Following HIS Lead

i was going to wait until i was able to post a fully storyline of our adventure in austin this weekend, but unfortunately the pics on the website still arent up and andrea hasnt emailed us the before shots we took before the race...so i'll post some pics & give yall the low-down.

let me just say it was AWESOME. it consisted of 5 legs of which val & i alternated running & mountain biking to checkpoints where there were obstacles that included a balance beam, cargo net/inflatable slide, mini rockwall, a bar weave & last but not least a crawl/swim through a ginormously deep, thick mud pit.



with andrea, jocelyn & katie's help on Saturday night, we complied our costumes for the contest..we decided to be beauty queens..wearing the most spectacular 80's dresses ever, complete with tiaras taped to our bike helmets and official sashes that read "Miss Muddy Buddy '07".
we woke up bright and early sunday morn at 5am, got dressed, ate breakfast and drove out to johnson city for the race. after walking almost a mile to registration, we barely made it for the contest & unfortunately lost to the abiguously gay duo....maybe next year we'll get the adventure road atlas...

finally, at 8:45, the gun for wave 9 went off and val was off on the bike & i was running! from there we switched after each obstacle (which means I ran 3 legs & biked 2) & finally, after practically carrying the bike up a mountain on leg #4, we arrived at the pool of mud...there was no escaping! due to the tiaras atop our helmets, we were forced to army crawl through the mud, under the cargo net to the finish line..every inch & crevis was covered in mud...really dripping with mud! i have never been so dirty in my entire life....

was it worth it?!? HECK YES!
hopefully i'll get some more pictures up soon.

this was after we had been rinsed off a bit...can you believe how muddy we were?!? :o) every kid's dream!