Mike and Jeff place 3rd overall and 2nd in their division

By Devon O'Neil

summit daily news

September 25, 2005

Exiting the bike transition

Jeff post race picture

FRISCO - Proving that the neighborly bond can be a winning one, Breckenridge residents Gordon Herwig and Kevin Shelden cruised to the top overall spot among 19 teams in Saturday's inaugural Salomon Summit Adventure.



The race, which existed for five years as the Kokopelli Adventure and took place in Grand Junction, tested competitors over three disciplines: a 2.5-mile canoe on Lake Dillon, a 20-mile mountain bike ride from Frisco to Breck and back, and an eight-mile run on the Frisco peninsula trails. It finished at the town of Frisco recreation building.



Coming off their second-place finish in the Vail AdventureXstream race, Shelden and Herwig found the triumphant feeling by 49 seconds over the professional trio from Team SALOMON, winning in 3 hours, 38 minutes, 6 seconds. Still, along the way they discovered that leading - instead of chasing - is a whole new world.



"Totally," Shelden said. "You're always looking back over your shoulder and you're having to set the pace, ins