It's true there will be no expedition race from Odyssey in 2007, apparently they're eyeing May 2008 for the next running of the Beast of the East. I've been keeping an eye open for an expedition race to do later in 2007, and the pickings are slim with the Beast out of the picture. No Appalachian Extreme, either, from the new management of Racing Ahead. Things were looking bleak.
Since, as you may know, the rumours are true about us relocating to Switzerland next year (I'll save those details for another time) . . . I started poking around for some European expedition races to do. Low and behold . . . for a fraction of the cost of the Beast of the East . . . I found a Croatian "Beast" in the
Terra Incognita taking place Sept 19-23, 2007 in Croatia. The timing is great, the price is right (about $400 US per racer), no support crew is required, and the race organization has a solid track record. The course sounds good and beasty, too, at 5 days non stop and a cornucopia of disciplines. About the only problem is the official team format is 2-person, but that may end up being in my favor since the
HRAdventure regulars aren't too keen on the idea . . . I may end up doing good to find one teammate let alone 3!