A World Class Challenge
…40 teams from around world will be competing in this year’s bigger and better Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge.
A World Class Challenge
Abu Dhabi Gear – Chocolate #9 Energy Gels
Swiftwick gives other socks a swift kick
A New Vision for Competitive Adventure Racing
Wild time at the SE Wildwater Champs
The desert draws teams together
Since early yesterday morning, the teams have been struggling against the relentless heat and endless dunes of the Rub Al Khali. The leading teams completed the 120km at around 9h30 this morning – they were followed by a long string of teams throughout the afternoon.
Having contended with soaring temperatures (34°C) and an almost non-existent breeze [...]
Dec 08, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Teams defy the desert
At 07:00 this morning the teams left the camp at Liwa Dune for the first day of a grueling 120km trek through the Rub Al Khali – the legendary and unforgiving “Empty Quarter”.
By the time the teams reached the checkpoint at 28km into the stage, they were already strung out over several kilometres with the [...]
Dec 06, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Kiwis own the paddle
After a restorative night spent bivouacking on an island north of Abu Dhabi city, the teams set off early this morning for the long paddle back to Corniche Beach.
Last night, at around 20:00, the last teams to reach the island bivouac had to contend with the ebbing tide and surging currents as well as the [...]
Dec 06, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Fall of the house of Ussher? Not today…
With a rapid, 28km cityscape triathlon prologue followed by an arduous sea kayaking leg, the teams were thrust into the cauldron of fierce competition from the very start – some familiar faces set the pace.
At precisely 08:15 this morning, beneath clear blue skies, the teams took off at a cautious pace for the start of [...]
Dec 04, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Teams are set and ready to go
With the technical verifications completed, the 40 teams competing in the 3rd Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge are ready to take the start at 8:00 am local time this morning at 8:00 am for the first day’s racing.
This morning in the Rotana Park Hotel, after a team briefing covering the course, the teams went through the [...]
Dec 03, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
We’re huge in Abu Dhabi
Not really, but we found a short article about the race in the “Etihad In Flight” magazine:
Dec 01, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
It’s a LONG way to Abu Dhabi
We’re in the air on our way to JFK. We have a 4 hour layover before the 13 hour flight to Abu Dhabi.
Dec 01, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The team is ready to go
The team made final preparations this past weekend, checking, and re-checking gear lists, extra items, and everything else. We paused for a quick moment to take a few photos of us outfitted in our snazzy desert atire.
I hope we’re all packed (I finally am at 12:30 AM), getting some sleep, and getting ready for the [...]
Dec 01, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Who’s hungry for orange goo?
Regardless of how tasty Chocolate #9 gels are, we will need to eat something else on our trek through the desert.
Nov 28, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Abu Dhabi Gear – Swiftwick Socks
We will be racing exclusively in Abu Dhabi with Swiftwick socks you see here because we believe in them so much.
Nov 24, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
The North Georgia Adventure Race is Calling
Checkpoint Zero will be manning a TA on the course. We’ll be serving up hot soup to what are sure to be frozen racers.
Nov 24, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Customer service is not dead – Acme Climbing proved it
Contrary to some experiences that have left a bad taste in my mouth, today I have learned that customer service is not dead.
Nov 23, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Abu Dhabi Gear – The Shirt
Knowing that we are headed to one of the largest sand deserts in the world, we naturally think it’s going to be brutally hot in Abu Dhabi. At this point, the forcast is only showing highs in the upper 80’s, but we want to be prepared for the sun anyway.
Enter the RailRiders Eco-Mesh shirt. Designed [...]
Nov 23, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
Minimum requirements to earn Checkpoint Tracker points
In order to receive points for any Checkpoint Tracker Event your Team MUST create a Team profile at CheckpointTracker.com and add that Event to your Team Schedule BEFORE the official Start time as listed on the Event’s Checkpoint Tracker profile.
Nov 23, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
