Race #4 of 5

Legs were tired. My body was not used to that much racing. The Mrs. was tense that she'd be crossing the finish line in last place on her Trek 1000C. Only two people were in my age group that day, so I'd automatically get a silver if I crossed the finish line. The decision was simple...hang back with the Mrs.

The course stated with a descent south from Blue Diamond, had a turn around, continued north past Red Rock Canyon, turned around and finished in Blue Diamond.

I talked the Mrs. through it, helped her set a pace, and periodically pulled her on my wheel. She hadn't logged a lot of miles since her appendectimy a couple of months ago and her goal was to finish. We agreed early on to finish side by side.

With about 4 miles to go Amy met up with us stating that "We're from the same state...we need to stick together."

The Mrs. and I finished the race. The (acting) director came up to me with a big smile and said something like "smart man...you let your wife win by about a foot."