Author: Cathy
Pup patrol
Pup-peroni‘s Pup Patrol was on-site at the Colorado Disc Dogs’ Breckeridge Competition on July 7. They were giving out free samples and had a photo station set up and were taking free photos that they e-mailed out after the event. Pup-peroni is also doing some advocacy to help make more places accessible to dogs and people could sign a petition for that. Their website has a good list of resources for dog friendly places.
Badwater 135 x 2
Zabriskie Point, Death Valley (Wikipedia)
46-year-old, Lisa Smith-Batchen is going for a second Badwater Double this year. She will start at Badwater, Death Valley, 280 feet below sea level, at 10:00 am on Monday, July 23. After completing the official 135 mile Badwater course she’ll summit Mt. Whitney, 14,491 feet. That makes for a total distance of 146 miles with cumulative elevation gain of more than 19,000 feet! Then she’ll turn around and do it all backwards, 146 miles, 19,000 feet down, and 4,700 feet up. I don’t know about you, but the return trip sounds more difficult to me. The older I get the more I prefer going up to going down. Lisa is raising money for the MPD Foundation this year. If you feel inclined to make a donation now or get inspired by her efforts during the Double you can donate online at firstgiving or by mail.
To follow the race check out the webcast on the Badwater website. There will also be updates about Lisa’s Double on her blog. I will be there helping with the race timing. If I get a chance I will post a photo and/or note here.
Karen Smyers article
SportsGeezer highlighted an article about 45-year-old, triathlete, Karen Smyers. She talks about how her training has changed and shares a typical 7 day schedule.
I actually started thinking about races again today. My previously planned schedule for 2007 is completely shot, but this looks like a possibilty, Q50 Patagonia.