Sarah Borst Jarvis

This race was everything (and more) than I had hoped for. I really am a big fan of smaller local races. Less stress, less pressure, less tapering. More family, more friends, more fun!  I am going to skip right to race morning although everything before and after my actual race was way more fun and (a little too)  exciting . In case you missed it and want to read about it, you can go to  my last blog post . Race morning was a breeze. This race, unlike many others, was not a logistical nightmare and I enjoyed every minute of it. Alarm went off at 5am, same as every day. It was already starting to get light outside as I carefully snuck out of the tent. A Lara bar for breakfast was going to have to cut it since I didn't want to wake up our sleeping campers. I love camping ! Nothing like getting up and being surrounded by beauty, breathing fresh, clean, chilly mountain air! Although, like I've mentioned before, it's quite stressful to combine racing and family ...

This was the weekend of awesomeness !  The reason I put a '13 after this post's title is because I know for sure that we will be back! First things first: There was a lot of racing going on! D'uh! This is why we came after all... Everyone  Most of us had a blast competing and whoever wasn't racing, was putting their cheerleading and/or photography skills to work. Weather conditions were ideal!  Saturday morning: The olympic distance race Karen totally rocked her AG with a phenomenal performance! I had a ton of fun and loved having so many cheerleaders !  (Race report is in the works...) Saturday afternoon: The kids run-bike-run Max   surprised us all with his super gutsy race! He unexpectedly announced Friday afternoon that he wanted to race after all and so we signed him up for his first race. Not even 5 yet, he raced with a lot of kids that were older than him but was able to hold his own. It was fun to see his d...