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Husband vs. Wife – the results are in.

Posted by sarianderson on June 9, 2009
Posted in: Race Results. Tagged: , , , , . 2 Comments

It was a terrific, long, painful and exhilarating weekend of racing at the Teva Mountain Games. Ian and I both competed in the Ultimate Mountain Challenge, a combination of four races over two days. It was a marathon weekend, which we couldn’t have gotten through without the help of my mother who flew in from RI to support us and watch Juniper.

Without further ado, let’s get to the racing:

Race 1 – Downriver Kayak Sprint
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Sari: 18:07
Ian: 17:51

Race 2 – Mountain Bike XC (Ian had to race 4 laps and I did 3 so we’ll do a little math here)
Sari: 1:44:07
Ian: total time: 2:18:56 ÷4 laps = 34:45:44 avg. lap time x 3 = 1:44:11

Race 3: 10K Trail Run
Sari: 1:01:58
Ian: 1:03:02

Race 4: Vail Pass Time Trial
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Sari: 36:26
Ian: 36:21

Final Cumulative Times
Sari: 3:40:49
Ian: 3:41:25

A difference of 47 seconds. So, I can claim bragging right this year, but clearly you can’t find a much more evenly matched couple.  Oh, and I won the real Ultimate Mountain Challenge, beating my good friend and super-tough competitor Gretchen Reeves.  Surprisingly, no other women signed up for the race (leaving a $500 prize unclaimed). Ian got 5th overall in the men’s pro division.  Read more here.

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We’re off to Richmond, VA this weekend to visit Ian’s family and race the Xterra Atlantic Cup on Sunday. Hope I’ve recovered by then….

Husband vs. Wife

Posted by sarianderson on June 4, 2009
Posted in: Racing News, Random Fun. Tagged: , , . 3 Comments
Teva Mtn. Games 2008

The family, including my mom, is headed over to Vail this weekend for the Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge.  Last year I raced well for the four events – downriver kayak, mountain bike, trail 10k and Vail Pass time trial – to place second among the women behind Gretchen Reeves and just ahead of Keri Nelson.  I know Gretchen is back to defend her title and I believe Keri will be back trying to better her performance from last year.  I’m not sure how fit I’m feeling this year, but the challenge will be a good one.

After running around with Juniper in tow last year, Ian decided he was up for the challenge this year.  It was a difficult decision whether to race pro or amateur but after some coaxing from me he decided to go for the pro race.  The only difference is the mountain bike race – 4 laps versus 2.  The pro women do three laps of the mountain bike course so unfortunately Ian and I aren’t quite racing head to head.  Bummer, because that would have been the best race out there.

Ian and I will still be battling it out in the kayak race, 10k and hill climb.  It should be some fun, family competition.  May the best spouse win!