tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-151459512024-03-07T18:30:31.133-08:00DART-nuun Adventures...A resource to find out about the west coast adventure race scene and to provide an inside look into an athlete's viewpoint of racing, training and traveling around the world in the pursuit of adventure.DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.comBlogger198125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-64620082928222963362010-04-15T22:55:00.003-07:002010-04-23T10:48:02.917-07:00Death of the blog...Dear readership, I mean Dad, I realized some time earlier this year that it requires too much time for me to try and keep the blog/journal of racing and travel so I am going to end the madness here.As an adventure racing team we have developed many ways to track our team including the top 3 here:Team website - http://www.dartadventure.com/Facebook - Team DART siteTwitterI am currently and will DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-45287163926508945502010-03-09T11:24:00.005-08:002010-03-09T11:29:53.531-08:00Colinoba 2010One of my favorite underground Adventure Races, or birthday bashes went down on Saturday March 6th, in and around downtown Seattle. I think we ran between 8-10 miles throughout Seattle on an urban adventure of a lifetime. After climbing fences, dodging cars, getting our picture taken with a pink dildo and drinking a beer or three we were all smiles.This was a fun way to hang with a lot of peeps DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-41863785642332263312010-02-02T12:37:00.003-08:002010-02-02T12:41:36.895-08:002010 - here we goOff the radar lately, too busy to write about stuff.Raced NGAR and took second. You can read about it here on the DART site.Hit Colorado for some sun and powder.Trying to figure out the 2010 calendar...more on this later. DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-62260661609494491432009-12-07T06:35:00.000-08:002009-12-07T14:49:33.568-08:00Off SeasonThe season is officially over for DART and myself. I'm letting the body rest a bit and not doing anything called training for a while...now its just called biking, trail running, orienteering, paddling and skiing. G, Aaron and I are going to do the Deception Pass Dash next weekend which should be fun and I am looking forward to some dawn patrol sessions up at Snoqualmie. Both Jen and I have been DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-39192062092372072272009-11-18T06:46:00.000-08:002009-11-18T10:23:02.096-08:00AftermathWorlds are over, no one seemed to be sure what was happening during the race. Some would say a state of chaos others speculated on strategic mayhem. The website was not very helpful, I turned to a mosaic theory of piecing tidbits of info from the site, posted pictures and tweets into my own dillusional version of what was happening. I was wrong. Now that racers and spectators have had some time DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-65548356709510490082009-11-05T11:33:00.003-08:002009-11-06T11:25:19.874-08:00World Champs and MotherloadEveryone is out there racing or getting ready to race!Aaron, Aaron, Seegs and Cyril are in Portugal getting ready for the 2009 World Championships... you can follow the race here.Down in California Glenn and Mari are getting after it on day one of the Gold Rush Motherload. There is spot tracking and a cool map overview here.Good luck and safe travels to everyone out there gettting after it. Can'tDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-31470635475848590952009-10-26T07:00:00.003-07:002009-10-26T13:55:30.413-07:002009 USARA NationalsGood race, bad results. We worked well together and had a great pace when we were able to do work. Fitness was never an issue for us, we were fast and could pick it up when we needed to. Mechanicals and rookie mistakes got us in the end. We did not deserve to win... GraniteAR raced a good race and are the new National Champs, well done guys!Here are our cliff notes from the race:-It rained 5" theDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-28500768808628219012009-10-05T09:15:00.006-07:002009-10-05T09:40:46.476-07:00Big Tahoma RogaineTo hone the Navigation skills Glenn and I raced as Team Trioba in the 12 hour rogaine at Mt. Tahoma. The race is put on by our friend and long time racer/race director Eric Bone of Mergeo.com. We entered the 12 hour duathalon, 6 hours of biking followed by 6 hours of running, so we could hone our skills and work any kinks out that would be better left in the hills of Washington over the next DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-23976263708410807662009-09-23T00:22:00.000-07:002009-09-23T14:56:31.818-07:00Trioba - 24 hour race Plain, WA2009 Trioba has come and gone just like that...wow. We were scouting the area near Lake Wenatchee for a 24 hour race in October of 2008 and a year later we were able to throw together a course that was challenging, had some good navigation and was a real challenge to physically get through.Overall it is tough to be on the other side of the start line, or the race director's side. What's differentDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-50140788903310406052009-08-27T06:01:00.002-07:002009-08-27T14:12:52.334-07:00PQ Post MortemI am back into the swing of things in Seattle and have now had some time reflect on our epic adventure in South Dakota at Primal Quest...wow what a trip. I am by no means back to normal, my hands are constantly numb and my feet feel like some one hit them for the last week with a meat tenderizer. Each day I feel like I get an hour closer to making up my sleep deficit, and would estimate my DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-54694871862775498202009-08-10T07:08:00.001-07:002009-08-10T15:42:50.097-07:00off to Primal Quest 2009...It has all come together and we are getting excited to get to South Dakota and have a fun and exciting race. Cyril, Aaron, Tessa and myself will be making the team up this year. The last month has been filled with trainings galore...including the following races-Cascade Cream Puff-Peterisoba-Lake Tahoe Big Blue 24 hour raceI found out it was going to cost me an additional $800 to get my bike box DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-73973213937867196942009-07-30T10:23:00.008-07:002009-07-30T10:43:49.742-07:00PeterisobaMy schedule finally aligned itself with the annual race known as the Peterisoba...which follows suit with the Colinoba as an underground adventure race which costs nothing and gets you racing in un-permittable areas in our backyard (follow tie in with Trioba). Peteris out did himself with a 12 hour Creekteering, challenging Mountain Bike, rapel, ridge running and boulder hopping course followed DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-1049764534158429552009-07-21T13:06:00.004-07:002009-07-21T17:00:18.755-07:00Cascade Cream Puff 2009Wow, another whirlwind year at the Puff...this year the temperatures held off but the skies opened up with a light drizzle all day and we traded overheating with sloppy trails and nice comfortable mist. 11 hours and 49 minutes of from start to finish and I was happy to scrub almost all the poison oak off with Tecnu and get the race fee included massage at the end.I raced this year with Aaron, JVGDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-19456299668842295482009-07-20T22:53:00.004-07:002009-07-20T23:07:42.027-07:00Tahoe in JulyWe made a trip to Tahoe to hang with Grams and Gramps and do some high altitude training with the benefit of some endurance babysitting. We were able to rent some high end bikes and tour all of the North Shore...Saturday was a long exciting day that had us on trails between Truckee, Tahoe City and Brockway Summitt. We finally found 2 Beavers and a Bear and 2 bridges, I've been hearing about hem DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-46656904888928136342009-07-06T09:18:00.006-07:002009-07-06T09:30:04.893-07:00Mt Stuart...4th of July 2009This past 4th of July weekend had superb weather and was filled with all sorts of good times. We intended on running the PCT from Stevens pass to Snoqualmie pass...Glenn sent me this note on Thursday...***********************Talked to the snoqualmie ranger station. still snow in some avalanche shoots. They went up to kendal catwalk and didn't go beyond because they didn't have their ice axes. theDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-78481626687632971552009-06-24T22:22:00.002-07:002009-06-24T22:35:35.551-07:00June 2009Quick update...DART was going to send a last minute kick ass team of our 3 ladies and Glenn to the expedition race in Alberta Canada, The Best of the West, but had to pull the plug at the last moment. Looks like Jen will be joining me in Tahoe for an extended weekend of training and hanging outThe Yukon River Quest started today. Local superstars Eric Abraham and Robin Smith are racing in a DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-22598754585522078882009-06-18T20:35:00.003-07:002009-06-24T22:37:26.965-07:00Training on the I-90 corridorTop of Mt Washington...in between the cloudsDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-63718170291297330742009-06-03T20:46:00.010-07:002009-06-04T17:42:22.456-07:00TriobaTrioba CP (photo: Mike Bitton)The Trioba Sprint has come and passed and was a success from a race directors standpoint. It was quite an experience from this side of the table and was very rewarding to see local teams of all caliber out there on a rugged and challenging course giving it their all! Props to everyone who toed the starting line. As well we need to thank our race sponsors with a DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-74744507768800381232009-05-14T20:46:00.004-07:002009-06-04T08:32:17.994-07:00The Michigan Expedition RaceThe Michagin Expedition race is in Day two and nuun-Feed the Machine (DART) is in first place and all notes seem to be indicating that they look strong and are having a good race...Checkpoint Zero has good coverage and the Checkpoint Tracker is proving itself as a good way to deliver real time race news to the masses.Last ime I checked the team comprised of: Mari Chandler, Matt hayes, Glenn DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-50082919500821017992009-05-12T22:19:00.004-07:002009-05-12T22:45:59.907-07:00May Showers bring more May ShowersWe are still caught up in the ice age known as Spring here in the Pacific Northwest...rain, rain and more rain. Desert Winds was a nice refuge from the cold temperatures and a great race. I made a slew of navigational errors that cost us heavily in the results department but overall we had a blast. The highlights for me was swimming in the canyons and being able to bike throughout the night in DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-14930366634543922732009-04-29T07:42:00.005-07:002009-04-29T07:47:49.992-07:00Thursday April 30th - AR in the NorthwestHere is a blurb from the Trioba newsletter that went out this week in case you are not privy to the presentation this Thursday at REI:"Thursday April 30th- AR in the NorthwestDon’t forget our presentation this week at REI. We will be there with our partners and sponsors handing out free goodies and talking about upcoming Trioba events. Come see a sneak peak video of the sprint course and hear DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-11349683461893937772009-04-12T17:19:00.003-07:002009-04-22T13:56:45.434-07:00Where did March go?Lots of changes through March...The foot's on the mend and I have been able to hit the trails again, phew. Things are looking up and preparation for the Desert Winds is coming along. Looks like there is no paddling in this years race and it will be biking, running, canyoneering and swimming. The latter being my least favorite, but I think we have the set up dialed.A quote from an email I saw fromDARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-78205243904520125282009-03-05T21:40:00.006-08:002009-03-05T21:53:53.413-08:00Out, but not down...I'm addicted to fast paced team sports...its kind of funny that I ended up getting caught up in Adventure Racing as most of the time the fast part seems to elude me. Anyways, I can't get enough of my Basketball, Soccer and other high intensity team sports. After years of my team mates telling me that I was going to shoot my eye out, I mean injur myself, it finally happened. I partially tore some DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-86039907321822349202009-02-17T07:01:00.003-08:002009-02-17T07:18:16.548-08:00Pumping IronEarly in the year we spend a lot of time adding base miles with bike rides, long runs and paddles. The gang paddled around Camano Island yesterday, nearly 40 miles. Along with adding base it's time to work on strength and core. It has been just about a year since I started working out seriously in the Gym and it has paid dividends. I've been spending a lot of time at the Washington Athletic Club DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15145951.post-71255862685001868272009-02-13T10:26:00.003-08:002009-02-13T11:19:35.391-08:00Trioba Site is Live and Updated!Check out Trioba.com ...Well its been live for a bit, but it is updated with the 2009 racing details. Get over there and check it out! The sprint will have white water rafting...going to be sweet! The 24 will be loaded with epic singletrack and some tough nav.DARTvghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11676493980254956199noreply@blogger.com0