What indeed. When I cover an adventure race, I can usually pronounce the name of the event. But with the AR World Series qualifier coming up this weekend in Ecuador, I’m gonna have to practice.

Huairasinchi 2010 is the official name of the race, now in its seventh year. This edition begins Feb. 13 in the high sierra town of Ibarra, Ecuador. Where we go after that has not been revealed, but I have some ideas. Billed as “The Highest Adventure Race in the World,” I predict we’ll be above Ibarra, along the slopes of a collection of volcanoes in the area.

I’ll be posting updates from the race when I have Internet access, which I’m told will be every night.