The Race

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1) Trail Run - approx 1-1/2 miles up and down the hill and thru the river 2) Kayaking - approx 2 miles, upstream, downstream, then back upstream 3) Mountain Biking - approx ? miles, up and down the hill 4) A Mystery Event - ended up being another RUN... approx ? miles thru 3 checkpoints.


	Everyone getting ready at the starting line, roughly around 9am

READY, SET....

	GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...and they are OFF!!!! Ruth, Rick, Nicole & Bill mixed in the pack

	crashing up the hill...

After running up the steep hill, which zigged and zagged, you could see them up on the ridge of the hill within a few minutes

	...and the Buzzards were even ready - we counted 9 of them hovering the runners

in come the Weekend Animals to the "transition area" finishing with the 1st leg of the race


The guys taking time to grab a drink of Gatorade prior to starting Leg 2 of the race

	Rich & Bill are scooting down the river on "leg 2" (Bill is in back - has Blue cap on)

	The last upstream stretch of this segment of the race




	Ruth & Nicole made it back from Leg 1 of the race while the guys were kayaking - here, they head off to start leg 2 of the race


Rich & Bill are back from the Kayaking - heading for their biking gear Notice other bikers heading up the steep hill behind Bill & Rich
	...and they are off... they thought... that hill is REALLY STEEP, lots steeper than when we ran up it!!!

...and trust me, after running up to the 1st two turns of the hill to take these pictures... it was STEEP and I couldn't even see the end of the climb!!!!


	After the guys took off, we went down to catch Nicole & Ruth coming in for the home stretch of the Kayaking... and of course we gave them encouragement... "STROKE, STROKE, STROKE..."



	Ruth getting geared up for Leg 3 of the race, getting a pep talk from Glenda...
meanwhile...
	*...what race would be complete without the agony of de-feet... actually, de-knees* - Nicole's knees gave out, ending the race for the women**
Nicole & Ruth - discussing ending their participation, as a team, in this race

The Transition Area was kind of thin and empty, while the bulk of the participants were on leg 3 of the race.



	Bill & Rich come riding in from Leg 3 of the race

	Once in the Transition Area, getting ready for Leg 4 of the race, the Mystery Event, Bill & Ruth discuss the demise of the female team Bill is getting his water pack on as Rich adjusts his gloves

Ruth not being the quitting type personality, she decided to finish Leg 4 of the race with the guys Here they are coming in for the Finish Line - 3 HOURS of grueling physical endurance!!!!



	The Finishing Team: Bill, Ruth & Rich CONGRATULATIONS!!! "Weekend Animal" (male) Finishing Time "There Yet" (female) Finishing Time (3 events)


	Time to relax and gather up the equipment for this year, feeling GREAT about the accomplishment! ...and a SPECIAL "atta boy" to Bill, accomplishing this with only 1 month of training, after getting volunteered by Ruth, after Rich's original partner bailed on him