Last weekend, I competed in the XTERRA South Central Championship in Waco, Texas. It was tough to leave the family with a new baby girl only one week old. Her name is Larsen Stella Middaugh and so far she is showing a lot of potential. The race went well, but Conrad was on another level that day. The river swim set me back out of the water and although I had the second fastest bike, Conrad was faster and he started the run with an insurmountable lead. The bike course was like no other with over 300 tight turns and very short steep climbs. It was hard to keep momentum through turns and hard to find a rhythm. Nico and I started the run together and battled for the first two miles. I was able to open up a small gap on the Frenchman and I kept pressing hard for the fastest 
run split of the day. Next up will be the Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge on June 5th and 6th. I will kayak and mountain bike on Saturday and trail run and road bike time trial on Sunday. Then it is off to Alabama and Virginia for back to back XTERRAs. Oh, and I finish the first semester of my Masters in Human Movement next week.
run split of the day. Next up will be the Teva Mountain Games Ultimate Mountain Challenge on June 5th and 6th. I will kayak and mountain bike on Saturday and trail run and road bike time trial on Sunday. Then it is off to Alabama and Virginia for back to back XTERRAs. Oh, and I finish the first semester of my Masters in Human Movement next week. 
