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Category: Adventure RacingThe articles published under this category are as follows:
Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 09:53 PM
From the left to right, the team who got lost the most! Jen, Angela, Bill, Rob, Amanda and Peter.
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Posted by: petertherunner on Monday, March 17, 2008 - 10:17 PM
3-Hour Snowshoe + Orienteering Race
Follow the tracks, unless they go the wrong way!
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Thanks to Team Running Free for this article. Race Date was Saturday February 23rd '08. Race Web-site is www.dontgetlost.ca/raid/snow.htm
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Posted by: petertherunner on Monday, February 25, 2008 - 10:06 PM
Okay, so it's not necessarily THIS BAD, but it could be!
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Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, August 08, 2007 - 06:16 PM
The Importance of Crowd Support CANNOT Be Overstated!
Note: Huge Thanks To Laura Payton of the Vancouver Province For the Story!
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Posted by: petertherunner on Monday, February 12, 2007 - 05:31 PM
“Route of Fire’s” Unique Three Category-Platform Proves Competitive, Challenging and Adventurous for Entire Field
BAHIA SALINAS BAY, COSTA RICA -- The Coastal Challenge 2007, called “The Route of Fire” for its location, weather and competitive nature, culminated today at Bahia Salinas Bay in Northwestern Costa Rica. Costa Rican Juan Carlos Zuniga and American Beverly Anderson-Abbs won the men’s and women’s categories, respectively, each earning the $1,500 grand prize. Zuniga receives the prestigious honor of Champion of this year’s race.
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Thanks to our man in Costa Rica:
Van Holmes
310-434-9250 / 310-902-9457 (mobile)
Posted by: petertherunner on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 06:48 PM
COASTAL CHALLENGE PUSHES RUNNERS THROUGH HEAT ON 50+ KM STAGE FOUR
Local Juan Carlos Zuniga Maintains First Place Overall as Runners Cross Dry Highlands and a River Canyoneering Section to Finish Near Curubande
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Thanks to our man in Costa Rica:
Van Holmes
310-434-9250 / 310-902-9457 (mobile)
Posted by: petertherunner on Friday, February 09, 2007 - 06:42 PM
SHORT FAST DAY ALLOWS TIME FOR RECOVERY
Juan Carlos Holds Over-All Lead, But Javier Montero Tops the Day; Beverly Abbs Continues to Control Women’s Division
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Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, February 07, 2007 - 04:02 PM
Stage Two of The Coastal Challenge Splits Field .
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Posted by: petertherunner on Tuesday, February 06, 2007 - 12:16 AM
Uuughh, another $%*& ing hill....!
2007 Coastal Challenge Tests Competitors During Brutal First Day of Action
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Posted by: petertherunner on Sunday, February 04, 2007 - 12:23 AM
Six-Day Race Begins Sunday at Base of Arenal Volcano in La Fortuna, Costa Rica
Challenge yourself...watch for the lava!
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Van Holmes
The Coastal Challenge
310-434-9250
van@thecoastalchallenge.com
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Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 - 04:53 PM
Announcing the Inaugural 'Duel in the Sun' duathlon event to be held in Costa Rica
September 20-23, 2007.
Note: For additional information about the event contact info@duelinthesun.com or visit
the website www.duelinthesun.com
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MEDIA CONTACT:
Ty Stevens
Duel in the Sun
media@duelinthesun.com
info@duelinthesun.com
Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 01:06 AM
"The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest bunch of individual stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
-Babe Ruth
So we were just coming up to the 20 hr. mark in the Raid-The-North race in Kamloops this summer.... The sun was setting as we rapelled down a 120 ft. cliff to the lake below, changed gear and hopped into the canoes for a 40 km paddle.
Note: This article was sent to us by Kevin Taylor of Toronto, a member of team "Unsanctioned" who competed in the most recent edition of the Raid the North adventure race in Kamloops, B.C.
Photo courtesy of Doug Doyle (sleepmonsters.ca) via the Raid the North photo gallery.
Posted by: petertherunner on Wednesday, October 25, 2006 - 12:25 AM
 Sometimes Winning isn’t about coming in first; sometimes you win even when you are dead last! This whole experience started last March when Toronto Penguin Dave asked me to join his team in Hell, Michigan. At the time I hadn’t even run a 5km race! I told him I would let him know, as I wanted to speak to my husband about it, especially since it included leaving the country!!! My husband said do what you want BUT don’t you think you should run a race first? You don’t want to discover it’s not for you after committing yourself. So I did, I ran the St Pat’s day 5km and I was hooked!!!
Note: This article was sent to us by Julie Wobbe of the Toronto Penguins Running Club.
Posted by: petertherunner on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 12:41 PM
Toronto was well-represented last week in Chicago...how was your weekend in comparison???
Jay and Bill showing off their 1st place medals in Toronto, August 2006. That's Jay on the left...
Note: Jay Brecher and Bill Wells represented Toronto at the inaugural Bell City Chase World Championships, earning their position after winning the Toronto August event. Jay recently ran a 2:35 marathon at ScotiaBank, and Bill Wells is an accomplished runner, Adventure Racer and Triathlete. They're both nuts of course...
Posted by: nicko1 on Wednesday, October 04, 2006 - 06:55 PM
In case you aren't ready for the real thing, and need inspiration from the tube...
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Posted by: petertherunner on Thursday, June 29, 2006 - 04:45 PM
After days of struggling to survive triple-digit temperatures and hundreds of miles of the most unimaginably harsh terrain in Northern America, the world’s top endurance athletes have passed the halfway mark of Primal Quest Utah.
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Posted by: petertherunner on Monday, June 19, 2006 - 04:05 PM
The rain and cool weather cleared just in time for the start of the Storm the Trent adventure race this past weekend.
175 racers in the solo, co-ed and 4-person categories gathered in Millbrook, On. for the 5th Anniversary of the Storm and the organizers of the event did not disappoint. The pre-race meeting held in the Millbrook arena provided the teams with the route info and maps needed to complete the race and teams were given a surprise twist. Teams were told that they would receive a sealed envelope that they could not open until the race started! As the athletes boarded the bus for the Squirrel Creek Conservation Area, the adrenaline started to flow.
Upon arrival, the buses emptied and all racers gathered around race organizer Sean Roper as he distributed the sealed envelopes. The teams tore them open and the race was on! The envelope contained a map that outlined the first 3 checkpoints hidden within the conservation area. Teams scattered around the park, finding the checkpoints at the entrance, in a marsh and down by the water’s edge. In addition, teams were required to find their bike plates and attach them before they headed down to the water to paddle out to find the next 2 checkpoints.
A 3 km paddle east led the teams to their first point where they had to retrieve a “word”. Teams then had to return back to the canoe put-in point and continue 4km beyond it in the boats to find their next checkpoint. A quick 180o turn and a 4km paddle led the groups back to the put-in point and to their bikes. All racers shed their paddling gear, grabbed their bikes and headed out towards the Ganaraska Forest. A 35km trek across back roads, up punishing climbs and down a couple of thrilling hills led the group to the Forest where they were met with a 5km ride through sandy double track and fire roads to the next checkpoint and transition to the 1st run portion of the race.
Teams headed into the Ganaraska to find 3 different checkpoints scattered within a 5km loop of the Forest. Then end of the loop brought racers back to their bikes where they headed back towards the arena and the finish line……..or so they thought. At the end of the bike, another transition point found the athletes faced with a “team task” which consisted of shoveling mulch and transporting bags of it to another checkpoint. With the task complete, the athletes faced a final, grueling run through the forest and, finally, across an open field where they crossed the finish line completely spent from a great day of racing.
The day ended with a full BBQ, awards presentations to the top 3 finishers of each race and a slew of door prizes generously donated by several race sponsors, including RUNNING FREE! All in all, the Storm the Trent 2006 edition was a fantastic event and the Storm is definitely one race that every adventure racer should have on their calendar.
Note: for more info. check:
www.stormracing.ca
Posted by: petertherunner on Thursday, October 06, 2005 - 04:03 AM
Robyn Benincasa, one of the world's most experienced and successful female outdoor adventure athlete, is coming to Toronto. Presented by Merrell Canada and Adventure Racing Canada, Robyn will be hosting a free talk at the Assembly Hall in Toronto on October 13th, 2005.
Note: Robyn Benincasa Information:
http://arcmail.c.topica.com/maad4qDabkYoCchlU8FeafpMof/
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