Training Log Archive: Timato

Putting out the final controls for today's race. Took the cyclocross bike out including some riding in Breithaupt, which I always find so fun.

I had no idea what to expect today when I decided to put an adventure race on to celebrate Aubrey's first birthday. Teams consisted of seasoned adventure racers, friends with different levels of fitness and my family including Aubrey's grandparents. Leading up to the race I'm pretty sure most of the family wished they could drop out as they were nervous about how hard it would be.

In the end I think everyone had a lot of fun, including the grandparents.

I will definitely have to re-think the handicaps for next year. Any team that had someone under 3 on it was able to double the score. This meant that Mick cleaned up. He would have been in the top 3 had he not gotten the handicap, but with the handicap he won by 700 points. It was incredible to watch him pull his son John around for 2.5 hours in the bike carrier and backpack. At one point there was 2 options for leaving Bechtel park, you could either go around on the road or you could cut across the grassy/muddy trails, guess which one Mick took?

Thanks everyone for coming and making the day so much fun.

C • Thank *you*! 6

Out setting more controls for tomorrow's big race.

C • I'm so nervous... 2

Out setting some controls for Aubrey's birthday party. I was pretty muddy and wet when I got home, I would have thought the stream crossing would have cleaned more of the mud off than it did.

First day for me to take Aubrey to day care. So rather then just sticking her in the car and driving her I got up early (5:30) to fit in my run and then get the bike chariot all ready to go. After dropping her off and then dropping the chariot off I continued on to work. Then Kristen called to inform me that she didn't have her car keys (I had locked them in the trunk of the Subraru) and she needed to move the cars for the workmen who had arrived. So back home again and then back to work.

Oh well, I still consider this to be a success.

C • you get more done before 9am then most people do all day 4

Hill-er-vals x 4

4 loops of my hill loop in Breithaupt ever 9:30.

Times for each loop were:
7:48
7:35
7:35
7:25