Fastest For Now

What Happened to Kait Boyle?

Less than 2 months after winning the 2019 24-hour Mountain Bike World Championships, Kait Boyle was in a car wreck that left her in a wheelchair with a fractured pelvis, ruptured bladder...and other things. 2 years later, she attempted a Fastest Known Time attempt on the Kokopelli trail. Did she do it? Or not?? This post is going to update you on what happened to Kait Boyle in that Fastest known time attempt :)

Let's start with a quick recap:

Kait Boyle winning 24-Hour Mountain Biking World Title in October 2019..

2 months later, she was in that car wreck that left her in a wheelchair, with fractured leg bones, ruptured bladder, and ....well...this on the inside...

Bedsides the belly scar, the presence of these screws are the biggest reminder of what happened to Kait Boyle.

and this on the outside..

Yep. That's metal rigging, holding her the front of her pelvis together.

And yet...6 months later...

with hard work, perseverance and Dr. Kelly's help... 

Kait and Dr. Kelly worked very hard together to reconnect her brain to the muscles of her deep core and pelvis, and to improve her regional mobility of her low back and hips, to allow her to return to a place where she could return to training for elite mountain biking.  It was "one step at a time", and required tenacity and grit.

Kokopelli Time Trial Prep: Not a bad job if you can get it....and are ready to work your butt off for it.

And now it's the fall of 2020 and Kait wants to try to set a Fastest Known Time on The Kokopelli Trail

Kait wants to be "Fastest For Now"

If you read my first and second posts about Kait's preparation for this effort, you know that it wasn't easy, but that she entered the attempt feeling, in some ways, stronger than ever.

1. It is a long ride...

The Kokopelli Trail is 137 miles long, and runs from Fruta, CO to Moab, UT. It is a combination of 4x4 trails, gravel roads and real-deal-singletrack.

2. With lots of climbing...15,000 feet of climbing.

3. And for an FKT, you can't have help.  Just you and your bike. 

4. Let's Ride:

Would Kait's Pelvis stand up to the effort? She rode her heart out for 13 hours and 7 minutes...powering through back spasms and fatigue...what happened to Kait Boyle?

Watch this amazing short, sponsored by Kurt Racks (& others) to discover more!!!

She Did it.  

Kait's effort WAS enough for her to set the new Fastest Known Time. And as of 2022, that time still stands.

I'm honored to have been a part of Kait's story, and hope I continue to be a part of her story in the future, wherever the next chapters may lead.  I hope you are inspired by her as I am.

XOXO

Dr. Kelly 

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