Preparing for Moab 2009

I am excited to say that we now have 14 confirmed racers for the Adventure XStream Moab race. The race director tells me that the race is tentatively set for March 28th, 2009 (though not the official date yet) and registration will open in December.

I would like to have at least 16 confirmed racers, which would give us 4 complete 4-person teams. Confirmed racers at this point in time include:

Jeremy Jensen
Dan Jensen
Josh Jensen
Brian Romrell
Craig Romrell
Evan Romrell
Greg Randall
Jason Miller
Scott Stein
Scott Swallow
Louis Janke
Eric Rigby
Blake Drury
Rick Bruce

For those who haven't done the race before and want a sample training schedule go to http://www.gravityplay.com/adventureracing/pdf/TrainingSchedule.pdf
This is a good place to start.

If you want to be intimidated ask Jason Miller what his weekly training schedule includes. Last I checked he was running 60 miles per week, attending 3 spinning classes per week, swimming 30 minutes 3 times per week, and has raced the last 4 Saturdays in a row. His last 4 races include: Boise Half Ironman, Wellsville Duathlon (with a 1st place finish overall), Sports Academy Sprint Triathlon (1st place finish overall), and the Cache Valley Triathlon (2nd place finish in his age group).

For those of you that want to get REALLY intimidated go visit the website for Team Nike. These guys routinely attend the 12-Hour Adventure Race in Moab. Their race schedule is incredible! How would you like to race in Moab, Montana, France, South Africa, China, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, and United Arab Emirates. AND that is just there 2008 schedule. Did you have any idea that Adventure Racing was that big? Visit Team Nike at http://www.eliteadventureteam.com/
I guess all that training and racing pays off for the "Worlds Winningest Adventure Team".

For other great resources and adventure event information go to http://www.adventurexstream.com/

Incidentally, Team No Pain No Gain (Jason, Jeremy, Craig, Evan) is ranked in 2nd place overall in the 4-man Open division of the Adventure XStream race series and Team Die Hard (Dan, Greg, Brian, Scott Stein) is in 5th place overall.

Over the next few months I would like to schedule a few get togethers for training and fun. Let me know if you have any ideas. As always, Game On!