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Posted by Grant on 8. March 2010 18:46
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A team takes in a summit at Untamed Switzerland 2009
A few links this morning . . .
There's a nice photo slideshow over on Adventure World in advance of the 2010 Untamed Switzerland. Things are coming together for Switzerland; we hav...
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Posted by Grant on 4. March 2010 18:40
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It's funny, but I've started noticing the word "untamed" cropping up in a lot of the materials for the bigger international adventure races. I know I should take it as a complement, but I somehow feel ownership over the word!
Here's what I think happens.
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Posted by Grant on 2. March 2010 23:41
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Building on my post last week about getting started with navigation and orienteering for adventure racing, I want to share a solid methodology you can apply while you're "in country" with your map and compass.
It's a "PONSI" scheme, in that we can build an acronym ...
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Posted by Grant on 28. February 2010 05:47
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A taste of Untamed Switzerland 2010...
Still time to sign up -- but not much time.
And why not a look at an elevation profile for one of the stages...
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Posted by Grant on 25. February 2010 20:51
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I intended to start exploring the topic of AR training this month, and now it's already the 26th of Feb so it's time I get started! I will unveil a complete AR training plan (a 4 month plan to prepare for the 3-day Untamed New England Adventure race) in a few weeks -- that is being c...
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Posted by Grant on 15. February 2010 21:09
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I'm going to share a few photos here previewing Untamed Switzerland 2010 (you can see the full 15 pics over on Flickr) . . .
Plenty of snow and sunshine; yes, that is a glacier looming at the end of this valley.
The mandatory pic with the Swiss flag and chalet -- can you s...
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Posted by Grant on 9. February 2010 20:19
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It's that time of year again, where I venture out into the snowy mountains to nail down the course details for Untamed Switzerland. Untamed Switzerland is a 3 stage race, spread over 3 days, where racers sleep and recover each night in a cozy hotel. This year the race will be in th...
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Posted by Grant on 8. February 2010 21:17
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We put together a visual aid showing the 2009 Untamed New England race course:
We're working on the format using the 2009 race as our model -- teams in the 2010 race will get something like this a few days prior to the race this coming August.
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Posted by Grant on 4. February 2010 21:38
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Every so often, somebody asks me about a personal training plan for adventure racing. They have an adventure race on their horizon and want to train up to it. Everyone hears about marathon training plans, and sports like cycling and triathlon have a myriad of formal plans to get you into...
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Posted by Grant on 29. January 2010 01:02
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The buzz this week in the sphere of the AR World Series has been Australia's announcement about hosting the 2011 edition. Based on many I've spoken to, November 2011 sounds like the perfect time to pay a visit to Australia, so we'll have to see what comes of t...
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