The G-Rant : Grant's Rants on Adventure Racing

Why? Life is boring without pushing past the norm. Plus, training is a great way to stay in shape. For some of us that shape is round, hint hint.

Ok, I'll admit it. I race because I like dressing up in tight shorts to run through large patches of thorns just to pick up a few bugs on the way to a flag that means nothing other than I'm one CP closer to a nice shower and a good night of sleep. Oh, I forgot to mention right before going to sleep I would consume one of the largest bowls of ice cream known to man just to become round again. Isn't that why they call it the circle of life?

I had read that article before I saw this post, and was a bit troubled/surprised by the answer Marshall gave to that question...he seemed to indicate that anyone who decides to take up adventure racing is a troubled person and has some "problem" in their head that they are trying to cure by adventure racing. I am also very glad that my motivations for adventure racing are far different from his!

Pretty much we race b/c the cool gear.  We usually like the training aspect of AR as well.  So, i should include team Walter, Donny, and the Dude's training schedule.  For example, last year we did the STORM in November.  We took a rest period after the race til about March 20th, then trained, then raced on april 1st.  Coincidentally we never get to paddle except in the actual races.  Ive been in a canoe three times other than HRadventure races and another teammate has only been in one while in the races (the STORM was his first time!).  So, we race cause we love the stuff  you need to race, the long arduous training that we do, and the cameraderie of our team when we yell at each other for tipping the canoe too much.  Thats why i/we race.  Congrats Grant, by the way, for the blog making the Navigation Games appearance.  Nice work.