July

Weeeeeee Did It!
Clayton, Ryan, Hans and I finished our second Adventure Race this year, In Summit County (Breckenridge) Colorado. The weather was perfect, a bit cloudy and around 70 degrees. After much debate we decided our strategy would be.... go faster than the other teams. It was a difficult decision but after weighing the options it quite frankly made more sense than the alternatives. This time we started with a mile and a half run to the water with all of our canoeing gear in tow. I know, I know, it sounds easy, but... in all honesty, I was a bit tired and not exactly able to keep up with the boys. Once we were in the water, after Hans and Ryan carefully selected a canoe that was well inflated with a securely attached back seat, I have to say we did rather well. After finishing the canoe we had yet another, lovely run back to the gear drop. Luckily Clayton carried my paddle this time so it was a bit easier. Biking was next, and in my opinion the most fun, a bit scary in parts. Several steep hills, where the trail was nothing but rocks. This didn't stop the men careening down trying to convince me that its actually safer and all I need to do is lean back, and turn my knees out. Never mind that my feet are clipped in and I cant bail should the need arise. This is the second time I've used clips and still have to think about stopping well in advance. With a few minor mapping hiccups and a slightly risky course alternative we went out on our own, (off the beaten path) which proved to our advantage. It put us in First Place, not only in our division of eleven teams but overall as well. The last leg of the race was the run. Also fun, the check points were well hidden this time and we had to split up to find the Flags once we thought we were close. Overall we were pretty accurate in our orienteering having run past just one of the flags. We finished the race well in advance of the other teams in our division taking First Place, and second overall. That's two for two. GO TEAM!