I am a forester who lives in Caratunk, Maine (population 60 in the winter, 120 in the summer). I was lucky enough to get to work with my best friend, Bailey for 10 years before we had to say goodbye to him. We miss you so much buddy.
Caratunk is nestled on the east side of the Kennebec River and it, along with the towns of The Forks (pop 35) and West Forks (pop 47), are the hub of whitewater rafting and other recreational activities in the summer. In the winter, people come to snowmobile, cross country ski, snow shoe, or drink at one of the 7 bars scattered amongst the three towns.
Although my vocation is forestry, I truly found my passion in triathlon and endurance sports. I ran my first marathon in 2005, and completed my first triathlon in 2009. I finished Ironman Lake Placid in 2011 and am in love with long distance endurance sports. I created this blog to follow my triathlon training, tell some stories, and maybe help inspire and motivate people to get outside and keep moving, every day.
Don’t know if website will respond, as tracking runners in progress was problematic, but Sarah did very well. Pulled a groin three weeks ago and was unable to complete training. Her effort shows room for improvement, but considering she didn’t expect to be able to run the full race, her effort brought tears to my eyes.
Thank God for people who run, for any cause.
Begin forwarded message:
From: Rebecca Young
Date: October 19, 2011 10:42:46 AM EDT
To: Bob Cross
Cc: Chris Young , Rob Cross , Cynthia Junco
Subject: Sarah’s Results
http://nikerunning.nike.com/nikeos/p/nikeplus/en_US/mapping/#/events/NWM2011/nwm_2011_full/t22prt7
#248
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Keep up the good training and have an awesome season! I am racing the UKIM this year and so will be checking your blog regularly!
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Met you with Duke Johnson in solon. My daughter and I want to start hiking the mountains in this area, mabey you can give some advise?
Awwwww, Colleen told me all about Bailey and showed me photos. Porter looks like an awesome new companion.
Glad to finally get around to reading your blog, Colleen raved about it and about you. Kinda sad that I didn’t get to “meet” you sooner.