XTERRA REAL: March 29th

The first off-road racing event of the year kicked off at Folsom Lake in Granite Bay, just north of Sacramento. Racing for her 2nd consecutive year was Robin Van Vliet. For those of you looking for a little more extreme conditions to your racing environment, XTERRA racing is the same as road triathlon racing, but with dirt and intensity.   It includes a mass start as opposed to a wave start, and off-road trails with plenty of rocks and roots impede your tempo. Placing 5th in her division earned Robin a podium, with an overall finish time of 2:29:12 for the ½ mile swim, 16 mile bike, and 4 mile run event!!