Saipan, for those of you who are not familiar with, was the stage of some furious battles during WWII. The movie windtalker depicts some of it if I recall. This morning I was out to go pre ride the bike course with a couple of pros. Now people might think, why would I do that? Two reasons: one, I learn a lot watching them ride, two, not many sports do you have the chance to do so. The Saipan course is a challenging one, 2800 feet of elavation, close to 40 km in length. Add the relentless heat, technical descents and some monster climbs and there you have it. A quick stop at a market for a cold power aid and we kept on going. After the ride we met more of the racers and local for the tank to tank swim. How cool is it when you get to swim to old WWII tanks, still in the water! It's now time to relax before I got to Taco night, which will be a gathering of racers and some one house for tacos. My friend Allison and her dad Al are doing the race as well this year. For Allison, it will be her first kick at the can for a full Xterra, as for Al he raced here last year and he will also join me in Alabama for the ITU world cross as an age grouper for the US. Tomorrow will be a look at the technical part of the run, which is pretty cool, you go through a cave during the race. Until tomorrow, happy trails!
Carpe Diem
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