When Animals Attack

A couple of friends and I did the Portland Tri this last Sunday as a relay; Scott, the swimmer, Lindsay, the cyclist, and I, the runner made up team "When animals Attack IV". Because my team mates are awesome, we finished first in the mixed relay division. Scott, after doing Ironman Canada last weekend, swam a great leg, Lindsay who has been a cycling fool lately and part time hasher (please see definitions one and two) rocked the bike like no women can, and I ran the anchor, a respectable 10K. I think we knew we had a good chance to take the mixed relay division, but the point was to have a good time, do legs we excel at and just be.

For me it was really good to just go out and run a 10K. I have been craving a good fast distance run. It was all flat; I had it easy. Scott had to swim in the Willamette (not the cleanest river in the US), which was an out and back.; after turning around the pier of the Morrison bridge it was upstream baby and from what I hear the current was not insignificant; he did it and with a smiling face as always. Lindsay is a powerful cyclist who likes open flats she can hammer. This bike course is not flat. It is a three loop route that includes the climb up Barbour Blvd out of downtown Portland, it is not steep but it ain't flat either, it is a tough. Making it even tougher is the short but significant climb up Capitol Hwy. from Barbour to Terwilliger Blvd. The descent down Terwilliger back into town does not quite make up for the climb but I am sure it was a reprieve, a pretty tough TT for her and she did it with the aplomb and tenacity that she always brings to competition.

Thanks Scott and Lindsay for a good Sunday Morning. I still have all the prizes, we will split the booty soon.




















The results.

Swim	00:28:02.800
T1	00:01:36.400
Bike	01:15:27.400
T2	00:00:24.300
Run	00:39:39.800

Total 02:25:10.700