Yoga Slackers are not
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »The Yoga Slackers are still pouring it on but they've got teams hot on their heels. Three teams are in the final canyon of the Baja Travesia 2008 and while we can't quite watch their every move we do know ...
Eastern Mountain Sports - Team eXXtreme - pull record time
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »The girls of Eastern Mountain Sports eXXtreme team amazed everyone with a record time on the bikes from CP16 to CP18. They completed the leg in 5 hours flat with Melissa pulling the girls both mentally and physically. The girls ...
The Consensus is…
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General | 1 Comment »All volunteer and CP staff agree that the most trashed and fatigued looking athlete is Daniel of the Yoga Slackers (don't worry Mom). In 2007 he led his Barely Legal team to a legendary effort up and over the Sierras. ...
Hibernation at the TA
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »Kayak Lake Mead arrived at midnightinto the Transition Area. They have pushed themselves hard. Amy's feets are in bad shape with blisters covering most of them. She said how do all these other people do it with blisters? My feet ...
The Baddest Rig of the BT 08
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »This foursome just met each other prior to the event, but they have a team spirit to take care of their team that is most impressive. Check out www.coloradoron.com to check out more about this new fan of adventure racing. ...
Notes from the Back
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | 3 Comments »Shawii's support crew came screaming into the support area with heavy metal musical blasting from both vehicles. They are having a blast. The latest report on Shawii is that they are having a great time and doing well. They are ...
It’s DARK and COLD at 4:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »The Eastern Mountain Sports eXXtreme team were holding on, but they weren't as chipper as all the race reports we had received. They said they had gone out hard and realized it wasn't their best decision. ...
Quotable Quotes
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »"Well none of us was very handy last night, we were too tired. I was carrying the map, but I thought that Rick was navigating so I was just following him. It wasn't the best direction." Mikael ...
Team Hilarious Forced to Withdraw
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | 2 Comments »Team Hilarious wasn't laughing when Christina Moon was forced to withdraw from the race with an injury to her leg. She initially took a couple of falls in the canyon and took a couple of good blows to her shin. After ...
Had Enough Lucky Jokes?
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »Their bad luck continues and so do their smiles. We met team unLucky on a long, desolate road in the middle of the desert. Four figures walking in twos. Hmm... who's that? oh yes remember Sylvie ...