“Without adventure, civilization is in full decay.”
- Alfred North Whitehead
When I started HRAdventure, the race I always had the most fun in planning was the Tidewater Traverse; now the 2007 edition of the TT -- run by Pike and Morgan -- is only about 24 hours away. For Hampton Roads, the Tidewater peninsula has the most variety to offer . . . flat and moving water to paddle on, biking of all flavors including great singletrack, and plenty of orienteering options. From the parts of the 2007 TT course that I've seen, it looks to be another great race and I'm bummed I can't be out there. Racing it, this year, would've been a treat!
Instead of racing, however, I've got an appointment with a moving truck and a storage unit. We close the sale of our house in about 6 hours and there's lots of things that follow from it. I tried to get the 2007 TT to include a very special "move a piece of Grant's furniture to the storage unit" challenge -- a surprise test of mental and physical endurance -- but Pike wasn't going for it. Most special challenges stink, anyway, but at lesat this one would've helped us get a head start on our move!
Good luck to all the TT racers tomorrow and I should warn you: adventure racing can be like spicy food. Once you race one long event (the TT is 15 hours), you may become accomstumed to that fire . . . to that duration . . . and crave races that are even longer. The same goes for spicy food, once you develop a taste for the spice all other foods can taste a bit bland. That doesn't mean short races are bad, but just not as spicy as a longer race. Here's to a spicy Saturday/Sunday to you all!