Adventure Race race 5:45:00 [5]
shoes: Brooks Cascadia NI
Unknown distance - some on bike, some foot & some kayak.
Really fun format - 20 total controls. They picked out 4 you had to get to pass level one, then you could play in level 2. You could get them in any order using any (bike, foot or paddle) means except for swimming.
I worked on getting the 4 and any others that were close to them. The first of the 4 that I did was on cliff with a view you had to stop and take in. The second was deep in a cave. I got into the cave and my headlamp died right away. I went out pulled out my spare batteries and headed back in. The last 10 meters was crawling in a wet channel. Priceless! On my way to the 3rd I stopped at the camp store and bought 2 bottles of Gatorade - my single best decision of the race. Very hot & humid around 90. The 3rd was a Spur a fairly easy control. Shifted to the kayak and went out to an island to grab the 4th. It was like paddling in a washing machine. The water was stirred up by the power boats and was bouncing off the cliffs. At times I was having to face the kayak into the waves which were white capped just to keep from turning over. I quickly abandoned my idea of getting any other control points via the kayak. I was then playing in level 2 with about 2 1/2 hours left. Did the required long bike ride back from the marina to the lodge. A killer hill coming out of the marina.