Birkie Results

So Jon and I had a successful birkie. Jon finished in 3:56 (55 minutes faster than last year) and I finished in 4:43 (45 minutes faster). Some of our faster times can be attributed to our new racing skis but I think we were both in much better shape this year. Every year I ask my self, "Why do I put myself through this torture?" But Jon and I are already talking about next year and what wave we might be in. The darn Birkie is addicting! Our buddies Beth and John drove up from the cities to cheer for us. They made a great sign out of purple duct tape. It was so great skiing into Cty Rd OO and seeing them. Beth even had a donut with sprinkles on top all ready for me. The sugar jolt helped me recover from 3km of skiing with one pole (I had broke my pole in a crash around the 23km mark). So it's 4 Birkie's completed...only 16 before I can attend the Birchleggings breakfast!