Race Day

Talking strategy? Who knows - but Jeff Coudron decided to ditch his shoes/socks at the last minute.

Plowin' around the corner. They both were very smooth in the boat today.

They came in before I expected them. Photo is blurry - was too busy cheering them in.

"God Am I Finally Done?" Goose is very pleased with his race today.

Well it really started last night. Goose went out to get the crap out of his legs - came back in the that smile upside down :(. He has "pulled" his calf muscle a little earlier in the week. Not much to talk about so he didn't Well yesterday, he must have finished the job. So he started icing his leg hoping to get rid of the pull. As of 8:00 last night, he didn't think he would race. We talked about him canoeing and riding and then not running. So he put a call into Egg to tell him save your gas - he just wasn't sure.

This morning, leg was still really tender, but we headed out. Beautiful overcast/cool day - perfect day to race. Talked to his partner, Jeff Coudron, about the running portion. Like Jeff C. said, "we are here to have fun - do what you can and HAVE FUN". The took off in the canoe like people were sitting still. They ended up being the second canoe in - they had staggered starts, which put them out front at this time. Goose and Jeff had already decided ahead of time that Goose would just stay on his wheel. Coudron is a strong cyclist and knew he could pull old PoPo around (hehe). We did the math and it looks like they averaged 24.99999 mph - Goose is really happy with the bike portion and THANKS TO ALL THE COWS! I really wasn't sure if he was going to run, but he headed out. The motivation sat in and discovered his leg wasn't going to hurt any more if he ran faster. So he did. He finished within seconds of his last year's time, but given the fact that his calf muscle is pulled - he is thrilled.

On the way home I asked him if he would classify this as a no chain day - YEP!