Training Log Archive: glewis

Simple spin on a busy day.

Something to get moving again.

We were surprised at the business of the TA, even more so at the number of teams who were electing to sleep this close to the finish. We TA'd somewhat efficiently, got some hot foot, grabbed trekking poles (which turned out to be lifesavers for me), and set off with a plan in mind to get all of the CPs but to start with the biggest pocket of them first. We had to leave TA by 8, so we had plenty of time. The CPs on this section were paired (had to get both A and B to receive credit for one CP), but getting them all would eliminate any of that strategy. Our pace was conservative, but we started clicking off CPs without much issue. 66B was a little tough on a hilltop, but we honed in on it eventually. Around 68A we ran into Bones, who were still trudging along despite having their race blow up on Friday morning. We hit a boatload of diffifculty from here trying to find 68B. We attacked more times than I can count and continually ended up in a deep swamp with no sign of an island. Kit got herself in some of the thickest sawgrass we've ever seen. After more than an hour of searching with no less than 5 other teams, we temporarily pulled the plug on it and head to the western part of the course. We planned to cycle back through this area afterwards with fresher heads. After gathering some post-race intel, it sounds like we may not have traveled far enough south, despite being way over our pace count. MRC had been able to find it from a billboard, which we did come across. The tracker cuts off just as we began searching, so it's hard to tell how close we were and where we were wrong. We had only just arrived onto the road taking us westward when a race van pulled up and told us to get in. MRC was in the back, having been picked up while biking. This was the end of the race.