As if my life wasn't already busy enough, and pending that my feet hold up using the Five Fingers, I think I'm going to attempt the Chicago Triathlon August 29th.  I will probably enter the Individual Sprint Mountain Bike division which is a .75K swim, 22K bike and a 5K run.  TJ has done this race before so I have most of the gear...goggles, wet suit, bike, shorts, etc.  Stay tuned for updates on how this goes!

http://www.chicagotriathlon.com/

Trailering horse/s, carriage/s and stuff to a show requires a lot of creativity and rather than buying a new trailer that is sort of like what I need for 25K or 50K for one exactly like what I want, I've decided to do some modifications to my paid for 2001 Exiss STC20.  The trailer is 20' on the floor with 16' for  horses and a 4' dressing room.  It's 7' tall and 6'9" wide.  It can haul (5) 1000lb horses short distances and is also used to haul cattle, lawn mowers, golf carts, hay, lumber, furniture, etc.

Janeene took this picture of her husband driving their American Saddlebred Clint in the driving rain at the Gayla CDE.  Tom Daugherty is the navigator toughing it out on the back.  TJ and I also got caught in this down pour.

We had a wonderful time at the Gayla CDE this year.

This was Odessa's 4th show and I placed 5th in dressage, 7th in cones and 8th in marathon with an overall 6th place finish with 12 competitors in my PSH class. I was thrilled. TJ was my navigator and he was HUGE help and I think I only cussed at him in one hazard...my fault, not his.  What happens on the marathon stays on the marathon, or so I've been told by other drivers.

William Fox-Pitt wins the Rolex riding Cool Mountain.

More Rolex Photos