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Soulstice Run



The Soulstice Trail Race,
it seems to me,
is the most popular race in town.
Unfortunately,
I have no opinion on this matter.
I was not racing.
Karl was the lucky one this weekend!

(After someone offered me their slot,
I considered jumping into the race as well.
For fun.
But it was going to be complicated with the boys.
I don't like 'complicated' in my off-season.
So I declined.)


See Karl in this picture?
Nice move, Karl!
He did not hear the gun go off,
and the start took him by surprise.

Nevertheless,
he quickly moved into 3rd position
and with 1/2 a mile to go,
pushed hard and overtook 2nd.


Congrats, on a fantastic 2nd place!
It looks to me like his 'minimal training' approach,
is working well for Karl.
(Read: Thank you, Karl, for your support!)

Unfortunately,
he took a bad spill at the beginning of the race.
Lots of trail rash and a banged-up knee.
Thanks for braving our Sunday hike anyway.


We wish you speedy recovery!



PS: Excuse me. Gotta go. Max (3) feels the urgent need to watch a German documentary on dinosaurs. I don't want to inhibit his learning progress...


Comments

kar jar said…
Thanks Sarah! Oh, and I've got more plans for your off-season. heh heh heh.
October 10, 2011
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