23.29 46 0 5

Those were the final numbers for the Thunder Rolls 24 Hour Race this past weekend. A Team of 5 us (3 person coed + 2 person open) captured 46 CP’s with no "0" misses (errors) in 23 hours and 29 minutes.

We don’t have final standings yet but we believe the 3 person team took 6th and the 2 person team won that division.

A huge “THANK YOU” to Megan C who graciously decided to join the team with a little less than a day’s notice. Not only did Megan join the team she was a rock star on the course (way to go “Cheeks Too”).

Buzz Kill phrase for the race “Take an Azimuth” which basically meant did not find the CP where we originally thought it should be so we needed to back track, reassess and attack from a different point. Effective but none the less it meant we wasted time.

The course was solid and well planned. Quick Summary:
· Midnight rolling start
· 5 mile downhill sprint to TA/CP1
· Inflate rafts and out for 3CP’s
· Back to TA and hit the woods orienteering
· Back to TA and on to Canoes
· Stop at remote TA and Orienteer
· Tyrolean Traverse
· Back to remote TA (awesome baked beans)
· Canoe for a few more CP’s than back to the base TA
· Pick up mountain bikes and head out for 40 miles of gravel road riding
· Remote drop for the last 3 CP’s. Hills, Downed Trees, Creek beds, TOUGH!
· Pick up Bikes for a 6 miles sprint/race to the finish.
· Pizza, Cold Fat Tire Beer and a chance to kick back



I’ll post more later. Time to get back to the day job!