On Saturday I completed my first adventure race, the Primal Quest Sprint Series, with friend Jason Miller. That’s me on the left above and Jay on the right.

What an unbelievable event, and what an entry into the sport of adventure racing. The 6-hour “sprint” was held at Pocahontas State Park, and despite the ridiculous amount of rain we’ve been getting, the course was in great shape. It went like this: 10 miles of running, during which you had the option of searching the woods for orienteering checkpoints; 15 miles of mountain biking on singletrack and fire roads; a 4-mile flat water paddle; “log pt” and a ropes course invention. It took us about 6:40, though we earned an hour of time credits for finding 3 of the 4 orienteering points.

It was brutal, but in a good way...I guess. Look for the column on the event this Friday.

Posted by Andy Thompson in • Outdoors • Mountain Biking • Running
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