Mt. Taylor Quad - NM - Feb 2005

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The Mount Taylor Quadrathlon was held in western New Mexico in mid-February, 2005. The 45-mile event, climbing the 11,000+ foot Mt. Taylor near Grants, consisted of mountain biking, followed by running, cross-country skiing, and then snowshoes to the summit.

Team Santa Fe has two short reviews from the race in their February Newsletter:

...My morning started at 10:00 when all pair and team members began the race with the first event of biking from the Cibola County Complex in Grants. Starting at 6,500 ft. we rode 13 miles climbing 1,800 ft. on paved roads...

http://teamsantafe.org/05newsletters...Mt._Taylor_Winter_Quadrathlon

...By the time I was in snow- shoes I could tell the visibility was going to be bad and it was going to be cold up top, indeed it was. The last section on snowshoes was a white out nd you could only see the next pole stuck in the snow to guide you to the top...

http://teamsantafe.org/05newsletters...Mt._Taylor_Winter_Quadrathlon_2