by Julie Broad
My legs were burning and heavy with exhaustion. My lungs were tight. I was heaving like an asthmatic as I pumped my arms. Every inch forward was a struggle but after a minute or so of pushing myself forward I was almost at the top of the sixth hill of my training run. And pretty much as soon as it started to level out I started to think about all the reasons why I didn’t have to do the seventh hill.
Engage Today Day 1“I’m an expert at one thing – and that is being me” – Sean Stephenson
It’s late… and I should be asleep but I am energized. Today was a gift. A gift I wish I could somehow share with everyone that wasn’t here to share in this spectacular event.
Mud N Bud 2008 – Dave and I heading to the finish line
As I was leaning forward on my bike, pushing my way up a trail filled with loose rocks on the side of Seymour Mountain (in North Vancouver), all I could think about was how good this would feel when I was done. Little did I know that the long and painful climb we were doing was just the start of my adventure. My husband Dave was about to introduce me to a trail called Team Pangor which is mostly a black diamond biking trail … Black diamond to me simply means that there are plenty of places to break every bone in your body. Team Pangor did not disappoint in that regard.
I’ve been trying to come up with some clever way to tie real estate into our latest little adventure race, but I really can’t! So this post is really just for fun…
Well, it took us 4 hours and 41 minutes to:
