Ladies and Gentlemen -
First, the race website is now listing the race date as MARCH 28TH. It still says tentative. Craig Romrell is calling to verify, but for now, please leave the March 28th and April 4th OPEN.
We now have the makings for 7 teams. Wow! I never expected that many, but this will be a blast! Because our numbers are growing it is now more important than ever that the team captains coordinate the details of their team needs from now until race day. If you haven't already, please check www.adventurexstream.com for race details, gear requirements, etc...
Now for some important stuff. Seriously, it is.
Registration - Please also have your team ready to register at 9:00AM January 5th.
www.MapMyRun.com - Ryan Ashworth has created a group on MapMyRun.com called Moab Xtreme Teams. I hereby ask Ryan to provide everyone with a couple things. (1) an invitation to the group; (2) a brief overview of the site functionality and benefits.
Training Routes - Craig Romrell has graciously offered to upload some "Routes" to the group site on MapMy Run. It has been suggested that everyone take some time to actually run or bike the routes once they are uploaded. Ryan Ashworth and Craig Romrell will be providing some additional details shortly. The power of this idea is simple: Everyone will run the same route and record their time to the group site. This will act as a training aid and provide inspiration to catch the leaders or at least help teams track one anothers performance in advance of race day. A fun and motivational tool.
Ropes Certification - Ric Bruce has graciously offered to provide the ropes certification training. Ric is and has been with Salt Lake County Search and Rescue for many years. Ric is also a member of one of our racing teams. If you are unable to make it to Ric's class please plan to sign up for a class at Black Diamond or some other gym. I hereby ask Ric to provide the group with a date, place, and time for this training.
Training Groups - I had several people ask me if their are groups of us training together. It sounds like there is interest in getting together to train together. If you are training as a group or would like to please send out emails to the group with details of training times and places.
Next Meeting - Besides Ric's Ropes Training Class, our next meeting is scheduled for Wednesday March 11th at 12:30. Let me know if you have suggestions for the meeting place.
Since we are not meeting again as a complete group till Ric's class, everyone have a happy holiday and coordinate any interim meetings with your team captains AND DON'T FORGET TO REGISTER!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Moab Adventure XStream 2009 preparations...
The time to register for the 2009 Moab Adventure XStream 12-Hour race is rapidly approaching.
In an effort to finalize our teams and answer any last minute questions, we have scheduled a group lunch appointment for Wednesday December 10th at 12:30. Please plan to attend if at all possible as this will be the last time we will meet as a group before the official registration date, which is January 5th at 9:00AM MST. The race is still scheduled for April 4th, but it is also listed as a "tentative" date still. Hopefully it will not change but keep the Saturday before and after clear if you can...
Due to the size of our group, it will be incumbant upon each team to get themselves registered at 9:00AM on January 5th to ensure space availability. The race only allows for about 300 people so we need our 20 signed up early! Attached is a Word document (doc and docx) outlining the teams as they are presenty organized. Please review the list. Each team has a captain (Greg Randall, Craig Romrell, Ric Bruce, Scott Swallow, and a new addition Rich Coles). The captain's job is to arrange for or delegate all of the details and needs of the team (registration, transportation, hotels, team gear, training, ROPES CERTIFICATION, etc...). In anticipation of our lunch meeting next week each team captain will need to confirm with each racer on their team that they will be at the lunch OR if they can not make it, confirm that they are definately committed to the race. (Also, if your contact info is not complete please email me additional information and I will update the list.)
Finally, it sounds like we have interest from at least 3 or 4 more people who would like to join in the fun and bodily harrasment. With this in mind I have started compiling a list of people for a 5th team.
THIS WILL BE REALLY FUN!!!
Please let me know how many people will be at our lunch and I will call ahead for a reservation. Any suggestions for the restaurant location. Needs to accomodate up to 15 -20 or so of us and not be too noisy (until we get there).
As always, game on! (see post script for interesting information)
Jeremy
P.S. It looks like the race organizers have created a NEW Moab Race for fall of 2009. This is typically when they have done the 3 day expedition race in Moab, but this year they have shortened the duration and made it a 30 hour race. In the past it has been televised.... Something to consider... And last but not certainly least, Jason Miller has officially signed up for the Arizona Ironman for 2009 demonstrating that he is likely the most hard core among us!
In an effort to finalize our teams and answer any last minute questions, we have scheduled a group lunch appointment for Wednesday December 10th at 12:30. Please plan to attend if at all possible as this will be the last time we will meet as a group before the official registration date, which is January 5th at 9:00AM MST. The race is still scheduled for April 4th, but it is also listed as a "tentative" date still. Hopefully it will not change but keep the Saturday before and after clear if you can...
Due to the size of our group, it will be incumbant upon each team to get themselves registered at 9:00AM on January 5th to ensure space availability. The race only allows for about 300 people so we need our 20 signed up early! Attached is a Word document (doc and docx) outlining the teams as they are presenty organized. Please review the list. Each team has a captain (Greg Randall, Craig Romrell, Ric Bruce, Scott Swallow, and a new addition Rich Coles). The captain's job is to arrange for or delegate all of the details and needs of the team (registration, transportation, hotels, team gear, training, ROPES CERTIFICATION, etc...). In anticipation of our lunch meeting next week each team captain will need to confirm with each racer on their team that they will be at the lunch OR if they can not make it, confirm that they are definately committed to the race. (Also, if your contact info is not complete please email me additional information and I will update the list.)
Finally, it sounds like we have interest from at least 3 or 4 more people who would like to join in the fun and bodily harrasment. With this in mind I have started compiling a list of people for a 5th team.
THIS WILL BE REALLY FUN!!!
Please let me know how many people will be at our lunch and I will call ahead for a reservation. Any suggestions for the restaurant location. Needs to accomodate up to 15 -20 or so of us and not be too noisy (until we get there).
As always, game on! (see post script for interesting information)
Jeremy
P.S. It looks like the race organizers have created a NEW Moab Race for fall of 2009. This is typically when they have done the 3 day expedition race in Moab, but this year they have shortened the duration and made it a 30 hour race. In the past it has been televised.... Something to consider... And last but not certainly least, Jason Miller has officially signed up for the Arizona Ironman for 2009 demonstrating that he is likely the most hard core among us!
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