Tecnu Extreme/StaphAseptic battles hard at the NGAR and finishes 3rd against top competition

Tecnu Extreme/StaphAseptic adventure racing headed to Georgia this weekend to race at the NGAR(North Georgia Adventure race) in Fort Mt. State park. Battling 40-50 mile an hour winds, pouring rain the entire race, and cold temperatures, most teams are notorious for quitting this 87 mile race. This year was no different with 16 teams dropping out of the field of 35. Only four teams finished the entire course with local team Enduaventure winning over powerhouse NUUN by 50 minutes, and we blazed the last orienteering section bettering NUUNS time by 50 minutes and finished 3rd, 40 minutes back. A great showing against top teams from the east especially considering this was our first race together. Miserable, sloppy conditions, but that's why we signed up. A good start to our 2010 season. We have high hopes for this team. Stay tuned for more!

Tecnu Extreme/StaphAseptic prepares to try to win the NGAR!

Mari, Kyle, Keith and I flew into Atlanta last night with the hopes of getting atop the podium at the NGAR. (North Georgia Adventure race) It is the first race of the 2010 racing season for the team, and a chance to see where our fitness lies. We have some killer goals set for the 2010 season, and tommorrow morning at 9 am on Carters Lake when the gun goes off with a 1.2 mile running prologue, we will find out. Mari's going up against NUUN, the team she has raced much of her adventure racing career. Should be some fun comraderie as the two of us vie for the top spot. He, er she, er they who suffers the most wins. Weather has been brisk with snow and ice on the ground, but this week has been slowly warming up. Weather is forecast for 30 as the low, 50 as the high with rain coming in the early afternoon. race starts with a short run prologue and transitiosn to a long canoe with some portage options. We will then bike up and down all over Fort Mountain State followed by a long hike, another bike, then the race finishes off with a trek to the finish. Total race distance is 95 miles, rogaine style. He who finishes the course with the most checkpoints in the fastest time wins. Here's hoping that sunday at three, it will be us. Pictures to follow. Tune back in for updates as we prepare to take the first checkpoint tracker points of 2010. Travel safe and well to the 35 teams racing hard tommorrow. Go big or go home! If this race lives up to its cult following reputation, many of the teams will be going home.