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May 2010

The Bitterroot Athlete Valley

This picture was taken from Main Street West Bridge on Saturday, April 24th before 8:00 am.  I drove by, backed up and snapped this.  Never noticed the stream coming in like this...it looks like a painting.  I always glance over to see if Bruce the Moose is in the water?  I have seen him crossing it once this season.

It was a busy month for Saturday activities with the Run for the Trees, the Griz Triathlon, Matt's Torture Run, and the YMCA Riverbank Run/Trifecta in Missoula.

The Peak Missoula's First Triathlon

I was honored with the loving title of "Transition Nazi" at the Peak Triathlon!  It was so fun to eat what I wanted, workout the way I wanted, and to go to bed at the time I wanted without worry the night before. Usually, it is worry about packing this...do I have that? Did I eat right? Am I drinking enough water? etc., etc. etc.  So I got to be on the other side of the fence and watch everyone else being nervous, doing their first triathlon (doing the backstroke), and waiting around for their swim heat. It turned out to be a pretty nice day considering rain was predicted and we had been getting so much rain.  

I had much appreciation for this job when I saw that I could be easily distracted saying hi to everyone, talking and having a runner go the wrong way because I didn't direct them. There is often a disorientation, which I can appreciate, when you are in the race mode, maybe a bit oxygen deprived, and thinking about your next steps in the incoming and outgoing transitions. I saw that I really had to pay attention and direct. I also saw pointers that i could give to our Lake Como Triathlon volunteers when taking bikes and dismounting. Some of the Peak volunteers have never been to a triathlon let along participated. Thus, I gave them some handy tips of authoritatively informing the athletes to dismount at the line, and how to take their bikes: Stand to the side of the athlete-not in front, assertively tell them "I'm taking it, taking your bike,"  and be assertive taking the bikes. As when the athletes are more seasoned, they are letting go and assuming you are taking it--so grab it and hold on and stay out of their way because they are serious!

It was a fun, yet very long day from 7:00 to 4:00, start to awards. I saw many of Bitterroot athletes. Here are the Results.

Saturday Runs

Thanks for reading!!

Have a great May and enjoy the great outdoors!

Antara Croft

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*Saturday Run List           

3-5.5+ miles (From River Rising) - Antara Sports 
      Traditional Routes
3.0-6.6 miles (From Canyon's) - Canyon Leg
      Routes/Loops

4.0 Sawtooth Trail

4.0 Roaring Lion Trail
4.4+ miles - (From Cory's) - Cory's Christmas Loop
4.5+ miles - Coyote Coulee Loop
5.3 m (From apc's) - The Cory & Marisa Loop
5.5 m (From Dean's) - Dean's Slip & Slide Trail Loop
5.6 m (From apc's) - The Cory & Marisa Loop w/the
      Dean Jordan Variation
6.0 m (From J & J's) - Jim's 5-miler 6-mile Loop

7.2 m (From Tim's) - Tim's Blodget Run
7.5 m (From Stockfarm Equestrian Ctr) - Matt's
     Torture Run
7.7 m Lake Como Trail Loop

8.5 m (From Canyon's) - Howard's Golf Course Loop
8.5 m (From Walley Crawford) - Jim's Blue Moon Jingle
     Route

9.5 m (River Rising) - Rifle Range Route/Variation

10+ m (From apc's) - Antara's Secret Como Brick
     Workout Route
10.5 m - West Side Loop
12 m (From Tim's) - Tim's Great Bear West-SideLoop
13+ m (From Darby) - Jim's Old Darbarian Half Route

(m=miles)