It's a wrap! |
10/13 4:18 PM |
| Team Adventurers is now off the course. After getting a bit lost on the mountain, they hitched a ride from a park ranger and are now happy to be back at the resort in time for the big party. |
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Feedback from teams on the race |
10/13 3:29 PM |
| We're picking up on the following themes:
1. It was cold
2. It was tough
3. It was beautiful
4. It was wet
5. It was awesome
6. It was long
7. It was cold
8. It was awesome
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Team Goose Adventure Racing Post-race |
10/13 3:28 PM |
| Team Goose AR is really pleased to have cleared the mandatory CPs in their very first USARA National Championship race. Two other teams on the course are really pleased Team Goose AR member Tim Ratowski is a bike mechanic out of Rochester, as he came to their aid when they had mechanical failures on their bikes. And still managed to punch all the mandatory CPs!! Nice work Goose, and a great example of the sort of sportsmanship we love to see and hear about out on the course. Thanks for showing these other teams your very best and helping them get moving again on the course. |
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Home again, home again, jiggity jig |
10/13 3:23 PM |
| Pangea is in!! |
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Two teams still out |
10/13 3:01 PM |
| Pangea is expected any minute now. Team Adventurers has had something of an extra adventure, in parts unknown, but we're in communication with them and they'll be picked up in short order. No worries, then. Racers will soon be all safe and sound back at their home away from home. Racers are getting themselves and their gear cleaned up and packed up in advance of the awards banquet at 7 p.m. |
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Three teams still out on the course. |
10/13 2:17 PM |
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Official cutoff point already passed. Some teams are still out on the course! |
10/13 2:08 PM |
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6 teams still out! |
10/13 1:49 PM |
| Team number 9, 12, 29, 30, 35, and 50 are still out on the course with 8 minutes to spare. Will they make it back on time for the cutoff? |
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Team Dark Horse and TXAR Masters of the Universe are in! |
10/13 1:41 PM |
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20 minutes left from cutoff! |
10/13 1:35 PM |
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Team Alpine Shop and Invictus are at the finish line |
10/13 12:49 PM |
| Tired but in good moods! |
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Rappel site getting busy |
10/13 12:46 PM |
| The rappel site at Stony Kill falls is getting busy with teams lining up for the rappel and then a quick 20 minutes bike ride to the finish line. |
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Team TOPO Adventure Sports in |
10/13 12:22 PM |
| Team TOPO is happy to be sporting their finishers' medals and waiting on an authentic New York pie from Benny's Pizzeria - great job, TOPO! |
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Team SOG has just crossed the finish line |
10/13 12:18 PM |
| With all checkpoints in hand, Team SOG is unofficially declared third place in the 2012 National Championship. These defending champions were so fast and strong, the results don't tell what a tight, heated race this was all day. Great job persevering and staying strong through some difficulties late in the race, guys. You look like champs to us! |
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The sun will come out. . . . |
10/13 12:06 PM |
| Teams were never so grateful for a sunrise than this Saturday morning. After a way cold night on the course, the warm sunshine buoyed spirits and kept teams pushing hard to the finish. Race staff and volunteers are enjoying the sunny warm afternoon watching teams trickle in. |
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Haines Street Hustlers on rappel |
10/13 11:49 AM |
| The ropes crew reported Team #26 at the top of the rappel about 30 minutes ago. They should be making their way across the finish line any minute now. |
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Team Tecnu second team across the line with all CPs |
10/13 11:47 AM |
| Team Tecnu was the second team across the line with all checkpoints under their belts, in a time of 27:42. Results are not yet official, but Tecnu has proven they are indeed Darn Tough! |
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Finish times - DINOseries.com and Toccoa |
10/13 11:45 AM |
| DINOseries.com - 27:34
Toccoa - 27:05
These teams have not visited all checkpoints and so their placement remains to be determined, but they were all smiles at the finish line, having just completed a huge course in seriously adverse weather conditions. Congratulations!
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Team Gear Junkie/WEDALI declared unofficial champions |
10/13 11:41 AM |
| Team Gear Junkie/WEDALI crossed the finish line at 27:12 with all checkpoints, to be declared the unofficial champions of the Tecnu - Darn Tough 2012 USARA Adventure Race National Championship. Huge congratulations to Justin Bakken, Scott Erlandson and Molly Moilanen on an outstanding race!
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All teams reported into TA 5 at Lippman |
10/13 10:35 AM |
| Team Mercators checked in at Lippman and will be going to TA 6 and then to the finish. |
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News from the rappel |
10/13 10:30 AM |
| Teams at the top of the rappel right now: WEDALI, TOPO Adventure Sports, and DINOseries.com - to our knowledge, WEDALI is the only one of these three that has cleared the course to this point, but huge high five to TOPO and DINO for racing a smart, strategic race that got them to this point in good time. Again, time management was essential to a successful race here, and they should feel really great about their performances. |
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Toccoa update |
10/13 10:19 AM |
| Team Toccoa has reported in to TA 5, the start of the last trekking leg, but missed the cut-off. They'll bike to TA 6 and then come on in to the finish. |
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Team Gray Goat across the finish line! |
10/13 10:18 AM |
| And with one team member who had never done an adventure race before. Crazy tough, dude. |
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College Team Citadel FINISHES |
10/13 9:36 AM |
| Team Citadel has crossed the finish line! They didn't clear the course, but they had a heckuva journey and learned a LOT along the way. Clarese Neill says, "Wow, 30 hours is a lot longer than 8." |
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UNBELIEVABLE!! |
10/13 8:59 AM |
| Team Florida Xtreme - Jeff Leininger and his 11-year-old son Hunter, along with Lynna Banach - just finished the race in 24 hours 58 minutes. Hunter's longest race before Nationals was 12 hours, and he'd never raced outside of Florida before. Asked what he thought of the race . . . "Awesome." Indeed. We'll post a photo and video from the finish. Check it out. Jeff's hugging Hunter will bring tears to your eyes. Or else Sonya and I are just tearfully delirious from lack of sleep. . . . |
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Lippman update |
10/13 8:45 AM |
| Goose Adventure Racing has checked in at Lippman and moved on to the last trek. Several teams have taken this option, in order to ensure the opportunity to rappel and appreciate the views on the last trekking leg. Rev 3/Mountain Khakis are still out on the mountain bike orienteering leg at Lippman. They merely need to make it to the next TA by the 10 a.m. cut-off in order to go out on the last trek - shouldn't be a problem. Teams who have not yet checked in at Lippman at all: Wrong Turn, No Sleep, Goat Thunder, Pangea AR, Trail Heads, Mercators, Adventurers, Toccoa, TXAR Masters of Universe, Gray Goat Sports. Those teams have all passed through the last TA before Lippman, so they should be reporting in there soon.... |
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Report from the top of the rappel |
10/13 8:34 AM |
| Ropes crew reports that no teams have checked in at the top of the rappel just yet. Will keep you posted. |
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Team Florida Xtreme update |
10/13 8:25 AM |
| Team Florida Xtreme has been sighted pushing their bikes along Hwy 55/42, from Lippman back to Hudson Valley Resort. Troy saw them at Lippman and talked to Hunter, who was in good spirits and feeling okay, so no reason to think they're in distress. Sounds like a mechanical issue if they're pushing. It's a short ride back from Lippman to the resort, so we should see them soon. |
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Party at Lippman - you're all invited |
10/13 7:33 AM |
| Troy reports from TA 5 (Lippman Park - mountain bike orienteering) that teams are cold but in really great spirits. The hot food and bonfire are a real help, and so is the sun coming up. There's a big crowd of teams there now, which should make for an exciting scene on the mountain bike trails there. The orienteering course should have racers all going in the same direction, so hopefully no issues with crowding on the trails. All is well. |
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TA 4 - Start of Trekking Leg 2 |
10/13 7:31 AM |
| All teams are accounted for through TA 4, which is now closed. Race officials are expecting first team through the rappel within the hour. |
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TA 6 - Teams leaving Lippman Park |
10/13 6:10 AM |
| SOG - 4:47
WEDALI - 4:16
TECNU - 6:00
Gung Ho Masters - 5:41
DINO - 4:15
TOPO - 5:39
After leaving Lippman Park, racers are headed to one final trekking leg with a load of checkpoints that will lead them up a gorgeous cascading waterfall, over the mountaintop and back down via rappel just feet from a free-flowing waterfall - it's a spectacular end to a beautiful course, followed by a quick bike ride to the finish line at Hudson Valley Resort. We're all waiting here to cheer them in and warm them up. With a clear sky, the moon is incredible and the temperatures are unbearable. . . .stay tuned for news on the first teams across the finish line! |
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TA 5 - Teams coming into Lippman Park |
10/13 6:05 AM |
| Invictus - 5:06
TOPO - 5:04
Gung Ho Masters - 5:03
Outdoor Connection - 5:01
MOAT - 4:59
Checkpoint Zero - 5:20
ATP Light - 5:19
Untamed Adventure #2 - 5:22
Halfway There - 5:23
Untamed Adventure #1 - 5:21
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Teams DINOseries.com and Tecnu |
10/13 4:03 AM |
| ... have checked in at Lippman Park |
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Teams start checking in at Lippman Park |
10/13 2:44 AM |
| Team SOG has just checked in at Lippman Park, followed very close by Team WEDALI. With just this last mountain bike orienteering leg, a final trekking leg, and a short sprint of a bike to the finish, this one is coming down to the wire! |
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Youngest racer at USARA Nationals |
10/13 1:59 AM |
| The youngest racer ever to compete in a USARA Adventure Racing National Championship is out tackling a cold, tough course right now. Hunter, age 11, from Florida, is also racing the longest race of his short career. He's raced up to 12 hours before now, but looked in fine fiddle coming in to the first trekking leg at Willowemoc. He was munching on Clif blocks, but eyeballing a volunteer's slice of pizza pretty hard. I'm pretty sure he could've sweet-talked his way into that slice of pizza if he'd really wanted to. A volunteer favorite, we're all cheering him on from Race HQ. Go Hunter Go!! |
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All teams through the first trekking leg |
10/13 1:47 AM |
| The transition area at Willowemoc is closed now, with all teams having checked out of the first trekking leg. No teams have yet checked in at Lippman Park. As of last word, Team SOG was still in the lead. |
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Cumberland Trail Connection update |
10/13 1:43 AM |
| Team Cumberland Trail Connection has dropped out, though Kevin Howser is waiting at Lippman Park, hoping to continue unofficially with another team. According to the rules, racers may not continue the race solo, but may continue the race if another team is agreeable to having the racer hook up with them, for safety's sake. No teams have arrived at Lippman yet, so Kevin is hanging out, undoubtedly enjoying the amenities at party central. |
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Lippman Park |
10/13 1:29 AM |
| At Lippman, racers have the option of going out onto a cool, technical, singletrack mountain bike orienteering leg, or hanging out at the party shelter, where race staff and volunteers are serving up homemade cookies (thanks Amy Bartoletti's mom!) and various grilled meats (thanks Amy Bartoletti's dad!), hot drinks, and more. There's also a huge bonfire, which will be a welcome sight coming off the bike again. From Lippman, racers bike to a final trekking leg, which course vetter Patrick Harper described as indescribably beautiful. The rappel is at the end of this last trekking leg, beside a huge waterfall. |
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Progression |
10/13 1:25 AM |
| After leaving (or bypassing) the comforts of Blue Hill Lodge & Cafe in Claryville, racers pedal up the enormous Red Hill (the false summit is a real bummer - shortly after leveling off, racers hit a super steep, though not terribly long, climb to the top) and down the other side. It's a shame racers hit this downhill in the dark. The pastoral views on the way down are just beautiful, and the tangle of pipes used to feed maple sap into the sugar shacks downhill from the trees are just fascinating. Racers drop their bikes again for another optional orienteering section. Teams that are going for mandatory points only can turn the orienteering section into a 7+ mile trek to the next TA, where they pick up their bikes and pedal to Lippman Park. |
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Team DINOseries.com chilling by the fire |
10/12 11:25 PM |
| DINO was the only team at Blue Hill when the USARA Tribe pulled up to hang out and grab some dinner. They had found a nice table in front of the fire and Brian Holzhausen was polishing off a bowl of chili before setting off to tackle Red Hill. We saw them later looking fast and happy on their bikes. Nothing like a belly full of warm food to raise the spirits. |
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Team Alpine Shop - pizza to go |
10/12 11:22 PM |
| Team Alpine Shop didn't spend much time at Blue Hill Cafe, but took advantage of the hot pizza by the slice sitting on the counter. I'm not sure whether David Frei was stuffing the pizza into Carrie Sona's mouth or whether she was pulling it from his hand, but it was an impressive spectacle watching those two polish off a slice of pizza in 8 seconds flat on their way out the door after the lead team. What a hard-working, fun-having team. |
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BDAR/Adventure Capitalists/No Sleep |
10/12 11:20 PM |
| This crew rolled into Blue Hill Cafe and as soon as they found out other teams were ordering off the menu, decided to take a load off and do some serious chowing. The bacon double cheeseburger came highly recommended by other teams. |
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Team 47 - NH Trail Vets - feeling strong |
10/12 11:17 PM |
| Team 47 spent some time at Blue Hill Cafe warming up and getting some food in them before taking off again on bike, but were looking great spinning up Red Hill - a little bit of rest and recovery will go a long way tonight. Keep it up, guys!! |
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Wrong Turn, a/k/a "The Beach Ball Team" |
10/12 11:12 PM |
| Team Wrong Turn showed up at the take-out this morning with a beach ball in their canoe. I asked whether they found it or brought it. "Brought it," they said. "What's up with that?" I asked. It was an idea for a middle seat, which apparently didn't pan out so well. They don't recommend trying to get a core workout at the very start of a 30-hour National Championship race. Nonetheless, they made great time on the paddle and were still smiling when they pulled in on the bike at Willowemoc. Fun times. |
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TOPO Adventure Sports at Blue Hill |
10/12 11:10 PM |
| Team TOPO made a quick pass through Blue Hill, electing to grab a sandwich to go rather than linger by the fire with a hot cocoa. They didn't want to get too comfortable, knowing the cold ride that still awaited them. They were nearly topped out on Red Hill when we last spotted them, in good spirits and feeling strong and determined. |
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Four teams still out on first trek |
10/12 11:08 PM |
| Four teams are still plugging away on the first orienteering leg at Willowemoc Forest. Many teams have taken to heart the admonition about time management and are planning to get the mandatory CPs only, skipping some or all optional CPs, in order to make the 10 a.m. cutoff for the last trekking leg, which ends with a spectacular rappel. |
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Team 34 accounted for at Willowemoc |
10/12 11:07 PM |
| Team 34 has checked in for the first trekking leg (TA 2/3) at Willowemoc. They reported some bike mechanical issues and sore knees, but are doing okay. |
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Weather Report |
10/12 10:02 PM |
What a day of racing! At the start of the race, it was raining and cold as they began paddling the Pepacton Reservoir. Snow and sleet were reported at the top of the King of the Mountain bike leg.
Currently, it's 40 degrees but feels like 36 outside. It's going to be a long cold night with the lows hitting about 32 degrees.
Racers will be quite delighted to see the sun tomorrow with the highs in the 50s. |
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Black Bears Spotted on Course |
10/12 10:00 PM |
| There have been 2 black bears spotted on the course today. However, no teams have come into a TA wearing bear furs yet. If these cold temperatures continue, this a definite possibility. :-) |
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Cell coverage is tough in the woods, but here is what we know... |
10/12 9:54 PM |
Team#34 - Mercators is the only team that still has not reached CP5 yet.
Team #12 - Goat Thunder has had one team member drop out, but the remaining 2 members are forging ahead.
Team #50 - Energy-vault.com has dropped out of the race.
Team #32 - Tecnu female member lost her running shoes while on the biking leg. Rumor has it that one of the shoes was picked up by another team and returned to her. What a trooper!
Team #38 - No Surrender has encountered some mechanical issues with bikes. They are still moving. |
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Report from Willowemoc Forest |
10/12 8:06 PM |
| Team SOG was in first place by several minutes heading into the first trek at Willowemoc, and came out in a zippy hour and fifteen minutes. They obviously nailed the navigation. They've got some tough teams pushing the pace behind them, so they'll need to keep that focus through the night. Team Wedali was spotted making a quick trip through Blue Hill Cafe - no grass growing under their feet, either. Stay tuned. . . . |
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New Race HQ - Blue Hill Lodge & Cafe |
10/12 7:31 PM |
| So, race staff and racers alike have found a home away from home at Blue Hill Lodge & Cafe in Claryville. The warm restaurant has a fire burning and hot coffee awaiting racers who come in the front door. Team Wedali made a quick in and out, shoveling in a slice of pizza and grabbing two quick coffees to go. Other teams have better appreciated the amenities. The lentil vegetable soup and homemade chili appear to be big hits. The hot cocoa is steeling racers for the cold ride ahead. One team was heard to say, "If this place hadn't been open, we were done." |
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First Trekking Leg |
10/12 2:35 PM |
| Racers will come off their bikes and head out on a unique orienteering course, featuring 6 pairs of checkpoints. They will locate UP TO 4 pairs of checkpoints before returning to their bikes and moving on down the road. Again, strategy will be key to staying ahead of the field. Lots of choices to make here - go for easier to find, but further out points, or close but more difficult? None of these are "gimmes," mind you. Solid navigational skills will be a must in the Willowemoc forest. It's beautiful in there, but it's also a little . . . tricky. |
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Livingston Manor, NY - the home of hospitality |
10/12 2:32 PM |
| Okay, about to head back out on the course to meet up with racers at the end of the first bike leg, as they set out on their first trekking leg. We've refueled in Livingston Manor, where we had some unbelievably good food made from local, organic produce at the Main Street Farm cafe. We also got in a bit of shopping at Morgan Outdoors, a great little outdoor specialty shop. The owner, Lisa, hooked us up with a free wi-fi connection next door at Catskill Art Society (CAS) gallery, enabling us to post some photos, video and updates. The sun has finally come out, and it's looking like a beautiful afternoon of racing. We expect to see some bright, happy racers at the next TA. |
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Team SOG and Team Odyssey/ImOnPoint.org head-to-head |
10/12 2:02 PM |
| Team SOG (open co-ed) and Team Odyssey/ImOnPoint.org (masters co-ed) were neck and neck coming off the paddle. With a steady rain throughout the early hours, they were soaked to the bone, but reportedly plenty warm. Besides paddling, teams also retrieved some points on foot from around the reservoir, which gave them a welcome opportunity to keep the blood moving to their feet. Both teams transitioned quickly to bike and set off for the King of the Mountain time trial. At the top, the unofficial report was that SOG was 30 seconds (!!) faster on the time trial. Of course, other teams are yet to come, so the title of King of the Mountain is still wide open. These top teams - SOG and Odyssey both won their divisions last year - have set a high bar, though. |
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Gung Ho off the paddle |
10/12 2:00 PM |
| 3-man team Gung Ho was the first off the water, but advised they had collected just two of the optional checkpoints on the water. They took to heart the race officials' admonition about time management. With a huge course still before them, they were all about maintaining forward progress. Co-ed team Gung Ho Masters was just behind them a bit, and all in great spirits! |
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Start Recap |
10/12 1:58 PM |
| Before the racers took to the water in the first leg of the race, a paddling section, a captains meeting was held. In this meeting, team captains were given packets and were told that there was a certain special set of instructions included along with their respective passports. Upon opening the packages, the racers learned that they would be able to split up in order to "divide and conquer" the checkpoints for the paddling section along the bank of the Pepacton Reservoir.
With enough gear and energy (hopefully!) for 30+ hours, the racers hopped into their canoes and paddled over to the starting line. After a beautiful prayer and final instructions, the sound of the starting gun pierced the morning air as 55 teams went flying down the Pepacton. There were cheers of excitement from the racers, spectators, and volunteers alike as 55 red canoes disappeared into the fog that had settled over the Pepacton. |
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On Your Marks, Get Set... |
10/12 8:21 AM |
| 55 red boats line the start line of the Pepacton Reservoir as the racers have received their team packages and are set to compete. After finding out that racers are permitted to split up to divide and conquer during the paddling section, teams are in deep discussions in their canoes. |
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Let the Games begin!! |
10/12 8:01 AM |
| 55 teams of three set off on buses in the early morning hours of Friday, October 12, 2012, for the starting line of the 2012 Tecnu - Darn Tough USARA Adventure Racing National Championship presented by The Right Stuff. Teams received four 1:24,000 topo maps from MyTopo, along with detailed course instructions, just 15 minutes before loading buses, giving them a brief window in which to start planning and strategizing before the long ride to the race start at Pepacton Reservoir, a beautiful lake along the southern edge of the state's "forever wild" Catskill Park. Then, just five minutes before the gun went off, teams were given another, supplemental map, passport and instructions for the paddling leg. These instructions informed them they could split up and attack the paddling checkpoints by water or by land, by hook or by crook. This little "twist" gave teams something to think about, but quick. This race is definitely a "thinking racer's" race. The ability to strategize, make good route selections and then hit checkpoints with a dead reckoning will separate the top teams from the rest of the field. Stay tuned for an update on how teams approached this interesting challenge early in the race. . . . |
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Racers Have Arrived! |
10/12 7:52 AM |
| Racers have arrived and so has the rain! Racers are grabbing their cables and securing their paddles (and donning their own personal flotation devices!) for a morning on the Pepacton! |
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...And the countdown begins! |
10/12 7:17 AM |
| We are 30 minutes away from the start of the 2012 USARA National Championships here in the Catskills of New York State! Temperature reads 45 degrees on the beautiful Pepacton Reservoir. Racers are en route! We will be keeping you updated through blogs, photos, and, if ambitious, a video or two. Internet is spotty, but you're reading this post, so it works! Please stay posted, and best of luck to all racers! :) |
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Race logistics |
10/11 11:15 PM |
| Teams were told to have their bikes loaded up in a trailer by 10 p.m. Thursday night, as race officials will transport their bikes to the take-out. The race will start on the water with a unique paddling leg. We'll disclose the "twist" after the race begins. . . . the fastest team to clear the paddle CPs will win the "Blazing Paddle" award. Teams will then hop onto their bikes and set off on the "King of the Mountain" leg, a rugged ride with a huge climb, which will be all the more grueling coming straight off the water. Later in the race, one of several foot orienteering sections will challenge teams for the title of the "O-team." Special prizes will be awarded in each category. After the paddling leg, the race is broken up into several more biking and trekking legs, which may help this huge course seem a little more doable - what's the saying about eating an elephant one bite at a time? Let's hope these racers are hungry! |
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An epic course |
10/11 11:13 PM |
| Racers were admonished by Patrick Harper, former navigator for Team Montrail, that the navigation in this race is Legit, with a capital "L." Teams will need to be spot-on all day and stay sharp all night in order to be competitive. NYARA has designed an epic, point-to-point course that will take teams to some of the most beautiful and remote parts of the Catskills. To give you an idea of the scale of the course - teams will be loaded onto buses at 6 a.m. in the morning and driven 1.5 hours to a remote start location - they'll then spend the next 30 hours paddling, biking, trekking, and rappelling their way back to the finish line here at Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson. Talk about a DARN TOUGH course! |
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All teams present and accounted for |
10/11 10:59 PM |
| Race check-in went pretty smoothly, as racers made their way through the schwag line, picking up some great product from Tecnu, Darn Tough and the many other great sponsors showing us some AR-love. After team photos, racers made their way to the auditorium, where officials gave a pre-race briefing and disclosed an outline of the course, including distance and elevation gain for each leg. Teams immediately started strategizing on clothing, food, drink, and how the heck to stay warm through a night that promises 26 degree temps and wind gusts up to 30 mph. . . ouch. |
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Course Update |
10/11 3:07 PM |
| It's a beautiful day here in the Catskills! The weather forecast looks good, a bit cold Friday night, but good. Teams are getting registered and the energy is building. We are looking forward to a great race.
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The countdown is on!! |
10/11 10:30 AM |
| In less than 24 hours, the USARA National Championships will begin! Racers from across the United States are making their way to race headquarters at the Hudson Valley Resort in Kerhonkson, New York. From there, they will start their adventure, up, down and all around the beautiful Catskill mountains. Follow along here as your media team (Bess and Nikki) will keep you updated on the progress of the teams, funny happenings, interesting stories, action shots and maybe even some videos.
See you tomorrow!! |
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Chilly |
10/11 7:42 AM |
| What difference a week makes. Last week we saw temps reach almost 80. Out on the race course Friday night, racers will be lucky if it hits 30!!! Stay warm. |
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Welcome |
10/05 12:17 PM |
| Fall has begun to descend on the Catskills Region as the leaves are starting to change displaying their seasonal colors. In addition, a cold front is scheduled to enter the region bringing chilly temps with it. We have been making our final preparations and look forward to welcoming competitors to the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa on Thursday October 11th. |
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