10,000 Lakes? Ya, sure, you betcha.

Exercising our minds.

Saturday marked the end of the inaugeral Cuthbert-Wendt Midwest regional training camp. One week of hard work has left us stronger, sorer, and smarter than we were, and almost entirely out of original ideas for the "guess what Disney character I'm thinking of" game.

The week began with an overenthusiastic and somewhat vicious greeting from Maddy's dog, José, who just may have a short-term memory problem, but it improved from there. Tuesday included a trip with guest skiers Andrew Poffenberger (Gustavus Adolphus College) and Katie Walsh (UNH), to Valleyfair amusement park, where Robby successfully added seven new rollercoasters to his lifetime tally. Wednesday and Friday each held a set of intervals, while Friday also included a better-late-than-never Medals test. Mental obstacles were overcome as we faced difficult puzzles, confusing riddles, and countless games of anagrams in addition to cooking for ourselves. The highlight of the week for Robby occurred when he bit a piece of broccoli directly off of the stalk in the garden, ensuring that nobody will ever again claim that they have had fresher broccoli than he has.

Robby re-hydrates after 5 hours of strenuous mental work. Maddy proudly shows off the completed puzzle: Santa's Candy Kitchen.

We leave you with an original composition:
George was found dead in a puddle surrounded by bits of glass. What happened?
Contact Robby for clues to this riddle.

Robby, ecstatic after winning a game of bananagrams