December Sunday morning. 35 degrees, sunny but a brutal wind out of the south with 30 mph gusts.
The beautiful thing about training in CNY through the year is the endless challenge provided by the weather and Mother Nature.
The first third of my 11 mile run was severely uphill and into a nasty gale. Little did Mother Nature know that I was running with the funk sound help of Rick James and Sly Stone. -B
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Multisport season opener
The BTB multisport racing season officially started yesterday at the Du The Lakes Duathlon at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville, NY. The 3 mile run 20 mile bike and 3 mile run was the first test this season for Bob and Randy Hadzor of BTB.
His first place overall finish marks the first step for Randy in his recent empasis on serious multisport training and competition. His 3 mile run times of 6:05 and 6;08 combined with an avg bike speed of 23.1 mph gave Randy an impressive total time of 1hr. 30 min 39 sec.
Bob’s finish of 1hr. 59 min gave him a solid 3rd. place finish in his age group and 46th overall. This was Bob’s return to multisport competition for the first time in almost 30 years!
Looking ahead to next sunday, May 2nd, the BTB boys will be back in action at the challenging 2010 Syracuse Mountain Goat Run. Ten miles of hilly Syracuse roads.
Bring on the van filled with African runners!!
snowshoe weekend
Highland Forest, Fabius, New York, was the scene of big time snow shoein’ this weekend. Saturday was the National Championships which were extremely awesome. A beautiful day, a tough course, big time athletes from all over the US. Made for a great event. Of special note was the last 300 yards of the 10k race was designed by the famous Marquis De Sade as it was a ridiculous up hill to the finish, with many casualties along the way.
Sunday was the team relay event 4 x 1 mile, entered by members of BTB Athletics; leading was Fitz, handing off to Luke, then to me and finally Randy, after a bit of back and forth we ended up mid pack out of 19 teams. We developed a great respect for those who choose to run and sprint in loose powder snow. Not to mention the scenery at Highland forest was exceptional this weekend.
Next year, members of the BTB Athletics will make a concerted effort toward qualifying for the championship event.
Also, here is an excellent write up on this weekends Snowshoe National 10k by Jim Johnson, check it out!
Last Chance Run @ Highland Forest
Pancakes & sausages were richly deserved after a brisk 9 mile trail run through Highland Forest.
18° starting temperature. But we warmed up quickly as the course was hilly + snowy! In the group was Randy, Bob H. and Dr. John Skopek (big time runner, biker, x-c skier, and tri guy).
Sunny and bright, the trail seems ready for winter sports. (That means you Wes.) So get out your x-c skis and snow shoes and go get it!!!
Rochester Cyclocross
My name is Sarah, and these are my feet.
Here are some pictures I crafted with wit and magic. Enjoy.
