Training Log Archive: Skidder

Event: Bon Echo SAC Race
 

SAC Bon Echo was a very tough race as AR sprints go......
We struggled in the paddle due to Shifty slip sliding around on his knee pads and we were front heavy and plowing a bit and so lost time but we still were in sight of the top teams at the end of a 2:15 minute paddle running about 10th.
A quick bike and we headed off into what was a challenging and fun trek....especially with CP6 almost a km out of position. We reached CP6 in '7th' but as it was out of position and some teams skipped it altogether - and the organizers are recalculating times it all means very little. This was despite a minor nav mistake that cost us 10-15 minutes of retracing some distance along Trudeau lake to the South-East. From 6 to 6A we did OK but a real poor root choice from 6A to 7 plus we didn't nav that section very well probably cost us 45 minutes. Despite all that I expect we will be close to top 10 when the organizers finish calculating everything which isn't bad for a strong field of 100 teams.

Wildlife watch - while swamping between 6 and 6A we got very close and personal with a 18" snapping turtle who didn't seem very afraid of us - we got within 3 or 4' before he dove....

Good morning spin to get warmed up for the day.

Ran the road route hard this morning to see how my pace is coming along. Still no Shifty or A-man but its coming along.

Bash: treed a raccoon and saw 2 bunny rabbits

C • Wildlife 1

Good hard upper body work-out with a good core set. Make up for skipping it yesterday.

Took a few minutes to get the legs going but they road in well and I felt real good after 10-15 minutes of warm-up.