Cross Florida Individual Time Trial
Cross Florida Individual Time Trial Well, I've finally gotten around to writing this recap of my 2019 Cross Florida Individual Time Trial (CFITT) presented by Karlos Rodriguez aka Single Track Samurai. I did this race with Michael Rasch last year, with a 10 hour overnight stop at a hotel around the halfway mark, and wanted to go back this year and actually race it straight through without sleeping. It is 296 miles of multi-surface terrain, including paved bike paths, single track, service roads, two track, sugar sand roads, and a little paved road. I was planning to shoot for a top 3 finish, maybe around 26'ish hours being the goal. However, life had other plans for me. The weekend prior to CFITT was Mainx24, which just so happens to be my favorite day of the year. This is a 24 hour celebration of the rejuvenation of Chattanooga's Southside Historic District. To put it briefly, a close friend of mine threw his 7th annual Mainx24 onesie kickoff party and things