Calling all Illinois/Indiana/Michigan athletes! This is a great local event. Drew and I have done it several times. Our local bike shop, Velosmith Bicycle Studio (I race CX as part of their team), is one of the sponsors and we will have a tent at the event.
This was my very first gravel event- it’s the perfect beginner’s race. Let me know if anyone is interested!!
Here are links to details and videos of the event:
Event website and to sign up: https://www.roughroad100.com/
Ooooh. I wish. Maybe 2021. I am planning on a mountain bike trip to Moab with a bunch of my badass female mountain biker friends in April 2020! 
Yay! I am hoping my friend who registered in support of me since I was so worried about being alone, may be able to do it with me now. She had emergency surgery on her hand last week and was going to have to bail on me as a result. Also funny because I put a placeholder in Training Peaks and it was only two days off!
Fingers crossed it might work out better then the original plan! 