Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Saco River Olympics 2012

The first quinquennial Saco River Olympics were held this year. Participation levels were excellent and there were a few surprise outcomes.  Unfortunately the swimming and kayaking events were canceled due to time and weather conditions. 
 
Outhouse dash
A spirited run from the picnic table in the campsite, up a hill, sharp left turn to the outhouse and back. 
Name/Time (seconds)
Adam/23.72
Brian/24.77
Rose/26.49
Kelly/29.33
Lee/45.00
Wendy (barefoot with baby)/46.00  (Very honorable mention)

 
Alas, there were no pictures from this event

1.1 Mile Loop (running)
A run over a slightly rolling packed and loose gravel road.
Name/Time (min:sec)
Brian/7:25
Kelly/7:52
Rose/9:59
Adam/12:37
Lee/16:13 -dog poo time


2.2 Mile Bike Race
Two laps of the running race competed in several heats.
Name/Time (min:sec)
Brian/6:42
Kelly/9:17
Rose/9:53
Wendy/9:54
Adam/10:27
Pedro/11:45
Lee/14:52
Naomi (first lap)/8:00
Naomi (second lap after break)/7:10 (Woo Hoo - first time on a bike in a long time)



100m Dash (on road)
Group start dash.
Name/Time (approximate, in seconds)
Pedro/10
Adam/11
Brian/12
Rose/13
Kelly/15 Oh Yeah!  Let's do that 422 times (marathon distance) and then see who's in first place!

Jump Roping
Best of 2, any style based on number of successful jumps.  In this exciting event Kelly seemed to have it locked up with 204 jumps.  Rose went last and STUMBLED on jump 203!  She recovered and went on to take the gold.

Name/Number of Rotations
Rose/221
Kelly/204
Wendy/79
Brian/46
Lee/33
Adam/18
Naomi/15 (I'm pretty sure she did more than Adam at one point)

River Hunting
Judged on usefulness, quality and quantity.
Place/Name/Items found
1st/Brian/Nice Aviators, Nice Pair of Flip Flops, Nice exercise Headband
2nd/Rose/Boston Celtics Hat, Rubber Bungee with rusted hooks, dirty but nice headband, broken sunglasses, retrieved nice sunglasses that Tom initially spotted
3rd/Kelly/Nice half of a clampy tie down thing
4th/Lee/3 bungees & huge kinda broken aviators 
5th/Tom/Spotted, but did not retrieve, sunglasses
Mountain Climbing (1.25 mile / 1200 foot)
Limited entry event.  A tough climb up a steep and technical trail.  Times are based on the trip up the mountain.  Return times were similar for all athletes but not recorded.
1. Brian - 27:10 (Still recovering on Wednesday)
2. Pedro - 34:40
3. Kelly - 34:55
(Stock Photo, Not only did we not take pictures but we were in the clouds)




3 comments:

  1. Looks like an awesome family vacation! For the record ... it's a Red Sox hat ... but with the season they've had you're better off following the Celtics!

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  2. Stock photo huh.. I thought her hair looked different.. but I bet Pedro is wearing the same thing...
    Wow...I hadn't heard the times.. you smoked Pedro.. no wonder he is working out like crazy now:)!!!LOL
    Next year will be different:)

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  3. Yeah but I'm still tired from it almost a week later. Your welcome on getting Pedro back into his workout routine.

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