Pre-Race pics of the team in Malaysia

The Teams in Malaysia, here are some pre-race pics of them playing, getting ready to rock. Todays another day spent chilling poolside, then tommorrow is a pre-race brief/meeting, followed by interviews with ESPN STARS netowork where one billion asian households will fall in love with our two team-mates, Kyle and Mari. they are getting anxious to start the race, and going through last minute gear checks as well as fine tuning the new skates and inline skating poles we just got from our killer sponsors Rollerblade and Leki. Thanks guys for helping us go fast. More later. Cheers!

Tecnu Extreme/Asolo adventure racing arrived in Malaysia yesterday for the innagural 5 day stage race which starts Dec 2nd. Kyle e-mailed me and told me they arrived safe,the flight attendants on Cathay Pacific airlines were hotties,the flight was long, Malaysia was beautiful,and they were meeting some of the teams that had already flown in. Most teams competing are 2 person male teams,and we sent our A-team of Kyle Peter and Mari Chandler,and look out boys. Mari is a better athlete than most men on this planet having been sponsored by Nike for many years,and having run 4:30 mile in college so our co-ed team will give you a run. The team plans to hang in for the first 2 days,then make a move against the teams when they are feeling the strain days 3-5. For now its time to eat,sleep,recover from jet lag,and hydrate like a mother. Tune in for updates on how the race is going. Go Team! The scenery never changes unless your the lead dog.

Tecnu Extreme/Asolo heading to Malasia to race...

Tecnu Extreme/Asolo is going international to race. Kyle Peter and Mari Chandler will be heading to Malaysia to race at the Perak Amanjaya International Eco Adventure 2009 that will be happenning December 2-December 6th. They will be racing representing Tecnu Extreme/Asolo during this 4 day stage race against some of the better teams in the World. They are fast and we expect them to kick butt over there for us, and we are proud that their accomplishments have gotten them into this first year prestigious race put on by ESPNSTAR, the Asian ESPN partner. They will be racing across Malaysia in a super fast stage race with little navaigation, short disciplines, blazing fast transitions, and beautiful terrain. We wish them the best. Take lots of toilet paper, and whatever you do, DON'T drink the water! Have safe travels Teamies! Kick butt!

Tecnu Extreme/StaphAseptic at the Gold Rush Nov 4-8, 2009

Well...this weekend was a strange one, and the Adventure Racing Gods were cruel.. We were on pace to win the notoriously tough Gold Rush Adventure Race put on by Mark Richardson and Adrian Crane, and then someone threw a wrench in the plans, and it was all gone before our eyes. The team was stacked. We had borrowed Glenn Rogers from the famed Nuun/Feed the Machine who is an animal, and a cool duder to boot. We have our new teamie and comrade-in-arms Kyle Peter who is a human lung. Leslie Reuter who is a super tough all-around Queen of the Machine, and then Charlie"Sherpa" Kharsa who is pound for pound one of the toughest guys out there, and you had the makings of a SUPER squad. This team had pushed the pace and now had a comfortable 4 1/2 hour lead over 2nd place team NORCAL AR who only had 3 team members to our four, when Glenn took a tumble while race walking/map reading on a technical trail. The fall resulted in a broken finger which he almost cut off, and had exposed the tendons. The team races safely first so it was time to hit the SPOT gps 911 button, and get him out of the back-country and to the hospital to save the digit, and so we were off and running to do just that. So after a period at the hospital, and a well deserved burrito dinner, sadly the team was still in the lead, but out of the race due to receiving outside assistance. We raced hard, we pushed the pace, we learned alot about this team working together, and we came away proud in the knowledge that we worked well together, and until the mishap, were rocking the course and were on pace for a very fast race, and a well deserved win. But adventure racing sometimes throws you a curve to humble you, and so we live to race another day. When is that day? Jan 15-17th in Georgia where we will try to take the first Checkpoint Tracker points away from Granite AR and Nuun. We have our work cut out for us, but we feel we are ready to rock. 2010 here we come, whether your ready for us or not. See you there!


cheers!

Earring Doug Judson-Team Captain of Tecnu Extreme/StaphAseptic adventure racing