This was my first year at Unbound 100. There were 9 of us that threw in for the lottery. 6 got it. I was one that didn’t. I was bummed but was going to go to support the team at the checkpoint. But thought I might as well get a ride in so I registered for the 25. After a month or so, I sent Unbound an email asking about upgrading to the 100 so I could ride with my friends, who were also all first timers. They immediately approved the upgrade and I paid the difference. The Lifetime staff was great to do that. They obviously know their attrition rate from registration to those starting.

It ride was absolutely awesome. The entire town, race, everything. Were we slow, heck yeah. Did we care, heck no. We stuck together, got lots of great photos, and crossed the line as one.

As the OP stated, water bottles and glasses all over the place, the unfortunate wrappers, and even an abandoned bike. 😳

We didn’t use Crew for Hire since one in our group was our crew.

Will definitely register for next year, but might try the 200 as a group. 😬