6-18-13

 Me: The QUAD MAN...

Have you heard of it?! 

Abbie, Mike, Bob and I competed in the inaugural QUAD MAN on Sunday, June 16th. It was a made-up strength & endurance event consisting of hiking, biking, tennis, swimming and a few strength contests. We were outside from 5:30am to 2:00pm on a 105 degree day. Bordering on stupidity, maybe...but we survived and it was fun!

Abbie and I competing in the push-up challenge. I wish I had more photos to share from the day, but I think we were distracted with hydrating while we pushed ourselves to become Quad Men & Women!

Here are the finishers medals and the 1st place trophy. It was a close event. Bob led the point system all day until the last swimming race where I pulled ahead for the win. I believe the final scores were: Jane 39, Bob 38, Mike 30, Abbie 20.  Highlights were Bob sweeping the tennis sets, edging out Mike on the mountain sprints and killing it on the bike. Mike won the overhead mountain bike press and dip contest. Mike was also awesome at the net in tennis - intimidating the rest. Abbie crushed us all on the wall squats, she has the best back-stroke and gets most improved mountain biker, doing great on some tough sections! I took the push-up and tri-cep contests and had a strong finish on the swimming races. 

The awards ceremony/BBQ was held at Mike at Abbie's. Prizes: 1st place: Cairn trophy and $20 gift card to REI, 2nd place: A bottle of sunscreen. 3rd place: 2 cans of tennis balls. 4th place: A Cliff Bar, Power Bar and GU.

Congratulations everyone! It was fun, fun, fun!