5 Peak series, CHECK!!!!!

1 Scott Meacham Vancouver BC 48 10 11 12 12 13
2 Oliver Utting Burnaby BC 45 15 15 15
3 Richard Liddiard Vancouver BC 36 7 9 4 9 7

Well here we are folks, final overall points series winners for the 30-39 age group of the Salomon 5 Peaks Series. I do have to clarify a few things, they (Champion Chip Timming) actually placed me in 4th place, but after further review after I got home I noticed the numbers just didn't make sense, after a little more investigation, with my calculator, not just once but a few times, I calculated out my score to be 36 and not the 32 that they posted. So, if you see the points totals and my name is in 4th place and my overall points are 32, do what I did, pull out those math skills and find out for yourself.

OK enough about that, some people would say I'm competitive, then there's my wife who thinks I'm a little over the top competitive, which after this episode I have a hard time not agreeing with her....

I was another hard race at the Buntzen Lake reservoir, an amazing lake and the scenery was spectacular, what i got to see of it while I was trying to keep my heart from jumping out of my mouth. Lots of long climbs, "LOTS" of long climbs, the course did get a last minute change due to high water levels, and from speaking to a lot of competitors they say it was a good thing that it was changed. Not to sure that benefited my race.

It was a very fast course, me, not being a fast runner, I prefer long downhills that I can take advantage of, as this is where I gain ground on racers, that didn't seem to happen in this race. Lots of ups and lots of downs but the downs were quick and gradual. But all in all it was a great race, the 15 KM course kicked my ass up and down those hill for 1 hour and 20 minutes, and the end couldn't come any sooner than it did.

It was a beautiful day here in Vancouver, sun finally popped out, temperature was perfect and the trails were amazing, could have been a little muddier, but they were in good shape. I don't think I have to wait to long for the mud, it'll be here sooner than I know it.

For 5 Peaks racing I guess I'll have to wait till next year for my next one. So for now, I'll spend some time hunting, and training for my first 50 miller. That even scares me just typing it, training officially start in 2 weeks and it will be a long 14 weeks of it. I will keep everyone up to speed with my progress and what I'm up to with life.

Pictures to come....