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Tuesday Oct 29, 2013 #
Note
3 more days of off-season nothingness...time to soak it up! a few more hours of sleep to bank but i'm feeling the itch to get back into training mode. this break has been great timing since i started a new project last week and have needed to log some solid desk time. but if things work out this could be the most productive winter yet...DSLITR!
Saturday Oct 26, 2013 #
Event: BT Epic
Event: SLOC - Hawn: Prolog & Chase
8 AM
Bike 6:05:46 [5] 56.69 mi (9.3 mph) +5588ft
ahr:174 max:194 shoes: Niner Air9
BT Epic!! this race is the perfect way to end the mtb season. it's always juuust late enough that i have a hard time staying motivated for it, but Scott and Jake put so much work into the event that it's always worth the trip. plus, it was my first race in a Team Noah jersey. team mojo is off the charts!!
SPLITS (compared to 2012)
Bass to Brazil = 1:11 (1:17)
Brazil to Berryman = 1:07 (1:10)
South Loop = 1:46 (1:57)
Berryman to Bass = 2:00 (2:08)
TOTAL 6:05 (6:32)
solid improvement! i just wanted to ride really hard the whole time, but especially on the 2 gravel sections. also made 2 stops to help friends (1 injury, 1 mechanical) and stopped at Bman campground both times to swap bottles. had some cramping issues in the last singletrack but was able to solve without stopping. struggled with tech skillz here too. but once i hit the last gravel it was big gear no fear! fun to have a solo race that is this short, it's a whole other world of pain (AHR 174!) that i don't get to visit very often.
UPDATE: 98th overall, 8th chica. last year i was 94th overall, 9th chica. consistency much? i'm still stoked, i know i rode harder this year and i'll ride harder yet next year.
rrrrrrrrrreport: http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/race-repor...
SPLITS (compared to 2012)
Bass to Brazil = 1:11 (1:17)
Brazil to Berryman = 1:07 (1:10)
South Loop = 1:46 (1:57)
Berryman to Bass = 2:00 (2:08)
TOTAL 6:05 (6:32)
solid improvement! i just wanted to ride really hard the whole time, but especially on the 2 gravel sections. also made 2 stops to help friends (1 injury, 1 mechanical) and stopped at Bman campground both times to swap bottles. had some cramping issues in the last singletrack but was able to solve without stopping. struggled with tech skillz here too. but once i hit the last gravel it was big gear no fear! fun to have a solo race that is this short, it's a whole other world of pain (AHR 174!) that i don't get to visit very often.
UPDATE: 98th overall, 8th chica. last year i was 94th overall, 9th chica. consistency much? i'm still stoked, i know i rode harder this year and i'll ride harder yet next year.
rrrrrrrrrreport: http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/race-repor...
Saturday Oct 19, 2013 #
Event: Bonk Hard Perfect 10 Rogaine
8 AM
Orienteer 9:48:13 [3] 34.2 mi (17:12 / mi) +4039ft 15:28 / mi
ahr:146 max:186 shoes: Brooks Cascadia W9 black (w sc
David called me at 9:00am Friday (NB it was his bday) and said "hey, so, i was sort of thinking about doing the Perfect 10, I just called Gary, he has extra maps, want to do it as a team?"
how could i refuse one of the best rogaine orienteers in the country, who is also my teammate, who is also the bday boy? screw recovery. let's do it.
drove down laaate Friday night, van-camped at the start line, then got maps at 6:45 and started at 8:00. course was sort of in three sections: western peninsula, northern blob, then eastern airport loop. 6 controls out there were 100-pointers and if you got all 6 then you got an extra +100. thought we could cover about 50k redline and that was what the sweep routes were measuring. we went CW because the eastern airport loop had some better skip options for late in the race.
ran the first 1/3 of the course with a 45-min cushion over our time deadlines. there was a ton of road, plus the woods were amazingly open, so we were expecting this. middle 1/3 we lost 30-min and our cushion down to 15-min. i slowed down A LOT in hours 6-8 and then we had to skip 3 controls in the final 1/3 of the race. but we got the win!
i kept a tally throughout the day of nav mistakes and david had 7.5 minutes over the 9h45m. the rest of our error just came from slowing down, mostly on my part, mostly due to fatigue. had some GPS issues in the low woods so maybe some distance was lost. R hip flexor also really sore. ate/drank well all day. perfect weather. all CPs correctly hung. so great to see all of our Bonk Hard friends.
short-n-sweet RR: http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/guest-race...
details: http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/details-20...
how could i refuse one of the best rogaine orienteers in the country, who is also my teammate, who is also the bday boy? screw recovery. let's do it.
drove down laaate Friday night, van-camped at the start line, then got maps at 6:45 and started at 8:00. course was sort of in three sections: western peninsula, northern blob, then eastern airport loop. 6 controls out there were 100-pointers and if you got all 6 then you got an extra +100. thought we could cover about 50k redline and that was what the sweep routes were measuring. we went CW because the eastern airport loop had some better skip options for late in the race.
ran the first 1/3 of the course with a 45-min cushion over our time deadlines. there was a ton of road, plus the woods were amazingly open, so we were expecting this. middle 1/3 we lost 30-min and our cushion down to 15-min. i slowed down A LOT in hours 6-8 and then we had to skip 3 controls in the final 1/3 of the race. but we got the win!
i kept a tally throughout the day of nav mistakes and david had 7.5 minutes over the 9h45m. the rest of our error just came from slowing down, mostly on my part, mostly due to fatigue. had some GPS issues in the low woods so maybe some distance was lost. R hip flexor also really sore. ate/drank well all day. perfect weather. all CPs correctly hung. so great to see all of our Bonk Hard friends.
short-n-sweet RR: http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/guest-race...
details: http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/details-20...
C • wow 4
Friday Oct 18, 2013 #
Note
(rest day)
need to take a break after writing the race report. go read it! http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/
Thursday Oct 17, 2013 #
6 AM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
oh yeah!
5 PM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
had to sprint for a few lights and legs were happy!
Wednesday Oct 16, 2013 #
7 AM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
into work. 45F = pants, gloves, LS, and a vest.
body feeling good but lungs/heart are tired. last year i took the 2 weeks between burnin and epic mostly off, and i think i'll do the same again this year. then laser focus on PMETR.
body feeling good but lungs/heart are tired. last year i took the 2 weeks between burnin and epic mostly off, and i think i'll do the same again this year. then laser focus on PMETR.
6 PM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
Friday Oct 11, 2013 #
Event: Checkpoint Tracker Nationals
10 AM
Adventure Race 29:32:00 [3]
turns out we won. who knew! crazy course but a win is a win. some details:
the race was in 3 sections: A, B, and C. the night before the race, we received the number of CPs in all Sections, plus info/map about Section C. the morning of the race we received maps for Sections A and B and had to plot 20 points. Section C had 22 points. There were also 6-9 additional points available at the shooting range (Section A) and the 2 different rappels (both Section C) that teams were allowed to split up and get, while other team members did the shooting/rap (to avoid bottlenecks). all CPs counted the same value, all CPs were optional/not mandatory, no penalties for skipping CPs. confused yet? we were, but we laid out a race plan with the goal of leaving plenty of time for Section C where most of the points were.
Section A - 1000-1600
started on bikes in an ATV park, with the park map, 1:36k with 100' contours. yeah...big. and not all trails reliably mapped. we went A6-A7-A3-A5-A2-A8-A9. we skipped A1 (between A2 and A8), which broke all of our hearts to skip so early, but we had wasted a lot of time already and that one was farther away. punched A9 with WEDALI 1, came into TA, Jeff double flatted.
Jeff and Doug did the shooting range and changed the flats while David and I did the 2 optional points, AA and AB. David and I had a lot of confusion leaving TA so wound up doing these points on bikes, but in trekking shoes. but, Biz and Mari from WEDALI 1 were just leaving too so we ended up doing both points with them. that was fun, except we had to reattack on AB which cost more time.
Section B - 1600-midnight
got 2 free-choice points, B11 and B10, on the way to the bike drop (BA) for this trekking section. it took us 2.5 hours to ride from TA to BA on trails, and we only got 2 CPs. that was disheartening, but was the catalyst for changing our race plan. clearly this 1:36k park map was suboptimal. so why spend more time on it when we knew we had a 1:24k USGS waiting for us for Section C? we got a few points, B1-B3-B2, on Section B because we were already there. we also attacked B4 but bailed because the veg was bad and contours weren't matching up.
Section C - midnight-0300
back at TA, we got 2 maps which routed us from TA to the paddle put-in. nothing but a long road ride. pre-race info told us this was 27 miles but i haven't measured our exact route yet. we got C3 on the way out of the park and were ecstatic to shove that map in a pack pocket. now we had a 1:50k USGS which was infinitely easier for David to work with.
Section C - 0300-1100
pre-race info told us the paddle was 28 miles. we put-in the Tennessee River at Concord Park. the night was clear, no wind, minimal current, so i was navving! not 30 minutes into the paddle, fog rolled in and i couldn't see anything. i panicked and gave the map (now 1:36k) back to David. he took it from there and worked his map-whispering magic. i have no idea how he did it, but we paddled slowly and carefully through the white-out and pinged C1 and C2 (only paddle CPs) with ease. we all fought sleep monsters. Doug's were particularly bad so he took a nap for a bit while Jeff and I towed. sun rose, and we made another heartbreaking decision to skip the 3 trekking points (C4-C5-C6) at IC King Park since we thought they would take too long.
Section C - 1100-1532
now on our beloved 1:24k USGS!!! we paddled to C7 which was a cave. teams could split up to get C8 and C9 while 1-2 teammates did the cave. Jeff and David trekked while Doug and I hung out in the cave. when the boys got back we completed the short remainder of the paddle. there was a small crowd at the final take-out (heart you so much WEDALI 2 and Swiftwick!!!) and they inspired us into full-on race mode. ran back to TA, got on bikes, and rode out across the river. we knew we had to try and get both rappels because they had the extra CPs. we picked Fort Dickerson first because it was closer. got C12 on the way, the C10 and C11 at the rap site, then 3 extra points on the mini-trek. looked at the map, looked at the clock, decided the second rap was out but we could get one more CP, which would be C21 in the Urban Wilderness. had a hard time getting there because of an unmapped 4-lane road, but finally worked through it, punched, and flew back to TA. got the instructions for the final trek which was actually really interesting, through a LONG underground tunnel with creek water. cool. punched C22 and then finished in downtown Knoxville.
WEDALI 1 finished 10-15 minutes afterwards. we hugged and congratulated them and then started comparing CP numbers. David and Biz thought we tied on points. i didn't trust anyone because we had all been racing for so long. found out later they were right, and because we had finished sooner, we won.
report http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/race-repor...
the race was in 3 sections: A, B, and C. the night before the race, we received the number of CPs in all Sections, plus info/map about Section C. the morning of the race we received maps for Sections A and B and had to plot 20 points. Section C had 22 points. There were also 6-9 additional points available at the shooting range (Section A) and the 2 different rappels (both Section C) that teams were allowed to split up and get, while other team members did the shooting/rap (to avoid bottlenecks). all CPs counted the same value, all CPs were optional/not mandatory, no penalties for skipping CPs. confused yet? we were, but we laid out a race plan with the goal of leaving plenty of time for Section C where most of the points were.
Section A - 1000-1600
started on bikes in an ATV park, with the park map, 1:36k with 100' contours. yeah...big. and not all trails reliably mapped. we went A6-A7-A3-A5-A2-A8-A9. we skipped A1 (between A2 and A8), which broke all of our hearts to skip so early, but we had wasted a lot of time already and that one was farther away. punched A9 with WEDALI 1, came into TA, Jeff double flatted.
Jeff and Doug did the shooting range and changed the flats while David and I did the 2 optional points, AA and AB. David and I had a lot of confusion leaving TA so wound up doing these points on bikes, but in trekking shoes. but, Biz and Mari from WEDALI 1 were just leaving too so we ended up doing both points with them. that was fun, except we had to reattack on AB which cost more time.
Section B - 1600-midnight
got 2 free-choice points, B11 and B10, on the way to the bike drop (BA) for this trekking section. it took us 2.5 hours to ride from TA to BA on trails, and we only got 2 CPs. that was disheartening, but was the catalyst for changing our race plan. clearly this 1:36k park map was suboptimal. so why spend more time on it when we knew we had a 1:24k USGS waiting for us for Section C? we got a few points, B1-B3-B2, on Section B because we were already there. we also attacked B4 but bailed because the veg was bad and contours weren't matching up.
Section C - midnight-0300
back at TA, we got 2 maps which routed us from TA to the paddle put-in. nothing but a long road ride. pre-race info told us this was 27 miles but i haven't measured our exact route yet. we got C3 on the way out of the park and were ecstatic to shove that map in a pack pocket. now we had a 1:50k USGS which was infinitely easier for David to work with.
Section C - 0300-1100
pre-race info told us the paddle was 28 miles. we put-in the Tennessee River at Concord Park. the night was clear, no wind, minimal current, so i was navving! not 30 minutes into the paddle, fog rolled in and i couldn't see anything. i panicked and gave the map (now 1:36k) back to David. he took it from there and worked his map-whispering magic. i have no idea how he did it, but we paddled slowly and carefully through the white-out and pinged C1 and C2 (only paddle CPs) with ease. we all fought sleep monsters. Doug's were particularly bad so he took a nap for a bit while Jeff and I towed. sun rose, and we made another heartbreaking decision to skip the 3 trekking points (C4-C5-C6) at IC King Park since we thought they would take too long.
Section C - 1100-1532
now on our beloved 1:24k USGS!!! we paddled to C7 which was a cave. teams could split up to get C8 and C9 while 1-2 teammates did the cave. Jeff and David trekked while Doug and I hung out in the cave. when the boys got back we completed the short remainder of the paddle. there was a small crowd at the final take-out (heart you so much WEDALI 2 and Swiftwick!!!) and they inspired us into full-on race mode. ran back to TA, got on bikes, and rode out across the river. we knew we had to try and get both rappels because they had the extra CPs. we picked Fort Dickerson first because it was closer. got C12 on the way, the C10 and C11 at the rap site, then 3 extra points on the mini-trek. looked at the map, looked at the clock, decided the second rap was out but we could get one more CP, which would be C21 in the Urban Wilderness. had a hard time getting there because of an unmapped 4-lane road, but finally worked through it, punched, and flew back to TA. got the instructions for the final trek which was actually really interesting, through a LONG underground tunnel with creek water. cool. punched C22 and then finished in downtown Knoxville.
WEDALI 1 finished 10-15 minutes afterwards. we hugged and congratulated them and then started comparing CP numbers. David and Biz thought we tied on points. i didn't trust anyone because we had all been racing for so long. found out later they were right, and because we had finished sooner, we won.
report http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/race-repor...
Wednesday Oct 9, 2013 #
7 AM
Run 30:00 [3] 3.0 mi (10:00 / mi)
shoes: Brooks PureGrit M7.5
EZ into FP to catch some sun.
Tuesday Oct 8, 2013 #
8 AM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
into work, late. but full sun made things oh so nice.
5 PM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
back home. now for some packing!
Monday Oct 7, 2013 #
7 AM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
EZ into work. wore pants and LS and could have even used a pair of gloves...low 50s! body feels fine, just fatigued and a slight head cold. some blisters on bottoms of toes. race hard, recover harder.
5 PM
Bike (commute) 45:00 [2] 9.0 mi (12.0 mph)
shoes: Peugeot SS
back home. sleepy!
Friday Oct 4, 2013 #
Event: USARA Nationals
8 AM
Adventure Race 24:19:00 [3] ***
oh yeah!
TREK 1, 1.2mi prologue run on marked trails, not the most interesting way to split things up but got it done. we did this in bike shoes.
BIKE 1A, CP1, 15?mi mtb on marked trails, really fun singletrack that Brown County State Park is known for. i am glad they structured the race this way, letting us enjoy riding w/o worrying about nav. we got a good spot, top 10ish, in the field and didn't experience any congestion. jeff's fork started losing pressure but he was able to lock it out and ride on. he also got stung by a tracker jacker.
BIKE 1B, CPs 2-6, we went 2-3-5-4-6. saw Tecnu and Dart already with a healthy lead. on the long leg to CP6 we were caught by SOG, Odyssey Masters, and CPT. rode in a pack for a bit but decided to let them go on ahead. into TA1 somewhere in/close to top 10??
PADDLE 1, CPs 7-11 in order. first 5k (CP7) or so was "adventure paddle" which we was so much fun. we were around the same teams as we biked with and we were all sharing techniques - tow straps on the boat handles, "zinging", jumping in and out. hot, and hard work but interesting and unique. then into the waters of Lake Lemon for 2 out-n-back runs (CP8 and 9). saw WEDALI, SOG, and Bushwhacker in the woods at CP9 and then found a present from a mystery team back in our boat...who could it be??? paddled over to CP10 to pick up a raft and noticed outbound teams only had 2 paddlers, what is this? at the CP, race staff greeted us w a surprise mini-trek. we could split it up so David trekked while Jeff and I paddled the canoe/raft to CP11 and then the raft back to 10. on that voyage we passed WEDALI and interrogated them about the present. they acted innocent. hmmmmm (wascally wedalians). back at the take-out, we had time to stock up on water before David returned reporting fairly EZ/clean nav.
TREK 2, CPs 12-16 in order. everyone still feeling good, did a fair bit of road/trail running to 12 and then 13-15. re-upped on water at a camp before 15. sun set somewhere on the way to 15. took the flagged trail re-route between 15 and 16, then dropped almost straight on top of 16, but it wasn't there. hm. searched the creekbed high and low, SOG and Odyssey Masters caught us, finally found the flag near our original entry point in a brushy side channel. a little nerve-wracking but we pressed onward. ran a lot of the road back. we were starting to get hot but looked forward to a cooling bike. saw Carrie in TA, she told us we were top 5 (Tecnu, Dart-nuun, Untamed 1, Untamed 2, ALPINE SHOP!!!) and that was hugely motivating. flew out of TA with high spirits.
BIKE 2, no CPs, road ride. we stopped again for water at a house and were treated to some fine Hoosier Hospitality. my stomach was a little iffy but the breeze helped.
TREK 3, O-map, choose 4 out of 7 pairs. we rolled into TA and what? SOG? Odyssey Masters? we never saw them on the bike but they had beaten us into TA. confused about their route choice but no time to waste. i put on my trekking pants and owwwwww. my legs were tore up and rashy. Jeff offered to switch pants and his were much more comfortable, and stylish. we went north first and got T, U, P, Q (but not sure about order). then on the way south the boys got hit with heat. i still felt fine so did some punching. we had to slow down on the last 2 southern CPs to regroup and cool off. came back into TA having lost time on our little chase pack but really looking forward to the bike.
BIKE 3, CPs 17-20. we started to feel better and made good time on this leg. caught Odyssey Masters at CP20.
TREK 4, 6 CPs. we started this in 7th overall. took a side trip to the cabin to put on dry shoes (Hokas!! for me) and get water. Odyssey Masters got on the road just in front of us. in the first mile or so we saw three headlamps headed back towards us, it was Tecnu for the win, excited to cheer those guys on! we went AA-DD-EE-CC-BB-FF. it started raining and then we had lots of trouble w DD, i think 45 minutes' worth? that threw our nav mojo off and we were never really confident after that. Bushwhacker passed us just before EE. i had some trouble w my feet, and went through some low energy times. chocolate espresso beans and team love pulled me through. headlamp ran out of juice just before dawn. but we just kept moving and finally finished!
very proud of our result...8th overall and 7th coed. definitely had some mistakes but did a lot of things right, too. this field was so stacked with talent that even small mistakes just will not do. very impressive performances all around and so good to see a lot of friends from far away places. hey, it was so much fun, let's do it again in a week!!
BOOM! http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/race-repor...
TREK 1, 1.2mi prologue run on marked trails, not the most interesting way to split things up but got it done. we did this in bike shoes.
BIKE 1A, CP1, 15?mi mtb on marked trails, really fun singletrack that Brown County State Park is known for. i am glad they structured the race this way, letting us enjoy riding w/o worrying about nav. we got a good spot, top 10ish, in the field and didn't experience any congestion. jeff's fork started losing pressure but he was able to lock it out and ride on. he also got stung by a tracker jacker.
BIKE 1B, CPs 2-6, we went 2-3-5-4-6. saw Tecnu and Dart already with a healthy lead. on the long leg to CP6 we were caught by SOG, Odyssey Masters, and CPT. rode in a pack for a bit but decided to let them go on ahead. into TA1 somewhere in/close to top 10??
PADDLE 1, CPs 7-11 in order. first 5k (CP7) or so was "adventure paddle" which we was so much fun. we were around the same teams as we biked with and we were all sharing techniques - tow straps on the boat handles, "zinging", jumping in and out. hot, and hard work but interesting and unique. then into the waters of Lake Lemon for 2 out-n-back runs (CP8 and 9). saw WEDALI, SOG, and Bushwhacker in the woods at CP9 and then found a present from a mystery team back in our boat...who could it be??? paddled over to CP10 to pick up a raft and noticed outbound teams only had 2 paddlers, what is this? at the CP, race staff greeted us w a surprise mini-trek. we could split it up so David trekked while Jeff and I paddled the canoe/raft to CP11 and then the raft back to 10. on that voyage we passed WEDALI and interrogated them about the present. they acted innocent. hmmmmm (wascally wedalians). back at the take-out, we had time to stock up on water before David returned reporting fairly EZ/clean nav.
TREK 2, CPs 12-16 in order. everyone still feeling good, did a fair bit of road/trail running to 12 and then 13-15. re-upped on water at a camp before 15. sun set somewhere on the way to 15. took the flagged trail re-route between 15 and 16, then dropped almost straight on top of 16, but it wasn't there. hm. searched the creekbed high and low, SOG and Odyssey Masters caught us, finally found the flag near our original entry point in a brushy side channel. a little nerve-wracking but we pressed onward. ran a lot of the road back. we were starting to get hot but looked forward to a cooling bike. saw Carrie in TA, she told us we were top 5 (Tecnu, Dart-nuun, Untamed 1, Untamed 2, ALPINE SHOP!!!) and that was hugely motivating. flew out of TA with high spirits.
BIKE 2, no CPs, road ride. we stopped again for water at a house and were treated to some fine Hoosier Hospitality. my stomach was a little iffy but the breeze helped.
TREK 3, O-map, choose 4 out of 7 pairs. we rolled into TA and what? SOG? Odyssey Masters? we never saw them on the bike but they had beaten us into TA. confused about their route choice but no time to waste. i put on my trekking pants and owwwwww. my legs were tore up and rashy. Jeff offered to switch pants and his were much more comfortable, and stylish. we went north first and got T, U, P, Q (but not sure about order). then on the way south the boys got hit with heat. i still felt fine so did some punching. we had to slow down on the last 2 southern CPs to regroup and cool off. came back into TA having lost time on our little chase pack but really looking forward to the bike.
BIKE 3, CPs 17-20. we started to feel better and made good time on this leg. caught Odyssey Masters at CP20.
TREK 4, 6 CPs. we started this in 7th overall. took a side trip to the cabin to put on dry shoes (Hokas!! for me) and get water. Odyssey Masters got on the road just in front of us. in the first mile or so we saw three headlamps headed back towards us, it was Tecnu for the win, excited to cheer those guys on! we went AA-DD-EE-CC-BB-FF. it started raining and then we had lots of trouble w DD, i think 45 minutes' worth? that threw our nav mojo off and we were never really confident after that. Bushwhacker passed us just before EE. i had some trouble w my feet, and went through some low energy times. chocolate espresso beans and team love pulled me through. headlamp ran out of juice just before dawn. but we just kept moving and finally finished!
very proud of our result...8th overall and 7th coed. definitely had some mistakes but did a lot of things right, too. this field was so stacked with talent that even small mistakes just will not do. very impressive performances all around and so good to see a lot of friends from far away places. hey, it was so much fun, let's do it again in a week!!
BOOM! http://silkychrome.blogspot.com/2013/10/race-repor...
Thursday Oct 3, 2013 #
Tuesday Oct 1, 2013 #
9 AM
Run 28:00 [3] 3.0 mi (9:20 / mi)
shoes: Brooks PureGrit M7.5
EZ jog around the block
C • hoka 6
6 PM
Bike 48:00 [2] 9.0 mi (11.3 mph)
shoes: Niner Air9
spin through FP to the CX course. chatted w OT, he adjusted my FD, did a lap w him, and then rode home. so cool that i have to tell a 60yr old dude to "go slow" so i can keep up. i want to be him when i'm 60.