The things I'm doing are well within myself, and I'm trying to figure out where that limit is." "It's time to explore, to see what I'm made of. "This year and last year were ones where I would explore my fitness," Hughes says. And after dinner, he would often put his bike on a spinner and ride for another hour in front of the television. He rode to and from work, and then more afterward, generally logging between 50 and 80 miles per day. While training for the Gorge Games, Hughes averaged 25 to 30 hours per week either riding or running. Oh, and he wants to run in a marathon next year. He has plans to compete in the Eco Challenge, a team event that courses through the wilderness of Fiji. Lately, Hughes has taken to competing in Iron-man Triathlons - races that comprise biking, running and paddling. "Many people burn out, but fortunately, that desire does come back, and it can manifest itself in other activities that you do." "I had been going hard since the 10th grade," Hughes says. Failing to land a spot on the team was a big letdown, he says, and he half-heartedly considered giving up running. In 1996, Hughes tried hard to make the U.S. He still holds the area 2-mile record from his days as a runner at Olympic High School. The race was Hughes' first endurance trail-bike event, and part of his strategy to broaden his physical expertise and capabilities. Hazards you would take care of in daytime you just fly over in the dark. "It becomes a completely different world at night. "I had to turn my night-light on after 9 o'clock," Hughes says. Hughes had just completed the 24-hour mountain bike race at the Gorge Games in Hood River, Ore. When he collapsed from the seat in fourth place among a world-class group of about 25 competitors, his watch read only a few seconds after 7. Yaschurīremerton resident David Hughes clambered atop his mountain bike last month for a race that began at noon. Below, Hughes wears clear plastic glasses to protect his eyes in preparation for a ride. David Hughes of Bremerton, above, placed fourth in his first 24-hour mountain bike race at the Gorge Games in Hood River, Ore.
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