Done the SAG two times

Once was on Calif Aids Ride (now ALC)...on that big bad downhill. I am a wuss. I just froze up and couldn't do it. I also sat out on day 5 - I think it was day 5. It was after the 104 +/- mile day and it was the short day. I rode hard on the long day and didn't stop at rest stops like I should. I had a bit of heat exhaustion going on that evening and had to sit out the short (read into that hilly) day.

Another time was in Death Valley. It was a night ride and I wasn't feeling well. I had to stop and pulled off the road, into MUD! Mud was in my cleats and in my pedals and it was dark. I couldn't get my feet back in, I felt bad, so there you have it. Fate.

So maybe that is three times? It never feels good but sometimes it's the right thing to do.

And no, I would never intend on DNF. I like to push it through and I always feel bad when I don't or can't. What keeps me going is knowing how good I'll feel about finishing.