We’re huge in Abu Dhabi

Not really, but we found a short article about the race in the “Etihad In Flight” magazine:

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.

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 [...]

Who’s hungry for orange goo?

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.

Abu Dhabi Gear – Swiftwick Socks

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.

The North Georgia Adventure Race is Calling

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.

Customer service is not dead – Acme Climbing proved it

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.

Abu Dhabi Gear – The Shirt

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 [...]

Minimum requirements to earn Checkpoint Tracker points

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.

Gearing up to cover the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge

Gearing up to cover the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge

Camera’s, batteries, chargers, memory cards, GPS, laptop, earbuds, card reader, solar charger, power inverter…the list goes on and on and on.

Adventure racing nutrition, for ferrets?

Adventure racing nutrition, for ferrets?

…my ferret had managed to get downstairs, climb into my gear bin, find all these items, drag them back upstairs and proceed to munch on them.

A solar charger in every gear box

A solar charger in every gear box

Highgear SolarPod, at just $50, is a basic solar charger about the size of an iPhone

Sand in my shoes and a fungal infection?

Sand in my shoes and a fungal infection?

Having never raced in the desert before, I’ve little to no experience with racing in the sand. Sure, the creeks around Atlanta are filled with sand, and I’ve run through plenty of those, but there’s a big difference between running for an hour, and going for a couple days.