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Saturday Apr 27, 2019 #
Adventure Race race (Exp Oregon) 24:00:00 [4]
Leg 6 - Bike - Staying with the theme of bathroom sleep we left TA and headed to a nearby rest area. Yes, I was laying on the floor 10 feet from a rest area stall, but it was heated and it was amazing. Probably some of the best sleep I got the whole race. Scaring the crap (literally one could argue) out of a couple of unexpecting rest area users was a bonus.
Immediately after the rest area nap we had a "underpass crossing" that will rank as one of the most memorable experiences of the race. 10" flat ledge with an upward sloping underpass slab on the left. 300' of exposure to a clean kill on the right. We were DEFINITELY awake after that. The rest of the ride was largely uneventful to TA6.
Leg 7 - Trek - We budgeted 6 hours for this and that's exactly what it took. The better overall strategic move would have definitely been to skip one of these (which is what most people did), but the paddle cutoff forced our hand. O-8 and O-9 were particularly technical with steep loose slopes which just made for slow going. The screaming winds helped with the high alpine ambience though. This section was steady and clean.
Leg 8 - Bike - It was straight the hell up right out of the TA and I was feeling it. Julia jumped in right away to help with the hike-a-bike section. Hike-a-bike is by far my worst discipline even when I'm feeling good so it was definitely not a strength while dealing with the chest funk. CP31 at a radio tower on a mountain top was originally in the plan on the way to the climb site but with the cutoff at the ropes we opted to grab it after climbing. This section had some nice exposed and fast single track towards the end with another ass kicker of a hike-a-bike to the designated bike drop. The winds were still howling and the clouds on the western horizon were starting to cause a little concern.
Leg 8 - Climb - This was an ambitious move by Jason, Chelsea and crew and one that I believe paid off in the race experience. I feel like they could and should have been even less forgiving with the racers as far as their expectations of competence. They told us months in advance the skills we needed as well as the gear we would need to provide and use. There were literally no excuses for teams to not be prepared. I only wish we could have done this section in the daylight!
Julia and I spent 3+ hours on the rock knocking out the 3 pitch lead climb while Kevin and Anna tackled the top rope. We had some slower climbers in front of us to start which had an impact on our climb. The wind was still screaming and the temps were dropping so this took a toll. On top of that my adrenaline was redlined on the leads. I was confident in my abilities to do the moves, but late on day 4 with the accompanying fatigue had me pretty frayed by the end. We grabbed 20 minutes or so of sleep before making our way back up to the bikes. (Which was no small feat. Scrambling up that loose slope in the dark while pretty shot mentally was a chore.)
Immediately after the rest area nap we had a "underpass crossing" that will rank as one of the most memorable experiences of the race. 10" flat ledge with an upward sloping underpass slab on the left. 300' of exposure to a clean kill on the right. We were DEFINITELY awake after that. The rest of the ride was largely uneventful to TA6.
Leg 7 - Trek - We budgeted 6 hours for this and that's exactly what it took. The better overall strategic move would have definitely been to skip one of these (which is what most people did), but the paddle cutoff forced our hand. O-8 and O-9 were particularly technical with steep loose slopes which just made for slow going. The screaming winds helped with the high alpine ambience though. This section was steady and clean.
Leg 8 - Bike - It was straight the hell up right out of the TA and I was feeling it. Julia jumped in right away to help with the hike-a-bike section. Hike-a-bike is by far my worst discipline even when I'm feeling good so it was definitely not a strength while dealing with the chest funk. CP31 at a radio tower on a mountain top was originally in the plan on the way to the climb site but with the cutoff at the ropes we opted to grab it after climbing. This section had some nice exposed and fast single track towards the end with another ass kicker of a hike-a-bike to the designated bike drop. The winds were still howling and the clouds on the western horizon were starting to cause a little concern.
Leg 8 - Climb - This was an ambitious move by Jason, Chelsea and crew and one that I believe paid off in the race experience. I feel like they could and should have been even less forgiving with the racers as far as their expectations of competence. They told us months in advance the skills we needed as well as the gear we would need to provide and use. There were literally no excuses for teams to not be prepared. I only wish we could have done this section in the daylight!
Julia and I spent 3+ hours on the rock knocking out the 3 pitch lead climb while Kevin and Anna tackled the top rope. We had some slower climbers in front of us to start which had an impact on our climb. The wind was still screaming and the temps were dropping so this took a toll. On top of that my adrenaline was redlined on the leads. I was confident in my abilities to do the moves, but late on day 4 with the accompanying fatigue had me pretty frayed by the end. We grabbed 20 minutes or so of sleep before making our way back up to the bikes. (Which was no small feat. Scrambling up that loose slope in the dark while pretty shot mentally was a chore.)