Tulsa Tough 2010:
Day one of Tulsa Tough began at 9am with breakfast at the Dilly Deli, an awesome little spot on the day’s race course (owned by Joel Kantor our amazing Tulsa Tough sponsor), which is known for its pickles AND cinnamon rolls the size of your head! The actual racing didn’t begin until 7pm, and thank goodness for that, the mid day heat reminded me of summers in Bakersfield. With little need for a long warm up Jenna Kowalski, Kendall Ryan and I showed up around 6:15pm and enjoyed the company of the volunteers at the MS-Society tent; what an inspiring bunch!
After pinning my number and a quick wheel fix from SRAM neutral I was at the start line. A very efficient race I must say; we were off before I knew it, eight fast corners in the heart of downtown Tulsa over and over and over again. A few big money primes and a several laps later we saw ten to go. I swear everyone greased their elbows before the start anticipating a sprint finish; inside ten to go I felt like a pinball constantly getting pushed to the back and having to fight my way back to the front. Right as each team was preparing to lead out our fastest sprinters; a Tibco rider rolled off the front and held off the field for the win. Kendall pulled of a 13th place finish and our NOW MS-Society women’s squad had our work cut out for us with two days of racing still to come.
Yours Truly,
Julia Lafranchise
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