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Hey everybody,
not sure how "new" these news are but I just came across the Trioba website and found a post that some fellow DART racers have aquired the Trioba Adventure Race Series. One can guess what color the new flag will have...Races are back in 2009. http://www.trioba.com
Hope, all is well in the AR crowd. Cheers. Beate

Running at night on trails is fun and lets you see things in a different light (pun intended). If you've never tried it, join us on Wed. nights. We're moving to a new location for our weekly night runs in November. We'll start on Wildwood at 53rd Drive and make a loop using the Nature Trail, Leif Erikson and Alder Trail. Distance: 6.04 miles, elevation gain: 480'.

Bring a headlamp, water and clothing appropriate for the weather, whatever that will be!

SleepMonsters and TrackMe360 SPOT New Opportunities

SleepMonsters and TrackMe360 are now working in partnership to maximise the benefits and potential of the new SPOT Satellite Messengers in tracking adventure racing.

After pioneering the first use of SPOT in an international race at the Baja Travesia last month, preparations are now underway for coverage of this months Florida Coast to Coast race and the Untamed New England race in June, with live tracking maps and instant leader-board updates.

Check out www.crossingtheditch.com.au Two young Australians have been out to sea for over 50 days and are 150km from NZ and completing the first crossing of the Tasman Sea in a kayak.

Here is our race report from the MAR 2007 Expedition Race

The race was from July 31 through August 4th and was in Bozeman, MT

The course was amazing and very tough. We had a great time!

We have pictures on our Blog at:

http://superflyar.blogspot.com/

Racing at this race was Jared (Eugene) and David (Snoqualmie)

Sorry its kind of long!

Enjoy!


David - Superfly Snuka

Is anyone interested in helping me put together an informal training/race at Hagg Lake or some where else in Novemeber. I was thinking that we could kayak, bike and run for 3-6 hours. Anyone interested? I have helped to organized an official race but this would be more informal and free! I could use help to create the maps, place the CP's and bring beer. The lake is open until the weekend before Thanksgiving. Thanks

"The best laid plans...", or so the saying goes! I arrived at this year's Clackamas River Run-Off, held yearly at Milo McIver State Park, with two things in mind. One, I haven't had nearly the time to train this year as I would like, so my conditioning is lacking and two, it has not been raining for 2-weeks straight, like last year, so the trails should be smooth and fast. So, maybe my conditioning wouldn't be so noticeable!

WARNING: This Race Report is only SLIGHTLY shorter then the actual race!

It was a cold and stormy morning... Or something like that. As Race Day finally arrived for the Wicked Urban AR, Portland was up to it's old tricks, blessing us with wild downpours and then teasing us with warm sun. We resembled a group afflicted with some strange obsessive compulsive disorder, piling on rain shells, taking them back off and repeating the process in a vain attempt to "moderate" our conditions.

Once again, the X-Adventure Raid U.S. stage proved to be a grueling, fast-paced event. I raced with Team C&D; Zodiac/Blueline--a new team for me, although I knew some of the teammates from previous races. Our race lineup was Chuck, Jason, Amanda and myself, with Jerry and Cathy as support crew.

We traveled to McCall on Wednesday to give ourselves plenty of time to be rested for the race. Our home for the week was a cabin at the Tamarack Resort (strategically located 100 yards from the finish line) complete with kitchen, laundry, and deck with grill and hot tub. The spacious house immediately filled with race gear and bikes, leaving almost no room to move around. Thursday we biked and hiked lightly around the resort. Friday's check-in process went much more smoothly than last year and we had completed the entire circuit, including rappel test, in an hour. After the pre-race meeting, we settled into the cabin for a homecooked meal and started plotting CPs on our maps. By 10 p.m. we had our gear packed, maps plotted and were posturing for bed while Jerry and Cathy loaded the trucks for our early morning departure.