Dark Mountain Challenge - Oct 3rd - Wilkesboro, NC
Karen won the overall female competition in her 8+ mile kayak race. She has won overall before, but not at this length and not with very close competition. And more importantly, she had a perfectly executed race. I was extremely proud of her patience in taking the lead. She waited until well into the 2nd half before she pounced on the female leader and sprinted in for the win. That's exactly the way to do it! Congratulations Karen!!
I took 2nd overall in the off road triathlon. I was first off the water although there was a guy in a Thunderbolt who wasn't far behind and Dwight Shuler was in his Firebolt just behind 2nd place. We all came out of the water probably within 30 seconds of each other and hit a steep hill immediately afterward on foot. It was so steep you had to walk. Kind of strange to be duking it out for the overall lead and simply walking at the beginning of the run leg. We would later hit other hills just as steep as that over 4.5 miles. I was still in 1st after the run, but again, not by much. The bike leg was somewhat technical, but mostly just very hilly. Pretty fun course actually -- unless you just paddled and ran hard before-hand. Still, it was a fairly enjoyable roller coaster ride. Dwight had a definite edge on me for the bike as I figured he would. Dude is strong on the bike and living in the mountains can only help. There was one descent where he got up to 47 mph and I had hit 43 mph in the same spot. Pretty thrilling ride. He ended up winning the overall. Congrats to him! Karen and I had a nice time visiting with him and his girlfriend. They're like minded folks and good company.
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