A (gluten-free) Bagel Amongst Potatoes: Skin It To Win It

On Sunday, Jon entered the Skin It To Win It randonnee race for the second year in a row. Since he won last year, he signed up again in order to defend his title. Who knew that we would have to get up 45 minutes earlier than usual to schedule in a makeup session.

The Skin It To Win It race is sponsored by the Avalanche Center and can be entered by solo racers, teams of two, or teams of four. The objective is to skin up and ski down a pre-determined course as many times as possible in three hours. I acted as Jon's pit crew, helping him put his skins back on his skis once he arrived at the starting line again. I, obviously, was too slow so I became the logistics coordinator (i.e. "What some water?" "Want some M&Ms?" "Someone is on your ass by 1 minute and 30 seconds so kick it into gear") while West helped Jon with his skins.

It was a fun day, and at the end of the race Jon came out in first place again! So, he won another pair of skis (the same ones he won last year)...#toughlife. Fortunately, there are perks to dating Jon, and I get the skis since he already has three pairs...nbd.

There was supposed to be a prize given for best costume, hence the time and effort we put into tracking down face paint in the Sun Valley area, and scheduling 45 minutes of dress-up that morning. However, they forgot to announce that prize. In the end, it didn't matter. A lot of teams dressed up and it added a fun, low-key atmosphere to the competition. Jon dressed up as a member of The Misfits...and we have to thank Jackie for the tight black pants.

Check out some pictures below of the race!!