Race Recap
So, I have been putting off doing a race recap due to the fact both Xterra's have sucked so bad.
Xterra West: Dom and I made it into the I.E. (inland empire) on thursday before the race. All was good, saw Kahuna Dave and others seting up the race compound in the record heat. We got out onto the bike course soon there after. The bike course is a great one, lots of ups and downs but no shade at all. This is due to the big fires they had in that area some time ago. Everything was going ok, both a little tired from the flight. Dom felt it nessisry to crash and roll around in the dirt for a while. scuffing his knee and elbow pretty good and twisting himself up like a pretzel. We made it back to the hotel ordered ups some zza (pizza) and went to bed. The next morning we got a good 30 min. run in and then took off down to Carlsbad to meet up with Chris from 2XU. We sell there stuff at the store and love it. He was able to get us our new race suits printed with our Targetraining logos and we each picked up some of the new compression tights which we wore to bed the next two nights. Saturday was pretty chill we took another look at the course, and witnessed people dropong like fly's trying to get throught the 21k trail running race. WE then had dinner at a great Italian resurant with Kate, my cousin, and Dom sister.
Race day. All was going to plan got out well in the swim even thought i had claw mark up and down my back. Came out of the water a little behind Josiah Middaugh. He is always someone i love to ride with. I know if we work together we can catch most of the field. As soon as i hit the bike my legs went away. Not sure what was going on I sucked it up and keep trying to drive the pace. 10min. I felt it all slip away. There was nothng there, nothing I could do. I finished rthe first loop of the bike and went right to the car. Got my run shorts on and took off to watch the rest of the race. Dom was having a great race and he too was sticking to this plan. It worked really well till he tried to run up a 20% grade right out of T2 which the top 4 guys all walked up. Dom Blow, and gouild not catch his breath for the rest of the race. Dom Ended up going from 6th to 18th on the run. Not what we had hoped for before heading all the way across the country.
The trip back was ok packed up our bikes, then chilled with the boulder crew till it was time to make the drive to LAX. This is were we had the most fun all trip. Drank some beers, told storys, and got lost (like Spinal Tap) in the baowls of the airport. We made it in to JFK at bout 6am. only to have it take more then and hour for them to find our bikes. By the time we made it to the car and on the highway, it was full on rush hour. We hit up Queen, Bronx, western Ct. all trying to get dom to work at 10am. for a PT session. All and all it took a few days to recover from the travel.
My love for Donuts runs very deep
Dom's Knee
New Tri Kit
LAX!
Xterra West: Dom and I made it into the I.E. (inland empire) on thursday before the race. All was good, saw Kahuna Dave and others seting up the race compound in the record heat. We got out onto the bike course soon there after. The bike course is a great one, lots of ups and downs but no shade at all. This is due to the big fires they had in that area some time ago. Everything was going ok, both a little tired from the flight. Dom felt it nessisry to crash and roll around in the dirt for a while. scuffing his knee and elbow pretty good and twisting himself up like a pretzel. We made it back to the hotel ordered ups some zza (pizza) and went to bed. The next morning we got a good 30 min. run in and then took off down to Carlsbad to meet up with Chris from 2XU. We sell there stuff at the store and love it. He was able to get us our new race suits printed with our Targetraining logos and we each picked up some of the new compression tights which we wore to bed the next two nights. Saturday was pretty chill we took another look at the course, and witnessed people dropong like fly's trying to get throught the 21k trail running race. WE then had dinner at a great Italian resurant with Kate, my cousin, and Dom sister.
Race day. All was going to plan got out well in the swim even thought i had claw mark up and down my back. Came out of the water a little behind Josiah Middaugh. He is always someone i love to ride with. I know if we work together we can catch most of the field. As soon as i hit the bike my legs went away. Not sure what was going on I sucked it up and keep trying to drive the pace. 10min. I felt it all slip away. There was nothng there, nothing I could do. I finished rthe first loop of the bike and went right to the car. Got my run shorts on and took off to watch the rest of the race. Dom was having a great race and he too was sticking to this plan. It worked really well till he tried to run up a 20% grade right out of T2 which the top 4 guys all walked up. Dom Blow, and gouild not catch his breath for the rest of the race. Dom Ended up going from 6th to 18th on the run. Not what we had hoped for before heading all the way across the country.
The trip back was ok packed up our bikes, then chilled with the boulder crew till it was time to make the drive to LAX. This is were we had the most fun all trip. Drank some beers, told storys, and got lost (like Spinal Tap) in the baowls of the airport. We made it in to JFK at bout 6am. only to have it take more then and hour for them to find our bikes. By the time we made it to the car and on the highway, it was full on rush hour. We hit up Queen, Bronx, western Ct. all trying to get dom to work at 10am. for a PT session. All and all it took a few days to recover from the travel.
My love for Donuts runs very deep
Dom's Knee
New Tri Kit
LAX!
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