The morning before the race is a period of acceleration, but it can feel just the opposite.  Many teams start off with some amount of anxiety — a thousand tiny tasks remain before the
            
             
                
        
    
                    
                In some ways, an endurance race is a lot like a rocket launch.  You put a lot of energy into getting up to speed and getting good track position.  During those more aggressive
            
             
                
        
    
                    
                A good endurance race is more slow than fast.  And in the dead of winter, it's also more darkness than light.  One of the unique challenges of the 25 Hours of Thunderhill is
            
             
                
        
    
                    
                There are so many ways to wait.  And even when you're going hard, sometimes you're also waiting — for an opportunity… for a break… for something to go wrong…   There are so many ways
            
             
                
        
    
                    
                There's a gap before almost every competition.  After the madness of preparation and last-minute fixes, you pause, take a breath, and get ready to put that work to the test.   At the 25,