24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest

With temperatures soaring close to 120 F in Phoenix, we decided to head east to New Mexico for Zia Rides 24 Hours in the Enchanted Forest near Gallup, New Mexico.  This was the first relay race for most of the crew.  We had 2 teams participating in the Enchantedland juniors race - Devo Saints and Devo Devils.  The 2 teams were comprised of both Dynamix racers as well as racers from other teams and organized by Paul Broaderip from the Nationwide race team.  The Devils had 4 juniors - Liam (Dynamix Devo), Cole, Tag, and Barrett (Dynamix Devo) - along with 2 adults (Rob and Mark).  The Saints also had 4 juniors - Demi, Zach, Avery (Dynamix Devo), and Emma (Dynamix Devo) and 2 adults (Jen and Stephanie).  The Enchantedland course was 5 miles with 340 ft of climbing.  The teams had 14 hours to race as many laps as they could.  There were 10 teams in all competing in this category.

Pre-race strategy meeting

The two Devo teams were pretty evenly matched, with nearly everyone averaging lap times under 30 minutes.  The entire race went like clockwork.  No one missed a transition, everyone was supportive of each other, and we all had a blast!

Getting ready to start the race

Everyone gave it their all and finished with some impressive stats:
*Total laps completed:  60 laps (300 miles)
            Devils - 31 laps,    Saints - 29 laps
*Total elevation climbed:  20,400 ft  
            Devils - 10,540 ft,   Saints - 9,860
*Total time racing:  14 hours

Liam & Demi leading out for lap 1

Emma digging deep

Avery and her mom, Stephanie,
transitioning between laps

Tag coming in and Barrett heading
out for his lap

Emma and Avery in the transition zone

Barrett running in to tag the next rider

The Devo Devils brought home the win with the Saints close behind in 2nd place.  It was an impressive display of athleticism, strength, determination, and, most importantly, teamwork and sportsmanship.  Congratulations to all the racers!  A BIG thank you to Scott Wortendyke and Deanna Young for the great pics!!  And another BIG thank you to Zia Rides for putting on an amazing event.  We hope to be back next year!!

Podiums for the Enchantedland category:
Devo Devils - 1st
Devo Saints - 2nd
Positive Energy Kids - 3rd

Some much earned post race treats -
ice cream and root beer.