sebring, Florida
February 14–15, 2015

I never thought I could ride a bike this far or for this long. The first time I signed up for a 24 hour race (last summer, the National 24-Hour Challenge in Michigan), I set a very conservative goal: 200 miles and I’d be happy. Once I reached 200, I took an extended break, almost 3 hours. In hindsight, I should have just kept going. But nonetheless, I finished with 231.5 miles and I was elated. A few months later found me riding from Williams to Dubuque, Iowa. What should have been 170 miles, ended up being 200 miles and I did that in under 15 hours. So when Sarah Cooper twisted my arm enough to get me to sign up for the 24-hour race in Sebring Florida, I thought I had a chance to ride 280 miles.

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As Kyer was warming up to the idea of doing his first tri, he made it clear that he wasn’t going to do it alone.

Katherine started this, so she knew she had to do it. She offered to swim and talked BIll “Guru of Shoe” Lorenz into running. His girlfriend and Gaggle of Girls founder, Saraleigh, said she wanted to bike and joined the relay.

David, like Kyer, had never done a triathlon, but was one of the first to jump on board the idea. Bret had done sprint and Olympic triathlons in the past, and even though it had been a few years, he thought this seemed like a good opportunity. Patrick, as our former pro triathlete, was another who sort of “had to,” and we swept him up in our enthusiasm.

Here are our Cyman Triathlon race reports.

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