We ain't afraid of no rain

Nothing but rain in the days leading up to it...no problem
Two river flood warnings in the area from so much rain...no problem
Pouring rain on the whole drive to the start...no problem
24 bikers ain't afraid of no rain! 

Great job by all who showed up and rode the Gritty Goose 2016. 

In conditions more like April than August, shivering at the start as more rain began to fall, 24 people set off for an epic adventure. The relentless rain, the roads that just kept getting worse, the new minimum maintenance road surprise, the gritty sand covering everything, the grinding of gears, the never ending hills, nothing could stop this group of riders from finishing. To have 24/24 people finish with conditions like these is awesome and shows just how tough you are. Each and everyone of you finished with a smile on your face, or at least what we could see of it with all the grit covering it :) 

Thank you to the 24 riders who did show up today. Thanks to my co-organizer Cory for all of his work behind the scenes and promoting the heck out of it on social media. We had way more pre-registered, so hopefully 2017 will bring us back to the dry weather and larger attendance. Huge thanks again to Trailhead Cycling in Champlin (http://www.trailheadcycling.com/) for providing all of the food and their Ambassadors Tammy and Diane for taking care of food and other details on race day. The day couldn't have been such a success without them and I am incredibly thankful for their hard work and help. If you're ever in Champlin stop in and check out the Trailhead Cycling shop and thank them for their continuing support of gravel events in MN. 

Here are are the results we recorded at the finish 

70.3 mile
Name	M / F	Time	Avg Speed	Notes
Nick Vetter	M	4:23	16	1st Male
Brian Delaney	M	4:34	15.4
Kurt Stunek	M	5:08	13.7
Karen Christy	F	email me	TBD	1st Female
Brian Groh	M	email me	TBD
50.3 mile
Name	M / F	Time	Avg Speed	Notes
Scott Robertson	M	2:57	17.1	1st Male
Mitch Nordahl	M	3:01	16.7
Andrew Worth	M	3:07	16.1
Tim Norrie	M	3:07	16.1
Mike Campbell	M	3:18	15.2
Emily Nordahl	F	3:18	15.2	1st Female
Rich Zvosec	M	3:22	14.9
Devin Obrien	M	3:39	13.8
Wade Mueller	M	3:39	13.8
Leif Irgens	M	3:57	12.7
Frank Thueringer	M	4:10	12.1
Jim Ringuette	M	4:10	12.1
Aaron Ollswang	M	4:10	12.1
Dan Mueller	M	4:14	11.9
Jim Lloyd	M	4:15	11.8
Shaun Sava	M	4:24	11.4
Scott Mays	M	4:24	11.4
Adam Seger	M	4:24	11.4
Josh Coder	M	5:18	9.5

And a photo of each of the winners and their own Gritty Goose :). We have a few more photos that will be posting in the next few days. 

Nick Vetter 1st male 70.3 mile

Karen Christy 1st female 70.3 mile

Scott Robertson 1st male 50.3 mile

Emily Nordahl 1st female 50.3 mile

Thanks all!
-Shaun