Saturday Nov 6th, 2010 at 9am was the biggest race of my life….a 12 hour adventure race in Otay Lakes.
I’ve done a few adventure races this year so I knew what to expect in the disciplines of biking, hiking, kayaking, and orienteering. But the longest race so far was at 6 hours, so this was [...]
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I’m currently packing for the 12 hour Equinox Adventure race tommorrow. I’ve done a few short races and have started to get into the groove of what to pack, but I still like to have a nice check list to use to make sure I’ve got everything for the adventure race. The worst thing is [...]
Another fine race from Equinox at Otay Recreational Park in Chula Vista, San Diego. The week brought crazy weather foreshadowing ominous events to occur in the race.
So we had to be prepared for anything happening at what Barrie and Steve say is “their easiest race of the year”. The weather turned out perfect, sunshine and [...]
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This weekend was a quick trip to Mexico for an adventure race hosted by Equinox.The trip down from San Diego was a little longer than the expected 2.5 hours at a whopping 6 hours!!! Seems like a lot of people head to Mexico on Saturday morning…The little village of La Bufadora was a welcome surprise [...]
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The Mount Laguna Adventure race was this weekend and was our first chance to test out our fitness skills on a longer terrain. It’s a fun training event first then race second rather than the other way around.
The event was put together by Team Equinox (Steve & Jake) where they had spent long hours thinking [...]
An update on the Races from 2010 so far…
Jan 27 – Equinox Mid-Week – Night Orienteering
First time out at night, first time really trying to read and use topo maps. We got all the points, but have to say our trusty guide, Barrie, helped a lot!
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Another fun filled weekend for Bangers & Mash. This time it was the Urban Dare race held in San Diego. The weather held out to be a lovely sunny day. We all met in Maloney’s Bar in the underground section – quite odd to be in the dark in the beautiful sunshine.
It was a BIG turnout [...]
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“Bangers & Mash” signed up for an Adventure Race yesterday. It was held in Missions Trails Regional Park by local Adventure Racers “Team Equinox”
We met Barrie and Steve (aka Equinox) when we were trying to learn how to read navigational maps. The GPS we had for geocaching was great, but we wanted to make sure [...]
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