I was on the fence about whether or not I wanted to do the 10K trail run. Then I got a call from a friend in Santa Fe asking if I wanted to be part of an all girls team for the Ultimate Mountain Challenge. The challenge combines scores from four events including the Kayak Down River Sprint, the Sobe Cross Country Mountain Bike Race, the Road Bike Hill Climb and the 10K Spring Run Off.

It didn't take much convincing but as soon as I committed I got super nervous. I have been living at sea level for four years and I knew the altitude would be a killer. Now that I am here I can only hope that three days is enough time to acclimate. Adding to my nerves is the fact that our mountain biker has been racing professionally for several years and they decided to name our team after her sponsor (and the sponsor of the cross country mountain bike course)...Sobe.

Luckily these girls are a blast, super laid back and just want to have a good time...which is exactly what we plan to do starting with Rachel rocking the down river sprint this morning.