Racing under the sponsored name "Team Clif
Bar" Nomad places 6th in the Elite Team Division
at Balance Bar Race in NYC
Scott Cole teams up with Vytenis Benetis
and Jennifer Schultis, winners of this year's
MegaDose
(8.17.2003) New York
City - What a great race ! This 24-hour "sprint"
adventure race included: a short orienteering
leg, a 2-hour bike leg, a 5-6 hour trek through
Harriman State Park, north of the city, a 17-mile
paddle down the Hudson river, a 1 hour commuter
train ride to Manhattan (yes, we were allowed
to take the train !), an urban run through the
city, a rappel off the front of the Intrepid aircraft
carrier and INTO the Hudson River, a trivia question/treasure
hunt in Madison Square Park, and a final sprint
to the finish line at Chelsea Pier ! Nomad finished
the course in 14 hours, less than 2 hours after
the first place winners, Team Nike ACG/Balance
Bar-- winners of the previous weeks Primal Quest
Adventure Race (Apparently those folks don't need
to recover).
Sorry no race
report, need to train ... (and am tired of staring
at a computer)