I stepped out of Boston airport yesterday and was struck by an unexpected wave of heat. It was around 4 in the afternoon, but still powerful hot out there. Is America always this hot, and in 2 months have I grown "soft" enjoying the 60 and 70 degree summer days of Switzerland? Pam, Mike, and I are dusting off the old jerseys and racing this weekend in Vermont at the
Green Mtn Adventure Race and I could melt into the woods if I'm not careful!
I've hardly looked over the race site or gear list for this weekend, but I think we as a team have to decide to use pre-plotted maps or plot ourselves -- to me, this is a no-brainer if they've got pre-plotted maps and there is no time penalty for using them, then, by all means, give me the maps with the CPs precisly plotted thank you very much. Why spend the time plotting if you don't have to? I have nothing to prove to anyone, so give me the pre-marked maps and I'll have more time to put my feet up before the race!
Speaking of races, somebody shot me a link of
Team Hype at the finish line of the GOALS Krista Griesacker Race (Yellow Jacket Extreme) from a few weeks ago . . . check out Rodney's shirt (on the far right). It's always nice to see the
Untamed gear get some exposure in other locales, so thanks for that. We spared no expense on those visors and shirts so that people could actually
use the stuff besides just have a momento from the race.
So, I'm not back in the States just to race this weekend. Actually, the Labour Day race came together last minute as I was planning to return to New England to sort out some final logistics pertaining to the
Untamed New England adventure race. I really can't elaborate, since keeping our 60-hour course a secret ensures the race is a real challenge and the most
adventure possible, but by the time I leave New England in a couple weeks we'll have most of the race details wrapped up. We'll be opening race registration later in September; I think it's important for a race of this magnitude to give teams plenty of time to consider it, look at their calendars, and (hopefully) plan their commitments around doing it.