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Always striving to push my limits and see how good my best is.
- TRAINING LOG
- Athletic Summary
- Upcoming Events
- Adventure Racing
- October 22-24, USARA Nationals, Pilot Point TX
- 2009 Fall Sprint; Story Indiana
- 2009 Indianapolis Adventure Race, (2nd Overall)
- 2009 Thunder Rolls 24 Hr AR, (2nd Overall)
- 2009 PA Urban Sprint, (1st Overall)
- 2009 Midget AR, (1st division)
- 2009 Mission 18 Hr AR, (1st Overall)
- 2009 Planet Adventure Sprint, (1st Coed, 2nd Overall)
- 2009 LBL Challenge 24Hr, (5th Coed, 5th Overall)
- 2008 PA Sprint Redux
- 2008 Indianapolis Adventure Race, (1st Coed, 4th Overall)
- 2008 PA Urban Sprint (2nd Coed, 2nd Overall)
- 2008 Infiterra Adventure Rage 30 hr (7th)
- 2008 Odyssey Wild, Wonderful 24 hr; New River Gorge, WV (4th overall)
- 2007 PA Urban Sprint; Indianapolis, IN (2nd coed, 2nd overall)
- 2007 Odyssey Wild Wonderful 24 hr; New River Gorge, WV (1st premier)
- 2007 PA 24-Hour Challenge; Tell City, IN (5th co-ed,7th overall)
- 2007 Sunflower 24 hr; Lawrence, KS (13th overall)
- 2006 Adventure Rage 30Hr; Cadillac, MI (8th overall)
- 2006 Odyssey Wild Wonderful 15-Hr; (1st Male, 4th Overall)
- 2006 PA Sprint; Brown County, IN (2nd co-ed, 3rd overall)
- 2006 PA 24-Hour Challenge; Leavenworth, IN (17th overall)
- 2005 Indianapolis Adventure Race (2nd Division, 3rd Overall)
- 2005 PA Sprint; Valley Branch, IN (2nd Division, 5th Overall)
- 2004 Circle City Sprint - Indianapolis (10th division)
- 2004 PA Sprint; Clark State Forest, IN (1st Division, 2nd Overall)
- 2004 PA 24 Hr Challenge; Owen-Outman Counties, IN (15th Overall)
- 2003 Midwest Fury; French Lick, IN (1st overall)
- 2003 Wild Scallion; Chicago (10th Division)
- 2003 Indianapolis Adventure Race; Long Course (10th Overall)
- 2003 Circle City Sprint - Indianapolis
- 2003 Benchmark Appalachian; Portsmouth, OH (2nd Division, 18th Overall)
- Orienteering & Rogaines
- 2009 ICO Orienteering Meet, Story, IN
- 2009 Conquer the Crossroads Rogaine, (1st, 6hr course)
- 2006 ICO 12 Hour Rogaine - Brownstown, IN (4th overall)
- 2005 Conquer the Crossroads 12 hour Rogaine (1st Overall)
- 2004 Conquer the Crossroads 12 hour Rogaine (3rd Division, 7th overall)
- 2004 Indianapolis Metrogaine (3 hour)
- Running
- 2009 TNT 5k; Horizon Camp, 8th
- 2009 Dances with Dirt; Gnawbone, IN
- 2007 Tecumseh Trail Marathon
- 2003 Tecumseh Trail Marathon
- 2003 River to River Stage Run (Illinois)
- 2002 Chicago Marathon
- 1998-2005 Indianapolis mini marathon
- Cycling
- 2009 Three State Three Mountain Century; Chattanooga, TN
- 2009 Brown County State Park Road Race
- Other
- Downhill skiing since 1990
- Climbing and mountaineering since 1992
Thursday, October 29, 2009
2009 USARA Nationals (race report summary)
OK, whether it's due to the race being the national championship race, or the fact that it's the last big race of the year this race report is going to be longer than normal. And I haven't exactly been good at keeping them short up until now. So, I'll summarize real quick for starters.
Texas is far from Indiana, even farther when you go there the wrong way. USARA Nationals brings a decidedly stronger field of racers but they still ask an awful lot of questions. Not all adventure racers are comfortable riding in large high speed groups on the road. God either doesn't like adventure racing, paddling, or maybe just paddling in adventure racing. I don't know if everything is bigger in Texas but a few things damn well are including thorns, mud puddles and briar patches and thorns. (Yes, it was appropriate to say thorns twice, I have the scars on my scalp to prove it.) Even when things aren't going your way if you hang in there you'll frequently still be pleased with the result. And most importantly, don't forget to turn east at St. Louis.
And that about sums it up.
If you're wanting more details than that, you'll have to wait another day or so.
Texas is far from Indiana, even farther when you go there the wrong way. USARA Nationals brings a decidedly stronger field of racers but they still ask an awful lot of questions. Not all adventure racers are comfortable riding in large high speed groups on the road. God either doesn't like adventure racing, paddling, or maybe just paddling in adventure racing. I don't know if everything is bigger in Texas but a few things damn well are including thorns, mud puddles and briar patches and thorns. (Yes, it was appropriate to say thorns twice, I have the scars on my scalp to prove it.) Even when things aren't going your way if you hang in there you'll frequently still be pleased with the result. And most importantly, don't forget to turn east at St. Louis.
And that about sums it up.
If you're wanting more details than that, you'll have to wait another day or so.
posted by Garrison at
8:56 AM
2 Comments:
we want more....
OK, it's been a few days now......the suspense is building and building.......come on!
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