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 ...
Dancing Pandas break into 4th place
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »We last found the Pandas as they were preparing to leave CP15. They were upbeat and full of energy. They were happy with their sleep strategy to this point and they all smiled and said they were ...
The dark, dark Baja
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | 20 Comments »The moon does not rise until the early morning hours. Athletes are going on their third day, some with as little as 1 or 2 hours sleep. More and more mistakes begin to happen. Patience wears thin. Feet and body ...
Who Knows..
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | 1 Comment »So DART/nuun NW Kayaks set out on the final canyon trek. We added in a couple of extra waypoints along the way to give all of you a little more information. Now it seems DART/nuun NW Kayaks has pushed their ...
What’s Left??
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »Once Mari, Sean and Glen make it to CP19 at San Carlos they will be close to the finish. Right now the course has been shortened a bit due to expected 20-30 mph winds so teams will ...
The Sun Sets on Day2
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | 5 Comments »Team DART/nuun NW Kayaks arrived at CP18/TA7 in the lead, but they certainly weren’t taking anything for granted and their chatter in the TA repeatedly came back to knowing that their friends DART/nuun were charging hard from behind. They hurried ...
Oh the Baja
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Breaking News | No Comments »Baja Travesia, from white sandy beaches of the Sea of Cortez to the snowy high alpine mountains nearing 3,000m racers now make their way through the green rolling interior heading toward the rocky coastline of the Pacific Ocean. It’s a ...