Training Log Archive: Bash

My CNYO Rogaine teammate JayXC lives near the Finger Lakes and just got an Epic V10 Sport surfski so I had the perfect excuse to drive down early for a peaceful sunset paddle on Hemlock Lake. We switched boats at the far end of the lake and although the surfski definitely felt tippy, I didn't swim. This was fortunate since the lake is a public drinking water supply and there was a big sign warning against any body contact with the water. I apparently wasn't pushing the surfski's limits though since I didn't make it move any faster than the kayak. JayXC is so lucky to have this beautiful, quiet lake close to home!

Funderstorm and I are doing the North Face Endurance Challenge in San Francisco on Dec. 3. She's doing 50K and I'm going to attempt my first 50-miler. Who else is coming for a nice seafood dinner with some Napa Valley red followed by a post-race hot fudge sundae? The 50-miler is worth 2 points toward UTMB and the 50K is worth 1 point. (You need 5 points.)

I love that Torontonians greeted Jack Layton's coffin with applause and bicycle bells. He would have loved it too.

Fyi, I've been continuing to update the Wilderness Traverse Live Coverage page with links to racer photo albums and reports. If you've got any material you're willing to share, please e-mail me. If you have a Facebook album, I'd like the public link that non-Facebook users can see - "Edit Album...Edit Photos" and go to the fine print at the very bottom.
http://www.wildernesstraverse.com/index.php?option...

Leaderboard has been updated to reflect SportIdent times at unmanned CPs, plus I changed the finish times to the exact SI times rather than "volunteer's watch" times. This didn't affect rankings but a few teams' finish times changed by a minute or two.

OK, so I need to know which experienced racer is going to be pregnant next summer so she can be my co-pilot doing live coverage at Race HQ for Wilderness Traverse 2012. P.S. Thanks, Dee - you did an awesome job! :))