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Saturday Apr 13, 2013 #
9 AM
run (TexasQuest) 5:50:00 [3] 50.0 km (7:00 / km)
great return to adventure racing. I took a rookie through the 6hr race.
I still struggled with the UTM plotter. I misplotted one of the points and we spent 20 mins looking for it in the bushes, where I nearly crawled over a snake. scary moment, first snake I have seen in AR.
First run leg was a marked route with 2 controls anywhere on the route. but we had 8 anytime controls that we had to first plot on the map. you could collect them anytime on the course. 6hr had to get 4 of them, 12 hr course had to get all of them. this is where we wasted the time looking for a non existent control in the bushes. (about 10km)
First bike leg was also a marked route with 4 controls. (we got one extra optional). Was a beautiful sweeping single track route. worth the drive out there just for this bike leg. about (23km)
Then we did one of the 2 paddle legs. more of a pain then fun. (1km)
There were also 4 special tasks to complete anytime in the race in the transition. we did 2 of them. (1km)
Leg 3 was a trek, plot 6 points and the 6hr race had to get 3 of them. walked right past one of the points and had to search for 6 or 7 mins for it, and took a short cut through the bush that Pete wasn't too leased with. otherwise a great leg. (4km)
did the next paddle and remaining 2 special tasks. with only 55 mins to go after plotting the 6 points for the cycle (6hr had to get 3 of them) we decided to just try for the 2 other anytime points and 2 of the 3 cycle controls.
bit of a search for the first cycle leg, and then 2 non existent roads meant that we missed the last 2 cycle legs and ended with 13/15 controls. still enough to finish in top spot for the 6 hr race. (12km)
Winning glory was all on offer as it was a free race. Still a great day out.
I still struggled with the UTM plotter. I misplotted one of the points and we spent 20 mins looking for it in the bushes, where I nearly crawled over a snake. scary moment, first snake I have seen in AR.
First run leg was a marked route with 2 controls anywhere on the route. but we had 8 anytime controls that we had to first plot on the map. you could collect them anytime on the course. 6hr had to get 4 of them, 12 hr course had to get all of them. this is where we wasted the time looking for a non existent control in the bushes. (about 10km)
First bike leg was also a marked route with 4 controls. (we got one extra optional). Was a beautiful sweeping single track route. worth the drive out there just for this bike leg. about (23km)
Then we did one of the 2 paddle legs. more of a pain then fun. (1km)
There were also 4 special tasks to complete anytime in the race in the transition. we did 2 of them. (1km)
Leg 3 was a trek, plot 6 points and the 6hr race had to get 3 of them. walked right past one of the points and had to search for 6 or 7 mins for it, and took a short cut through the bush that Pete wasn't too leased with. otherwise a great leg. (4km)
did the next paddle and remaining 2 special tasks. with only 55 mins to go after plotting the 6 points for the cycle (6hr had to get 3 of them) we decided to just try for the 2 other anytime points and 2 of the 3 cycle controls.
bit of a search for the first cycle leg, and then 2 non existent roads meant that we missed the last 2 cycle legs and ended with 13/15 controls. still enough to finish in top spot for the 6 hr race. (12km)
Winning glory was all on offer as it was a free race. Still a great day out.
Thursday Apr 11, 2013 #
cycle (to time trial) 21:24 [3] 7.63 km (2:48 / km)
shoes: epic 26 inch
run (time trial) 32:07 [3] 7.32 km (4:23 / km)
good start to the run but ran out of fuel.
10 days of gastro has robbed my energy. dropped off the bunch at 6km and jogged it home. should be tapering for the weekend race, but cannot taper form nothing...
10 days of gastro has robbed my energy. dropped off the bunch at 6km and jogged it home. should be tapering for the weekend race, but cannot taper form nothing...
8 PM
cycle (back from time trial) 24:18 [3] 7.61 km (3:12 / km)
shoes: epic 26 inch
Tuesday Apr 9, 2013 #
cycle 53:38 [3] 18.34 km (2:55 / km) +41m 2:54 / km
shoes: epic 26 inch
a ride down oyster creek and back, just to get out of the house. still got the last of the bug to work out before I will be right again.