A Letter to The Big Three

Dear Arizona Trail Race,  Tour Divide, and Colorado Trail Race, 

You don't scare me.

I hear your flowing creeks and raging rivers.
I smell your pinyon trees and juniper bushes.
I feel your dirt beneath my tires.
I taste the blood, sweat, and tears of your long days. 
I sense the rising sun over your breathtaking views.
I see myself finish at a border fence in New Mexico and at a trail head in Colorado and Utah.
I feel the pain and joy of your finish lines. 
I visualize every mile, every night. 
I've ridden your routes forwards and backwards.
In my mind I have beaten you a thousand times. 

You don't scare me. 

See you in April.

With Love, 

Dylan Gonda