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

New England Shots

gkillian — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:05:00 GMT

We've got a photo gallery together for Untamed New England ; there's some more photos to add but this brings together many from various volunteers and photographers. I've gotten behind on some things since I started a full-time contract with...(read more)

Things to do in the next couple weeks

gkillian — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 09:03:00 GMT

The following race could be a great warm-up for Untamed Virginia 2008 . . . the Calleva adventure race . It's an 8-hour race in the wilds of Maryland, and a perfect tune-up for the September Untamed VA race. It's the first race put on by Dima...(read more)

Nordic Walking

gkillian — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:57:00 GMT

So -- the rogaine we were going to do this weekend has been cancelled, which stinks as we were really looking forward to it. In a mad search to find another event that I could get my wife on board with for this weekend, we found this Nordic Walking event...(read more)

Stanserhorn

gkillian — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:00:00 GMT

It's been a while since I dazzled you with scenery from Switzerland so here's some from my trek up the Stanserhorn: and this is from my route down . . . there wasn't another single person hiking on the South face of Stanserhorn so I had this...(read more)

Adventure Racing Clinics in July and August

gkillian — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:41:00 GMT

We've got preliminary information posted on some clinics we're doing in advance of Untamed VA ; these are "Riverboarding" instruction clinics and "Patagonia to VA Piedmont" adventure racing talks we're doing at Blue Ridge...(read more)

TT Race Report for Untamed Adventure

gkillian — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:54:00 GMT

Happy July 4th everyone! The 4th day in July is less of a holiday in Switzerland . . . although we did get invited to an "American" party held by some Swiss people. Based on my reading of the invitation (again the language barrier is substantial...(read more)

Around the Potable Water Source for July

gkillian — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:38:00 GMT

Team Untamed Adventure snagged 3rd place (2nd place in the premiere division) at the Tidewater Traverse this past weekend. Eric Cone and his team sponsored by a Richmond gear store (Yeren ???) got 2nd place (1st in the premiere division); Eric has been...(read more)

Untamed Dash & Riverboarding Clinic

gkillian — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:51:00 GMT

In advance of the Untamed Virginia adventure race , we've arranged for a riverboarding clinic the weekend of July 26 and 27. Shane from RipBoard will show you the ropes and take you through some of downtown Richmond's whitewater . . . and I assure...(read more)

Team EMS Surprise on O-Course "C"

gkillian — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:03:00 GMT

Here's a nice write-up from the EMS Team on their experience staffing a "surprise" checkpoint during Untamed New England . We pulled this together pretty last minute and it worked out really well!...(read more)

Promotional Flyer for Untamed Virginia

gkillian — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:50:00 GMT

I know many of you have helped spread the word about our events before . . . and word of mouth is the most effective marketing we can get . . . so in case it makes your life easier I'm posting a link to the Untamed VA flyer that you can circulate...(read more)

Flying Home and Sprint Course Island

gkillian — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:57:00 GMT

Just a few hours from flying back home (finally) and life will return to a semblance of normal . . . wake up, walk the dog, work out, do some computer nerd work to pay the bills, and then get cracking on promotion work for Untamed VA . The Untamed Virginia...(read more)

Untamed New England on the Radio and Some Virginia Thoughts

gkillian — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:14:00 GMT

We had some good media exposure through the Untamed New England race; this links to an MP3 of a piece that ran on New Hampshire public radio earlier this week . We're getting lots of traction for future events up here, and it bodes really well for...(read more)

Untamed New England Quick Thoughts

gkillian — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 18:57:00 GMT

We're recovering from Untamed New England ; it was a great race with so many memories, we're eager to get all the photos etc together. The race was won by Team Summit Adventure, a team with racers from Maine, New Hampshire, and Connecticut; these...(read more)

Serious Road Hazard

gkillian — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:48:00 GMT

We often say that the most dangerous thing participants in an adventure race will do is bike on the same roads that cars will travel. If you needed more proof, check out this story on CNN about the bike race that was interrupted by the drunk driver ....(read more)

The Double Wides

gkillian — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:39:00 GMT

New Balance is a big sponsor of our Untamed New England efforts, and as part of this they're hooking our staff and volunteers up with the latest in New Balance trail shoes . I got my new pair and, on a whim, requested the wider version of the shoe...(read more)