Three days after finishing my third Moab Expedition I'm in full recovery mode, which means I'm eating everything in sight and hoping my cankles will shrink. I'm SOOO glad that weather didn't force the race directors to shorten the course this year. Our team was able to experience the race in all its gore and glory, and finished in third place.

My quick take ...

The good:

• Views in the LaSals
• Peter's navigation
• Banter with my fantastic teammates Hunter, Peter and Jenn
• Paddling on the Colorado
• Running through the snow/ice in the LaSals
• Views from the rappel and the rest of the first trekking section
• Friendly and very competitive field
• My hallucination during the last bike section that Jenn was a real estate agent trying to sell Peter a mountain cabin

The bad:

• Goatheads (and 7+ flat tires and riding on my rim for miles). See picture at right.
  
• The heat in Pritchard's Canyon
• Carrying our bikes up Jackson's ladder

The Ugly:

• Why didn't I just step OVER all that cow poo?
• More flat tires
• Well ... me

Thanks so much for all the well wishes -- and especially Peter's dad, Martin, for the great support crewing, our sponsors Inov-8, Numa Sport Optics, Nuun, and Sylvan Sport for the use of their FANTASTIC Go Trailer.

Peter no doubt will follow this with a more detailed report.

-- Paul