Vegas for a Race!

Racing for the Mideast Team Elite took us to Las Vegas for a few days. In addition to seeing my son Brett and his girlfriend Cherish, we had a great time as he showed us his world as a sound technician at the Cirque Du Soleil show "Love" at the Mirage. It was a true joy hanging out with Brett, Cherish, and their 2 great dogs, Daisy and Angel. It was hard to leave the warmth of both their hospitality and the weather in Vegas, and we arrived home to the cold, rainy stuff we've come to expect here in the midwest.

While there, we did a quick photo shoot of some team members the day before the race. Race day dawned with a magnificent sunrise behind the mountains surrounding Lake Mead. The beauty truly masked the difficulty of the course, as there was 6500 feet of climbing on the bike, with the last 6 miles totally uphill at an average grade of 8%!!!! This was followed with a run with very long grades that completely sapped what was left in the legs, but as the course was an out and back, we at least got to see others suffering as we passed face to face. 2 Large troughs of ice water were a welcome sight at the finish line to soak the battered legs. 

Team Mideast Elite had a good day, as we garnered age group finishes of 2nd, 4th, 7th, 9th and 10th at this USAT National Championship event.