Saturday, July 18, 2009

Untamed NE Results

Its official. After 57 hours of racing, one dip in class 2 rapids, less than an hour sleep, and enough blisters to retread my feet we're done. Except for the last few hours, the weather couldn't have been better.

The course featured some great bike legs which were made much more interesting due to the three weeks of rain prior to the race. That same rain caused the canoe legs to become more of an exercise in tip-avoidance than paddling endurance. I learned a few good lessons (which I'll share later when I have time).

We finished up at 18th out of 46 teams where only 23 teams finished the course. The course this year was obviously much tougher than last year when only 4 teams were left un-ranked. The wet conditions were rough on the feet and that first night of rough water was enough to force a few teams into submission.
- Drew

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