Deuces Wild Misc Photos

I drove through the White River Apache and San Carlos Apache Reservations on the way home. Starting at Fort Apache Historical Park I made my way south towards Black River. The way was tough for the Subaru and the going slow. I bottomed out many times and was quite scared I would have to backtrack. Turns out things went ok, except that I ran into a Ranger and got cited for recreating in the San Carlos Reservation without a permit. I was not recreating though, merely driving through on the way south to Tucson. Nevertheless, I was ticketed and now I have to contact the judge and discover my fate.

The country was beautiful and I couldn't help but imagine Apaches hidden behind the rocks and shrubs watching my every move. It turned out that, in fact, they were...

Deuces Wild Triathlon: Deuceman Half Iron Man Distance

June 5th, 2010 was the Deuceman Triathlon up in Show Low. Kirsten was back in Chicago for a reunion with Northwestern Medill Grads while I shot up to Apache Country in the White Mountains. At 6,200 feet, the place is a bit higher than Tucson's 2,300. No problem though as much of my training was done at 3000-7000 feet in the foothills of the Santa Catalina and Tucson Mountains.

I placed second in my age group and something like 16th overall...the final results are still pending.

For winning second in the male 35-39 age group I was awarded a nice trophy laser-cut from copper, and an invitation to Nationals at Myrtle Beach in South Carolina for a chance to compete for Team USA at the World Championships in 2011 in Vegas. The last time the World's were in the US was 1996...last year it was held in Perth.

It was my lucky day at the raffle too. I won a San Marco Italian Leather Bike Saddle, a full Orca Sonar wetsuit, a bike water bottle cage, a 290 page book on whole foods for athletes, and travel wallet :)

I think I may have just found my favorite race.


A shot of the tranistion area before the race. Notice the pine trees. Lovely area.

I keep minimal gear in my transition area. Just the basics. I've done away with socks as they take too much time to put on and I don't suffer from blisters. All my stuff is on the little white and orange Wildflower towel. My bike has the helmet and shades on it.

Next up we'll post about the Wildflower Triathlon we competed in back in May as well as some shots of climbing at Joshua Tree on the same trip. Thanks for looking!