AK’s Adventures

I really wanted to do a decent run this weekend, but had to force myself to take it easy — there would’ve been absolutely no benefit from doing so.  There’s less than a week now until Vermont, so I probably should go through my dropbags from WS that have been sitting unopened in my room [...]

60 hours and 35 mins, covering 350Km — Cyril Jay-Rayon, Aaron Rinn, and Jen Segger paddled in to San Felipe for another win.  The rest of the teams are about another 24 hours away.

Teams have made it through to CP1 already.  My friends from Kayak Lake Mead (Robert, Druce, and Brianna — father/son/daughter) were first to arrive along with Team Stride.  Shortly after, reigning champs DART/NUUN came in — they will be one of the teams to watch.
Keep an eye on here for updates, and at SleepMonsters for [...]

Lots of competitors will be adventure racing this weekend.
First off this weekend, it’s Adventure Xstream’s Moab 12 hour race — teams to watch Nike (without Ian Adamson), Nike ACG, and Salomon Crested Butte. Watch live updates on Checkpoint Tracker. Also, during the awards, the raffle prizes for Danelle’s fund-raiser will be announced.
Another big [...]

The Bimbache Extrem, a 450K expedition adventure race taking place near the city of Cordoba will start tomorrow.  Winners are expected to finish in about 60-70 hours, with the slower teams taking as much as 100+.  My friend Bernice Pierson is the captain of Feed the Machine, the only US team represented in this race.
The [...]

http://www.gravityplay.com/raffleThere’s still time to win over $4000 in prizes, and help Danelle out with her medical bills.
If you haven’t heard what happened, see my previous blog entry here.

PQ will be on “hold” until further notice. I received this e-mail the other day.
Also, Danelle Ballengee, who barely survived a serious fall only a couple months ago, is slowly making her way back to recovery. In addition to regaining her strength and mobility, Danelle is faced with another enormous challenge — the [...]

I’m referring to my previous post regarding stuff that was happening over the weekend.
The Coastal Challenge is still ongoing — Juan Carlos Zuniga and Bev are both doing well. They were the winners of the inaugural race. Updates can be found here.
Rocky Raccoon results are here. A couple outstanding performances from the [...]

The Coastal Challenge starts at 10am tomorrow from La Fortuna, Costa Rica.Updates at Checkpoint Tracker.
Rocky Raccoon 100 — winners should be done shortly.
Twin Peaks 50/50 — pre-race dinner/briefing in a couple hours, and the race starting in the morning.
Pacific Shoreline — marathon, half-marathon, and 5k in Huntington Beach
Desert Rage AR — the first Desert Rage [...]

Nike Athlete Ian Adamson Announces Retirementposted Jan 11, 2007 @ 11:00 AM by Press Release
Ian Adamson, seven time adventure racing world champion and three time world record holder for endurance kayaking, announced today that he is retiring as a full time professional athlete.
Adamson, who twice captured the Guinness World Record for endurance kayaking in 1987 [...]