Sunday, August 26, 2012

Trail Racing???

Well, the Continental Divide Trail Raced with Crystal Craig, Suzanne Sullivan, Carl Dixon, and Andy Sheppard, is in the history books.
I'm not sure it can be called a  "race"!  More like a climb, run, crawl, walk!! 
It was an experience, never before encountered, and I loved it!
From the trip up and overnight stay @ Freeborne's, to the awards ceremony!
Suzanne, Crystal, and I (along with our significant others), enjoyed a few awesome meals, a few beers, some wine @ Freeborne's Eatery, as we relaxed on Friday, getting ready for the race.  In between lunch and dinner, we went to the Thistle Meadow Winery for some wine tasting too!
Then Saturday---we all completed the most grueling 10K ever!  The crowd was small, but many elites in attendance.  Some of the men and women in the race were AMAZING!
Great job to Carl, Hollis, and Suzanne, who all won awards!
And, Suzanne and I won awards--1st in our age group, but then got them "stripped" because we were not USATF members(guess we need to join)!  Oh, well, in our hearts, we know we're winners and now know how Lance Armstrong feels-Ha!
I feel we'll do it again next year, and coach...we definately will need more hills and trails to prepare.  Perhaps a few trips to the mountains to actually experience the true topography of the race would be in order!
Another great experience with the Evolve Running Squad!!

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