Archive for June, 2007

German Swimmers

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Every day when I leave the pool I have to walk through a jungle of skinny, blond, long-legged, but mostly very very tall German swimmers. The men, yes they are tall, but not unusually tall. The women, they are shockingly tall. The whole German team congregates in a small area near the […]

Riding and More Riding

Sunday, June 24th, 2007

Last weekend Troy and I (sort of) rode the Kaibab Monster Cross mtb ride. Only 2 people did the whole thing as it was mapped out, which came to about 135 miles, all off road. Everyone else cut short at varying points, but everyone rode over 100 miles. Troy, Blair, the race […]

More fun from Deuces Wild

Monday, June 11th, 2007

I forgot to mention some of the things that made the Deuces Wild Xterra such a fun event:
-finish line popsicles…what a treat!
-finish line medals…and they were really nice too!
-pushup contest at the awards ceremony where I won an entry in to the next national Xterra. I don’t think I really bested all the […]

Deuces Wild, 24 of 1, and a Snake

Tuesday, June 5th, 2007

The Deuces Wild off road triathlon was super fun last weekend. I had no idea just how beautiful that part of Show Low is. I have been to the White Mountains before but I don’t think I’ve spent nearly enough time exploring there. The race is held at Fool’s Hollow which is […]