Rocked the Cradle

(Philly Cradle of Liberty Race)
 

So why do I always plan events the day before a race?  Ideally it's a relaxing day.  But K-Rocks comes first, and her adventure party is already two months over due.

HRC--Expect Anything

Our first High Rock Challenge (HRC) was a “don’t know what to expect” kinda of day. We had been stoked for months about this race, but things looked bad the week before the race. My teammate--Dog-- took a nasty mountain biking fall, followed three days later by an ill-advised playground incident that left him bruised and hobbling two days before the race. Doctor cleared him to go—but we didn’t know what to expect.

Blood on the Trail in Hibernia

Well we’re back for our second run at the Hibernia Duathlon. Better training this year, and a year stronger, so we're feeling good. Bonus—we remembered the inhaler. Dog had been able to conquer all of the climbs on the course during our practice rides, so our goal of shaving a half hour from our time feels very do-able. But we'll soon learn that conditioning doesn't guarantee success.