Thank you ladies for a wonderful weekend, oh and the bruises.
Warmed up and ready to rock. Michelle, Kelly, Carol and I stayed the night before in Milton and easily got to the start line. What I really liked was the other participants. They were so supportive of us 40+ chicks and we got lots of recognition of our cool name and shirts.
We set up a sweet camp with all our food, first aid, water, and a change of clothes. Kelly had brought a canvass cover and I brought a tarp, we were cool, dry, and looked like we knew what we were doing.
After a "find the flag" opening, 7 km bike, Kelly and I tackled the escarpment, one hell of a hill was waiting for us. Not only did you have to run up the hill but you had to run down it too - killer on the quads both ways.
The bike route was totally doable and had a couple of tricky spots and with more confidence I could kill it next time. Thank you Lennie for letting me borrow your bike, it was perfect. Mine still has a mystery flat and his was really strong. I felt great but needed more practice days.
After 8 hours, we completed 5 laps, 55+ km! and became great friends. I was exhausted and hurt from some obstacle course falls.Not sure if I will do this race again. You really need to be a terrific, fast, cross country runner in order to not let your team down. Having great endurance is great but you must be quick.
I had not really trained this summer with our trips out east and west. My knee has been bothering me and by the end of the day, I could hardly walk :( MRI next week.
