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Saturday Sep 25, 2021 #
Adventure Racing race 7:40:00 [3]
It's been over two years since I've been able to log an adventure race! The last one I did was RockstAR in 2019 with Mike!
Amber and I were signed up for STT in May of 2020, and then had Alisha and Kristen join us to make a fun foursome for the Trek course on Saturday. I felt more nervous than I thought I should have because it had been so long away from racing.
We got real lucky with the weather and I'd say it was darned near perfect for racing. Kristen brought a kayak cart that we used to transport both of our canoes down to the water. It was a bit finicky, but still easier I think than carrying them both, especially up the hill at the end of the paddle!
The paddle went smoothly. It was a bit windier than expected at times, but lots of fun. Our transitions always felt efficient but unhurried. Given the staggered start times, I was surprised at how many other people we seemed to be around, especially at the beginning of the course.
I really enjoyed all of the bike sections, especially since Amber and I had unknowingly done most of the course when we were up there for a weekend in April, so none of the hills came as a surprise, and if anything they felt much easier at the end of a good biking season. The super mucky trail / hike a bike section wasn't as bad as I expected, and my "it never always get worse mantra" held true and it was over fairly quickly.
The treks were my least favourite. I was worried about my achilles, especially on the muddy downhills, and felt like I wasted a lot of emotional energy dealing with this. By the time we did the advanced trek, I wasn't really enjoying trekking and was happy to be getting back on the bikes for the short ride to the finish.
All in all, it was a fun, smooth, and successful day with great company. One thing that I haven't done a lot of in the absence of races is really suffer a bit out there on long days, so if there was anything that felt untrained, it was that! Cleaning up my gear at home yesterday, I was thinking about how much I couldn't wait for Sean to announce what next year would look like!
Amber and I were signed up for STT in May of 2020, and then had Alisha and Kristen join us to make a fun foursome for the Trek course on Saturday. I felt more nervous than I thought I should have because it had been so long away from racing.
We got real lucky with the weather and I'd say it was darned near perfect for racing. Kristen brought a kayak cart that we used to transport both of our canoes down to the water. It was a bit finicky, but still easier I think than carrying them both, especially up the hill at the end of the paddle!
The paddle went smoothly. It was a bit windier than expected at times, but lots of fun. Our transitions always felt efficient but unhurried. Given the staggered start times, I was surprised at how many other people we seemed to be around, especially at the beginning of the course.
I really enjoyed all of the bike sections, especially since Amber and I had unknowingly done most of the course when we were up there for a weekend in April, so none of the hills came as a surprise, and if anything they felt much easier at the end of a good biking season. The super mucky trail / hike a bike section wasn't as bad as I expected, and my "it never always get worse mantra" held true and it was over fairly quickly.
The treks were my least favourite. I was worried about my achilles, especially on the muddy downhills, and felt like I wasted a lot of emotional energy dealing with this. By the time we did the advanced trek, I wasn't really enjoying trekking and was happy to be getting back on the bikes for the short ride to the finish.
All in all, it was a fun, smooth, and successful day with great company. One thing that I haven't done a lot of in the absence of races is really suffer a bit out there on long days, so if there was anything that felt untrained, it was that! Cleaning up my gear at home yesterday, I was thinking about how much I couldn't wait for Sean to announce what next year would look like!