Solomon Triumphs at the Methow Winter Triathlon

The Bearded Man Out Front!                (photo courtesy of MVSTA)

First let me start by saying thank you to all of our great sponsors that have stepped up with all of the generous support for the upcoming season, your contributions big and small are much appreciated. I think that we have to potential the create a very unique team, with a focus on building or expanding a cycling community through the prism of competition and camaraderie. (ok that was a bit sappy and sounded like a mission statement) Any way, thank you, in a big way. Without you all this whole think could not happen.

On to the racing....  First race of the (Bike) season and I seem to have found some cobwebs in more places than one. I don't know if it's the fact that my wife Brandy and I are building a house or that  I'm slammed at work, or that we have two kids under the age of two, but I spent last week running around without my brain. As I explained to Dave A. on the way to the race, I seem to have had my brain cut down by a third per child, (not that I had much brain to begin with). Here is my list of race week follies in chronological order, (for the juniors on the team remember do as I say, not as I do, or as I say I do.) 

1. Waited to sign up for the race at 9pm the night online registration closed (at end of business day.) 

2. Morning after, begged Mike to let me in the race without paying the $10 late registration fee, but forgot my checkbook to pay him. Payed with I.O.U. 

3. Race day, forgot checkbook again. (I.O.U again please ?)  

4. After telling Dave about racing the ski rodeo with out my race number on, I'm standing on the line and reminded by his wife Tedra that I am not wearing my bib yet again. (lucky for me it was only in my back pocket.)

5. Finished the race, and am packing the kids in the car when reminded by Dave that I forgot my bike in the transition zone. (It's not like I'm going to need it any time soon with two feet of snow on the ground still.)

6. Got home, realized I left my helmet on the side of the ski trail somewhere. 

All and all, I got through it and besides not having ridden my bike since last November, my legs cramping during the ski, having to double pole for 200m while beating on my hamstrings with my fist, and making the mistake of  sitting down while putting on my running shoes and not being able to bend my legs to get back up again, things went pretty well. If nothing else it was a gorgeous day to be out in the sun and would have ended that way had the plow guy not buried a pile of lumber at my building project under a couple feet of snow. As it was, I spend a good part of my evening after the race digging through compact snow and moving snow and ice soaked plywood into the house to dry out. Oh well, that's life. 

Thanks again to all our great sponsors, supporters, and team mates, I'm looking forward to a fun season with all of you.     

Thanks for Reading,

Solomon