Team Bacconaise made another appearance at the California Multisport Vail Lake 6/7/09. This race consisted 5-6 mi kayak, 10 mile bike, and 6 miles of trail running!
The kayak was long and after a few minutes of 50 paddlers banging against each other, where it was unclear if people were trying to beat each other off the boats with oars or mistakingly doing it, the packs soon dispersed into one to two hour long tour. After the paddle it was straight to the mountain bike where soaking wet people met a long windy singletrack with sand, ruts, rocks, and wicked downhills. Straight to the run after this, no rest allowed, and the run quickly turned into a trek when we noticed ourselves climbing through thigh deep mud to continue on our trails. Time was made up here as many people were struggling to navigate the steep 25% grade.
Overall, it finished with a cheering crowd 2 hours and 45 min later and a much deserved beer. Bacconaise Bean placed 6th in mens; and the new addition to the team, Katie Frick, finished in 8th for women!
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