“Without adventure, civilization is in full decay.”
- Alfred North Whitehead
Our 2005 race year came to a close this past weekend; the STORM the
Eastern Shore Adventure Race was a challenging course and I suspect the
participants got more than they bargained for. On paper, the
Eastern Shore of Virginia can look bland by adventure racing standards
but I think we really made the most of the area. We really worked
our tales off to make the race happen and, along with the help of some
terrific weather, the event was a success as measured by all the smiles
on the racers' faces (along with the mud and sweat). We have some
amazing pictures to share and race data to crunch (time splits etc), so
stay tuned for more soon. We also really need to finalize some
things for 2006 in terms of any races we're planning to put
together.
For me personally, I'm excited to change gears and focus on racing
again instead of organizing. Team HRAdventure has a race coming
up in January in the Georgia mountains; 30-hours of elevation and cold
. . . strangely, I'm really looking forward to it.