GJ,CO Saturday??? Anyone??

Hi Padre,

Question for you since you seem dialed into the western slope scene. I know this isn't really related to your original post... but do you know what happened to the Oly tri that was supposed to happen in Fruita in Sept? I was looking to maybe do that in 2012.

I've been mountain biking in Fruita 2x a year for about 9 years now. Love it out there! Maybe you'll get an Xterra Fruita one of these days. Could do it at Highline... Now THAT would be awesome!

Happy Holidays!

I am so glad that you asked. I just talked w/Chris Reed from Ascent Production and he told me that him and his wife just had a baby and move to Atlanta. He came out for the Rim Rock ( Nov Marathon) and now the company is "up in the air". He also told me that the only had about 80 people signed. You and I know that they did little to advertise and him and I didnt have that conversation. 

Believe me, I would love to host a 1/2 Ironman out here. As you know, Fruita rocks w/endless road riding, Gr8 swim location at Highline State Park, and wonderful farm land to run through. 

Thanx again for asking

The Padre

Thanks for the info! I certainly never saw it advertised, as you mentioned. The only reason I even found it was I went looking for Olys that weren't in the Boulder area. I wanted a smaller race and found the Fruita one and the one in Salida. Not that Salida would be horrible ... but Fruita is, you know, Fruita!

I'll watch for the Grand Junction announcement!

A came across a link for the GJ tri this morning on FB.  Fruita/Highline Lake is a great destination for a triathlon.  I was out there last summer for Highline Hustle.  Hopefully I can get out there for the Desert's Edge. 

darrin and Padre,

That is great news and a great time of year to be in Fruita!! Now I just have to figure out how to get the mountain bikes and the road bikes on / in the car ...