First Race of the Year! 2010 US Bank Pole Peddle Paddle
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| 2010 US BANK PPP |
XC SKI
BIKE
RUN
PADDLE
SPRINT
The 2010 US Bank Pole Peddle Paddle was a banner year! Did we win? Nope. Were we top 3 in our bracket? Not even close... Well OK, from a competitive side, we are not looking to go pro any time soon but each of us on the team tacked a PR up on the wall at the end of the day!
Near the inception of our disheveled and bedraggled team of misfits, a question was asked... Who knows how to cross country ski? I answered with a very confident (Confident that I would not be chosen as the one...), "I haven't cross country skied since I was 8!". Their unanimous response was, "Great! You're our guy!". Two months and a few days later - just one hour before our race start, I found myself asking anyone who would answer me, "How do I clip these on my feet?" Fifteen minutes after that, I found myself asking anyone who even smiled in my direction, "Can you teach me how to do this?" Forty Five minutes later, I found myself struggling through 50 min and 10K of cornmeal. I have included some footage below of my final climb into the finish shoot and a visual description of what happens when you ask lots of the right questions but fail to ask them all.... "How do I get these skis off when I am done?"
My second leg was the 20 mile bike from Bachelor to Bend. For this, I felt fantastic - regardless of my 50 min energy burn on skis just before. Given it was mostly downhill (there were two short climbs) I felt I posted a solid time.
Dis: 19.8 mi
Time: 41.5 min
Ave Speed: 28.9 mph
Ave HR: 178 bpmOverall, a total blast!
Then it was our magic marathoner, Adam's turn at the wheel. Once we found each other at the transition (what a few minutes in a race?) - he set off at top speed! Adam, what was it? 6 minute miles???? Anyway, Adam rocked the course tagging Eric our pro kayak expert.
On a lighter note, our professional paddler forgot... didn't know... or maybe just wanted to look supper macho by leaving the plug out of the kayak and having to dump the water 3 times during the paddle portion of the race. Needless to say, he still posted the best time of the day - for him :). He also managed to say, "To hell with the man, and purposely drowned his Blackberry in the process. Way to go Eric - you are an inspiration to all of us chained to our cells.
Adam, Eric... Great job gentlemen... Can't wait to kill it again next year!
Although next year, I will try to get out there before 1:00 AM in the morning...
P.S. Favorite Quote of the day...
"I am pretty sure I was still buzzed when I woke up this morning..." - Adam
