Our special training for the
last week was to perform a 165 foot rappel into Moaning Cavern. For most of the
rappel, we were dangling in the air above the beautiful cave system with only
the support of the climbing room. It was scary and exhilarating.
Then, we spent
3 and a half hours crawling and sliding through the cave system. We went
through various caves and tunnels with real fun names like the “meat grinder”, the
“pancake room”, the “roach motel”, and “godzilla’s nostril”. I needed to crawl,
twist, and bend my body in various positions to get through the tunnels. I had
a blast and I was ready to move in and setup my "BAT CAVE!" because like I told our guide, "I'm Batman."
I also found an old bottle
opener that someone must have lost in the cave. I gave it to our guide so he
could dispose of it. If it wasn’t already in the cave, it shouldn’t be in the
cave. Except for the bones. I we found those, they needed to stay in the cave. Many
creatures have fallen into the cave and died, and the oldest set of human bones
found there were dated to be 12,000 years old.
For my other training,
it’s been hard to get run and/or bike in the last few weeks. It was too hot,
too late, too rainy, or there was too much lightning. Also, my mountain bike is
broken. My rear derailleur broker off, the chain snapped and the cable attached
to the rear derailleur snapped. It’s an expensive mountain bike. So, it will be
an expensive fix. I still want to run in the Reno 10 Miler in August. So, it’s
frustrating to miss even a single run.
Below are my
training numbers:
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