HRAdventure and
VBAdventureFest will have a booth at the
Rock & Roll Half Marathon Expo this Friday and Saturday. I forget which booth number we're at, but
directions to the convention center are here and I've been told they're giving us a prime location so hopefully you can't miss us. When in doubt, look for the kayak stretching above the stalls, or you might have luck tracking me down at the Morningstar free veggie sausage sample booth.
Learning
lessons from last time we ran a booth like this (at the Shamrock Expo in March), we've done the following:
- -We've lined up a TV that we'll watch the videos from Eco-Challenge British Columbia on
- -We're bringing out the bike trainer so we can get a bit of exercise inside the concrete fortress of the convention center
- -We've got lots of extra materials so we don't run out of anything
Our aim is to spread the word about the
November weekend and this will be the first time we're publicly talking about
The Kraken Challenge. We're also registering participants on site and extending a 10% discount for all the VBAdventureFest events (discount valid
this weekend only). Should be interesting as the Rock & Roll Half is enormous and, assuming the hurricane doesn't scare people away, it's a great opportunity for us to spread the gospel of multi-sport and adventure racing.
The rumours are true, by the way: I'll be running the half marathon. They tricked me into it via a complimentary race entry and some wicked hammer gel mixed with Tequila. I'm not a big fan of asphalt, not for 13 miles at least, but I'll suck it up for a good cause (and I'll be running with a VBAdventureFest billboard that passes for a coolmax shirt).
I'm excited to see if we get some heinous weather from the hurricane, however, as that would make the half marathon pretty interesting. Give me some howling winds and pelting rain and I might trick myself into thinking it's a
winter adventure race or something more lively than lots of asphalt and concrete. I know that would spoil most runners' idea of a "good day for being outside" but I've always been a contrarian so why stop now?
So if you're in the neighborhood, stop by the Expo and say hello, sign up for a great set of events in November, or just grab some free stickers and watch a bit of old school adventure racing on the TV. I'll be there all day tomorrow (Friday) from noon to 7 PM and for the last couple hours on Saturday (4-6 PM); at other times you can catch up with Mojo or the
Encompass guys or maybe a VBAdventureFest booth babe or two if we can track any down . . . Pam is still in Florida (just a couple more weeks) so we're running low on estrogen at the booth this year.