Operation Mountain Goat: Week 3 Recap

I really meant to post more while up in Sonoma but we were busy and having too much fun to really spend much time on the computer.

I don't even know where to begin... but I'll start with a quick recap of my training last week. It was solid... a lot of riding. I got in some good riding while up north. The highlight was 3:45 ride Saturday morning. I headed out early and all alone. I cruised the Vineman course and extended it a bit to get in about 70 miles. The riding up there is incredible... I may have to do this race next year. Other than that everything else was super mellow and all about recovering from the 2.5 weeks of crushing myself.

me and beth heading down to the swim start.


Now on to more important things: Beth's race. Despite being sick and not sleeping well she put together a killer day of racing. I was in awe. I new going into the race that she was prepared and ready to go for it, but her crazy travel schedule and how sick she was had me concerned. I can honestly say that if I was feeling as bad as she was I probably wouldn't have toed the line of hard half ironman.... but she's a tough one.

the champ...


coming in off the bike. sweet aero lid!


I watched the race with her parents and had a great time and she ended up having a great. Race... go read about it. now.

I also go to hang out with Trevor and Jessica for a bit as well a bunch of other people I knew up there racing. Good times.

After the race we checked in to the Hotel Healdsburg. Sick place. Sunday night and all day Monday were filled with eating killer food and drinking some really good wine with her parents. We had a blast! Perfect recovery days.

Acorn winery.


Beth Frolicking in the vineyards at UNTI. It was out last stop. I think she was starting to feel it!


UNTI.


i love grapes.


drinking good wine and learning about Biodymanic farming (weird).


the crew. great times!


The only bad part of the trip for me was losing my Zipp 404 front race wheel. Beth used it in the race and when I was packing up her bike after the race I left it sitting on the side of the road and drove away. I realized 10 minutes later but when I got back somebody had already picked it up. Major bummer... but I'm over it now.