Pacific Crest 1/2 Ironman 2007

Maybe I'll learn my lesson this time. (Do not imply that Bill can not do something). Because he'll go ahead and do it, and do it well enough to make me want to keep my big mouth shut! Saturday morning Bill joined the triathlon ranks at Wickiup Reservoir for a modified version of this triathlon. Road construction had the route around Mt Bachelor closed so instead of an amazing climb the bikers were treated to an easier roller ride into Sunriver where the run starts.

Bill came out of the water in 29:37 for 14th overall out of 478 racers which looked to me to be 3rd in his wave. I was there cheering with some of the OSU Beavers and watched an excellent crew from Corvallis take many of the top spots. Out on the bike course Bill lost a little time, as I mentioned many times on my blog he has been on the low to no training program while finishing school this year. Still he motored away at it and came in at 2:28:51 for 63rd overall on the bike.

Our agreement was that he would drop out on the run if his ankle was bothering him on mile 4 or 5 so I meant to get myself to that location so I could be there with him if that was his decision. We stayed at a rental house that had some old bikes in the garage so I tried to ride around on this squatty old cruiser bike and couldn't get there in time, he was running too fast! I cross country-ed it across a field and busted a move to mile 9 and there came Bill, prancing through like he'd been run training for months. He definitely wasn't at his race pace but he wasn't walking and he said his ankle was fine so I got to see him at the finish line next.

He ran the 13.1 miles in 1:50:16 which made him 48th overall with a total time of 4:53:00. I have been silenced.

Our friend won the women's race overall and got to take home $1,000 while the rest of the Beaver triathlon club came in well in their divisions. This race isn't easy because of the elevation (4,400) and typically the heat on the run but it's always beautiful in the Bend area and we had a great time. Anyone out there considering a race in the NW, this one is a gem, get it on your calendar, get a rental house in Sunriver and have a great time! I'll post more photos tomorrow, I've got to get back to watching Ironman CDA online!