FART team theme?

Proposal: team theme song to be used as a background track in a video montage of our September race. Something like the one Morgen put together for Region 2 gymnastics last year.
Click to listen: Break Through by Queen
… break through those barriers of pain
Know any other songs that might inspire?

Race Report

Hello All Farts!  Andy and I completed the inaugural adventure race last weekend in Missoula, and it was AMAZING! I’m definitely ‘hooked’ (like I wasn’t before…ha ha). So here is a brief run-down of the race, I’m sure they’ll be more stories next weekend when many of you are here for our big Bloomsday training [...]

Rick and the FART of bicycle maintenance

Dave assigned me to bone up on bicycle preparation, maintenance and repair.
He’s picked the wrong man for the job. Though I’ve been a bicycle commuter for 10yrs, I can barely operate a toaster. No mechanical instincts at all.
This became obvious to me when last night I attended a 1hr bike basics course at [...]

Okay, everybody… are you ready?!?

It’s getting warmer, and that means… yes, we’re getting closer to Race Time! Actually Big Blue is only 160 days away!
Here’s what’s coming up in the next little while:
April 18 – 21 Regionals Weekend: Jeni and Andy are racing in Montana on Saturday. On Sunday, about 6:00 ish, all of us here, including Jodi, hope [...]

Wow! A long time without posting…

It’s been two weeks since I’ve posted… sorry for my tardiness! My only excuse is that we are hosting a rather large gymnastics event this coming weekend, which is why Lisa and I aren’t racing with Jeni and Andy this weekend…  (and not too happy about it, actually… )
That said, we have actually had [...]

Jeni’s latest

Hi All,
So as I posted before, I was sick for about 2 weeks with bronchitis, and meanwhile travelling as well. I’ve been home 2 days of 15…..  I still managed last week to get 25.6 miles of running but only 6hours 27 min of workout time. I was at training camp for 5 days, and [...]

training like an Ironman in Hawaii

I have only had about 4 “good” runs over the past 4 months. Today was one of them.
Cruising about 80min (with stops at the playground for conditioning) and it seemed effortless. (No pack, flat trail.) Seemed I could continue at that pace for another 60min or more. Easy.
Perhaps my week of trail running, hiking [...]

Superbowl of Adventure Racing

Primal Quest … is still the biggest, baddest race around and gives us a glimpse of things to come.
With just 75 days until the start of PQ Montana, the Primal Quest team is in full gear making preparations for the event. That team includes some big names, like climbers Jay Smith and Conrad Anker who [...]

Mountain Hardware Scrambler day pack

I’m giving a mixed review to my new $55 day pack. When I bought it I thought it was “perfect” for a sprint race.

Now I am still looking for something that sits tighter to my torso. Leave a comment if you have found one you like.

World’s Weirdest Footraces

In case Dave needs even MORE challenges …

World’s Weirdest Footraces – Gear Junkie
(via Adventure Blog)