Where have I been? Living High Cloud and taking on the Double MusselMan!
Hi All,
It has been too long since our last post! So sorry, I has been crazy busy this week coming back from a Double MusselMan in Geneva, NY, coordinating a quick trip to San Francisco this weekend, a mission to Africa and Peru in Sept and Oct and finishing the last touches of PeasantMan reaching the High Cloud Tri which is next weekend (July 25th).
So to give you a quick update on recent news, these past few weeks have been full of work and excitement! On June 19th, High Cloud gave a $1,000 grant to provide triathlon training camps to unprivileged children here in the DC area. The grant was given to Achieve Kids at a nice reception held here in DC. High Cloud loves helping these wonderful children – here are some pictures of this great event:
This is us with some of the kids who will benefit from High Cloud’s grant
This pic is with Mayor Fenty, a great friend and triathlete!
For our 4th of July weekend, we had a nice bike ride with Mindy on Friday (50 miles), went on a 93 mile bike ride on Sunday and finished with an amazing BBQ at our friend, Jason’s house! Whew! What a great way to celebrate our Independence.
This is Mindy! Super happy after our nice bike ride! Thanks Jason for the BBQ, it was delish!
Last weekend, we went up to Geneva, New York with more than 20 of our closest friends to race at Musselman! I raced the Double MusselMan which consists of the Sprint Tri on Saturday and the Half IronMan distance 70.3 on Sunday. We had a blast and here is a quick race report of this DoubleDeal!
Swim: Was a beach start. Really nice and organized. I was a bit tired from racing the day before so it took me a few minutes to find a good rhythm.
The worst part of the swim was the seaweed and the water that kept getting in my goggles. The best part of the swim was seeing the little mussels swimming underneath the water. Very nice!
Bike: Windy and rolling! The worst part was the accident that I had to witness in front of my eyes at mile 20. This freaked me out so bad that I literally stopped twice to refuel. I was really in panic mode after seeing that bike accident. The best part of the bike was the amazing scenery with beautiful vineyards, farms, and lovely lakes!….oh and I got to see tons of cattle) and we rode for miles and miles along Seneca Lake.
Run: Hilly very hilly!
The run flew by even though it was full of rolling hills. This race was definitely a thumbs up! I placed 7th on the Sprint and 10th on the Half Ironman in my age group! Oh, and big Kudos to my Team Mate Chris for winning the Musselman! What a weekend!
I can’t wait for the amazing wineries and vineyards that I am going see while riding and running this weekend at VineMan!
Now I leave you with the quote of the week: “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore, Dream, Discover.” Mark Twain
Stay tuned for more updates!!
Cheers and Hugs,
