Girls Gone Gravel Road Trip - We're Headed to South Dakota!
We’re headed out on our first Girls Gone Gravel Road Trip!
Earlier this year, Lauren lured me out to Spearfish, SD with the promise of a free companion flight, good beer, and an opportunity for adventure. She had signed up for the Motherlode, a 200+ mile gravel race in Spearfish, SD. (I have no idea how she finds these things).
I never had any intention of racing a 200+ mile event but I had planned to ride the 70-mile ‘beginner-friendly race’….until I started adding up the costs of getting my bike from Atlanta to South Dakota, race and SAG fees, and my general lack of fitness for a 70-mile ride (where the average finish time is between 6-7.5 hours). Happily, I decided instead that this trip would be the official launch of the Girls Gone Gravel website and community. You can follow the trip on our Instagram page where we’ll give you the behind the scenes, bad jokes, and all of the inside scoop!