On The Pegs December 2019 - Volume 4 - Issue 12 | Page 110

On The Pegs
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Just Because You Can Do
Story by Rachel Gutish; Photos by Erin Gutish
In my defense, when I originally came up with my idea, I was under the im-
pression that Colorado and Oklahoma were much closer together than they
actually are. The indefensible part of this is that once I actually did my research
and mapped it out, I still decided to go for it. The mission was successful. I dis-
covered that with enough help and support, physical fitness, and dedication, it
is technically possible to race an EnduroCross in Denver on Saturday night and
then race a NEPG at the Zink Ranch on Sunday morning. About three-quarters
of the way through my double-header though, I remembered something my
grandmother used to often say when I was little: “Just because you CAN do
something doesn’t mean that you SHOULD do it”. Obviously, that wasn’t a les-
son that stuck with me very well.
Saturday, 7:00 PM: Autograph signings are over and I’m headed back to the
Beta pits. I go ahead and start my usual EnduroCross pre-race routine. I pull