Tri-City Challenge and the day that Heather Kluch tried to go all Chuck Norris on me.... Written by my teammate: Jennifer Caponi
Written by: Jennifer Caponi The Tri-City Challenge may not have been my brightest idea. I registered Heather Kluch (aka Chuck Norris or she is compared to Chuck Norris, or can kick his butt...whatever...you get the point Heather Kluch=badass) and I in the competitive doubles division. The race consisted of: 1) a 5 mile kayak (thanks Chuck White) paddle on the Fox River from Yorkville to Silver Springs State Park in Plano. What?? I paddle a boat on average of once every 8 years? No problem! How hard can it be? Keep in mind that in the 8 hour adventure race that I did with Rich McCaleb in May, he had to inform me that I was holding my paddle upside down. D'oh! 2) a 13.5 mile bike ride (we were on mountain bikes) from Plano to Sandwich. No problem. I have been riding hard 1-2x per week for a few months, the last few weeks with some roadies, so I am feeling pretty strong and confident. 3) a 5k run in Sandwich which ended at...