Swiftcurrent Reflections

The official post-race photo

The ninth year running this awful race. I got a nice slow time of 2:01:45 (my clock) which is #8 on my nine finishes. Only second time over two hours. Sad, but true: Bill is slow.

It was great seeing Michael, Jennifer, Olivia and the Boise gang. Will next year be my last???

More photos here.
Meg’s blog post here.

This is year 9. Meg and I fly over to Boise for my 9th Race to Robie Creek. Training has been okay, but I was sick on Monday, so that certainly didn’t help. We’ll see how that effects my time. Plus, I’m not getting any younger….

It will be good to see Michael and his family. This year will be a bit different with the absence of Mark. He’s usually the get-sick-right-before-Robie guy, so I guess I had to take up that mantel…

At the finish of my 8th Race to Robie Creek

The race is over. I’m happy. I took it easy this year, and was rewarded. While my time was a bit slower, but not my slowest, I felt way better at the finish than any previous race. I was actually up for more mountain biking on Sunday, where I normally quietly pray that we head home after the first pedal turn. I’m happy with that. Next up is a 200-mile bike relay race from Boise to Sun Valley in June. Should be fun.

This last week has been nuts. Upon returning from Boise, Meg had gone out and bought a new house. Now new house. Now we have got to move. Some small things like Meg painting her office and me sealing the granite counter tops and getting all the lights and things working. We pack feverishly at home at night and hope for a dry Saturday in which to move. I have talked with the property management about renting the house, but still need to get carpet people lined up… I can’t wait for it all to be done. Then we will just need to deal with a wedding