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I’ve got a team for the Great Race in Auburn. The race consists of a 10k run, a 20 mile bike, and a 4 mile kayak. Guess which one I’m going to do?

I figure I can do a 4 miler in about 40-45 minutes, as long as it doesn’t get too windy. Last year, 45 minutes would put me in the top 10, but I believe we’re going to get more members of the BayCreek team so I’m not going to count on that. But I’m going to give it a damn good try.

The team I’ve formed is called “Gasping Geezers”. I haven’t met the other two in person, and probably won’t until race day, but they sound like a fun group.

This entry was posted by Paul Tomblin on June 24, 2009 at 12:50 am under Kayaking, Revelation. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

2 Comments

  1. Anthony says:

    Bit of a mix of units there, with kilometres for the run and miles for the others. I suppose it’d have to be statute miles on land and nautical miles on the water?

    June 24, 2009, 11:43 am

  2. Paul Tomblin says:

    No, most kayakers and paddlers here think in terms of statute miles. It’s really only runners who are enlightened enough to think in metric, at least for race distances – they still talk about their minutes/mile pace.

    June 24, 2009, 12:45 pm