The
Summit Games is not just a bunch of races it is a full blown festival
amidst the beautiful mountains of Frisco, Colorado.
SeasonFive puts on a stellar weekend that is fun for all and you don't even
have to be a water person to enjoy the festivities.
The
Season Five Summit Games have live music, fly casting clinics,
slacklining and acro yoga clinics, triathlon with a twist (SUP, mtn
bike, trail run), SUP races, SUP clinics, SUP demos, Dog runs,
booths, food, drinks, and an amazing venue.
This
year, I got the chance to be a part of it in a variety of ways. I
helped set up the course, give my input on SUP related aspects of the
racing and clinics. I got to race, teach, meet new people, and learn
different skills.
My
first event was the Triathlon. This was not your typical triathlon.
It was a 1.5mile SUP, 8 mile mtn bike, and 3mile trail run. We
started with the SUP which was great for me. I was on the SIC
12.6XPRO and paddled with my Werner small Grand Prix Paddle. I
blasted out in hopes to give myself some extra time on the bike and
run. Although I mtn bike and trail run in my spare time its been
awhile since I raced these two events. I was also at 9000feet in
elevation and on a borrowed bike. Any how, I was able to get to my
bike in first place overall.. hahaha.
Alpine
Sports kindly lent me a Specialized Rumor. I didn't bring bike shoes
with me so I went for old school flat pedals with running shoes, no
gloves, and a borrowed helmet. I also didnt' have a water bottle with
me so I just decided to stick a Vfuel gel and a ClifBar block in my
tights as emergency. The bike course was really fun actually. Lots of
single track and lots of up and down. I was breathing hard from the
elevation and probably could have used some water but it was all
good. I was having a blast. The views were stellar and only about 4
or 5 guys flew by me.
I
forgot how hard it is to run at the end of a multisport event so I
just took it nice and stable. The first part of the run was a pretty
big climb, I ran it but at a pace I could hold. The rest of the
single track run was cool with small up and downs and we finished
with a huge downhill. I managed to cross the line as the first female
and in 1hr35min. I loved it all and hope to see more of these styles
of triathlons popping up around. Maybe I should get one going in
BC... perfect venue for it!
I
didn't stop there: learnt to cast fly fishing style (I failed at the
target competition but definitely by the end got the rhythm of the
swing). I taught a SUP stroke clinic, followed by participating in a
SUP team relay race, and finished off the day with another SUP
clinic. Long but great day.
The
second day was SUP racing focused. We started the morning off with a
SUP distance race of about 6 miles. It was a fun little flat water
course where we got to round an island. I always love going around
islands:) After the distance race I decided to give some other women
a chance to win and decided to help out with the sprint race instead
of racing it. It was great to watch from the dock and cheer people
on. I had a final SUP clinic where I got to teach some newbies to the
sport, pretty fulfilling to be able to provide the excitement of
learning something new.
My
last day in Colorado I spent in Breckenridge where i got to explore
the ski hills on a trail run up the mountain, walk around town, and
finish off some shooting and filming for Season Five. All in all a
fabulous time exploring a new place and meeting some new people.
Thank you to all who made the Season Five Summit Games a success and
people should mark this one down on their calendars for next year.
Next
up is a little whirlwind around the globe for a week.... curious how
the body and body will hold up on this little mini adventure to Maui,
Germany, and back to Maui...
Live,
love, laugh,..DREAM!
lina
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