Congratulations to Don aka ‘Flex’ for completing the Ski to Sea Race solo and for shaving some time off from last year!  Don changed his conditioning program from the previous year with mostly CrossFit supplemented with a little bit of running.

Ski to Sea Race if you’re unfamiliar  is approximately…
Run up the mountain 500m carrying skis and poles.
Ski Down
X-Country Ski — 7km
Mountain Bike — 30km
Road Bike — 30km
Run — 16km
Kayak — 7km across lake and back.

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