Always one foot on the ground

TC Harriman - looking towards the site of US team trials, May 15/16

The spring is moving along at full speed with training and lots of work keeping me busy. After two weekends on the road for racing and training camps, the upcoming weekend is shaping up nicely for some Hammer time.

On Saturday, the trail running season kicks off with 5 Peaks in the Dundas Valley. As of right now, I'm not sure if I'll race as I'm trying to cure my foot, but I will be there hanging out in the Salomon tent. Come try some new shoes from our demo fleet if you're racing! The Sport and Enduro courses are full, but the kids race is open to on the day registrations.

On Sunday, I'm looking forward to hearing our friend Mark Tamminga as the first Adventure Speaker for ARK. Then on Monday, I get to start my own spring speaking season with a talk for Guy Brown elementary in Waterdown!

Flying start to the spring

My domestic spring racing season started in Ohio last weekend with the Flying Pig. It's been a while since the last race, so I was eager to put my winter training to the test. I pulled off a win at each of the 3 races, so am happy with that...though results were only secondary goals! It was a good weekend and I'm fairly satisfied with where I'm at right now. The nav side was really solid, but my physical training is a bit behind. That will come with time. Most importantly, it is a good benchmark and gives us lots of things to work on over the next while.

This weekend, I'm back state-side for a training camp with the CSU crew. The legendary Harriman State Park will be our playground for the next 4 days!

On Saturday's long distance race, there was a pretty good leg about 75 minutes into the race to checkpoint 14. Which way would you go? Bear in mind - almost the end of the race, the hills are slippery, trails are only so-so with all the horse traffic, and the green wasn't too bad!