Photos from EX2 BYB wrap-up happy hour Four Courts Arlington

Fun times! For more photos visit Snapfish album .

Inspiration from today's WPost -

A Late Starter Finishes Ahead
With the Appalachian Trail Behind Him, 73-Year-Old Reston Runner Gets Ready for the Next Race
Details his interesting pre-race rituals too

4th in EX2 Fall Trail Racing Series (F 30-39) !

Despite missing Sunday's race, for travel reasons ... yay!

http://www.ex2adventures.com/byb-fsbyb-06-points.html

1st Annual Gonzaga Thanksgiving Run

First place Female 30-39 in the 10K (48 mins) !

Nice run along Mt Vernon Trail and the Potomac - a little chilly and overcast. This was organized by high school sophomores at Gonzaga . Their goal was to raise $6000 and they raised $8000. very inspiring to see them working together and see young people and their families doing this race too !

MetroSports DC November edition !

check out pg 27 in the November mag or online

EX2 Backyard Burn Fall Trail Race Series Oct & Nov 06

http://www.ex2adventures.com/backyard-burn.php

Pictures of the gorgeous trees at the second one at Wakefield, (flattest and fastest - a PR of 44 mins).

Then a pic of me and Peace Bransberger (she took 2nd and I took 3rd - camera phone pics) at the 3rd on Nov 19. By far the toughest - hilliest, wetest. It is the site of EX2's most challenging adventure race (AR) - VentureQuest... .

"Real" (gorgeous) pics of Nov 19 race by Will Ramos

See me running through the forest or crossing the creek

and check out awesome videos produced from the event:

http://outdoortype.org/2006/11/20/the-backyard-burn-goes-to-fountainhead/
http://outdoortype.org/2006/11/21/even-more-sneak-peek-backyard-burn-goodness/

A list Trail run late Sept

a nice cool and rainy run early one Sept Sat along Billy Goat (Great Falls, MD) trail... www.areyoureadyforanadventure.com

Roosevelt Island on Labor Day

I've lived in DC since 1998 and just discovered this! gorgeous!

Ziplining at the cottage (:

I didn't think I'd do it but I ended up doing it twice!

Trail run May 13

Erica Deam, Frances Fisher and I after a run at Great Falls, VA

Bike New York Rocked!

Beautiful Day for it (unlike last year when it rained for most) and the 30,000 who turned out. Next year is the 5th anniversary of it! http://www.bikenewyork.org/BNY-TOUR.htm

For more photos of our NYC trip visit my Snapfish album.

For photos of the tour you can also check out www.flickr.com and search for Five Boro Bike Tour or Bike New York, you'll see a lot of great shots during the actual ride...

And in a few days you'll be able to see professional action pics they took for the first time this year at http://www.brightroom.com/view_event.asp?EVENTID=11571 , my bib and helmet number are 64159.

EX BYB3 race photos posted / Nation's Tri is ON!

1. Photos are now posted at Will Ramos' site. If you haven't ever looked at this site, it's well worth a visit - beautiful photos.

http://www.waramos.com/

Click on BYB#3 then enter my bib # (77) to see some good ones - from the beginning of the race and later on during a tough hill ! (:


2. It sounds like the Nation's Tri is on for Sep 17. If you pre-register on the site you'll get 24 hours to register for the race before the general public once the official announcement is made. They're just "clearing up" permits to swim in the Potomac (no pun intended). Wetsuit mandatory ?!
http://www.thenationstriathlon.com/

Revision - 4th place in Sunday's race, 5th in overall series (my age group)

I thought I had done better! Race results (revised) were posted Monday and I came in 4th in the race (my age group) and 5th in the overall 3 race series (despite missing a race and again in my age group). Cool! Can't wait til the Fall Series (fyi $70 for the whole series):

http://www.ex2adventures.com/backyard-burn.php

Next event: Bike New York Sun May 7:

http://www.bikenewyork.org/BNY-TOUR.htm