i'm posting this in the hopes that some enterprising AOC members will participate. i'd put a team (or two) together, but i'm already doing this with some folks from work.

this is right up the AOC alley though, and it looks to be a lot of fun (not to mention exhausting)

the race is April 12 weekend. details are on the their site: http://adventureracega.com/

an excerpt:

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The Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race, Blue Ridge, Georgia Site of the 2008 USARA National Championship n the spring of 1998, the first Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race started as Georgia’s first adventure race. Nine years later the race continues to be a favorite of racers throughout the southeast. Teams look forward to a new adventure welcoming spring to Georgia’s Blue Ridge Mountains. Organizers of the Tenth Annual Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race on April 12, 2008, promise a challenging contest with lots of surprises and some of the most stunning scenery anywhere -- plus the famous Blue Ridge hospitality racers have come to expect and enjoy. So get your team ready to run, paddle, mountain bike and navigate in the beautiful North Georgia Mountains. Up to 100 co-ed teams of three (plus one support person) will run along the forested trails of the Chattahoochee National Forest, paddle on the Toccoa River and/or Lake Blue Ridge, mountain bike steep trails and complete mystery challenges along the way. Although the course changes from year to year, the finish line is still in downtown Blue Ridge City Park, with live music, food and relaxing fun. The Blue Ridge Mountain Adventure Race is a USARA National Championship Qualifier. Blue Ridge will be the host location for the 2008 USARA National Championship Race.

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I would definitely be interested. Anyone want to be on my team?

I've been been wanting to do an adventure race for a while, but have never been able to connect with people who were serious about training beforehand. This one's coming up kinda quick, and *I* won't have time to train for it because of the ING, but I would definitely be interested in putting a team together for a race in the future. There are several in the area every year--I've got my eye on the Seige At Fort Yargo race they do every summer. Maybe we could get a team together for that!

I'm game, but I don't know how to navigate.

I did Siege last year and you don't have to plot, so it isn't that hard. Problem - you need a canoe!!

AR isn't cheap. Do you have a mtn bike? Can you trail run? I have a spare mtn bike but no canoe/paddles.

So...gotta hit up others.

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Patrick
Trip Leader
AOC member number 4

Mountain bike, check.
Canoe, check.
Navigation, check.
Team, minus:)

I won a ropes certification from Jono.

So, which race and all male or co-ed?

email me!!

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Patrick
Trip Leader
AOC member number 4

I'm 200 lbs. over weight and smoke 3 packs a day, can I still be on the team?

well, i'm sorry to say, that this fell through in spectacular fashion. i ended up not doing it, butt he guy who was putting the teams together came in 30 out of 90 with a make-shift, last-minute team who he had never met before.

maybe next year, or maybe one of the smaller events coming up...

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I am new to the AOC, and we are looking for people to do the Ft. Yargo race 6/14/08. Please let me know if interested.
Todd Zeigler tzeigler@atlantaorthopedics.com