Ripe for Racing!

While Dirty Avocados Adventure Racing looks forward to 2010, we reflect on 2009.  What a year it has been!  We raced in New Hampshire's mountains at Untamed New England, in California's Sierras at Gold Rush Motherlode, and the world's biggest sand desert at the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge.  Wow!

2010 is already starting to take shape.  An early highlight will be another epic adventure on the other side of world: Australia's XPD Expedition Adventure Race.  We'll also be racing all of the local AR contests--especially those in the new Checkpoint Tracker Series.  And long-term, we're looking forward to September's Desert Winds Expedition.

Train hard, race harder, and be safe.

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2009...a Dirty Year to Remember!
Posted on January 18, 2010 Comments: 1
2009 was a season we will not forget! Dirty Avocados Adventure Racing kicked off the year with strong showings at the all of NorCal Adventure Races and several of the Big Blue Adventure Races (the 2 biggest adventure racing series in California). read more...



AR: Norcal Almaden Quicksilver
1 May, 2010 at 12.00am (add this)
Loc: Almeden Quicksilver (map)
AR: Big Blue Red Tail Sprint
8 May, 2010 at 12.00am (add this)
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AR: Norcal Pacheco Pass
29 May, 2010 at 12.00am (add this)
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AR: CPTS Central Coast 24-36hour
18 June, 2010 at 12.00am (add this)
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AR: Norcal Whiskeytown 24hour
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What is adventure racing?
Adventure racing is a combination of two or more disciplines, including orienteering and navigation, cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing and related rope skills. An expedition event can span ten days or more while sprints can be completed in a matter of hours. Typically there is no “dark period” during races, regardless of their length – the choice when (and if) to rest is left to the competitors.
Adventure racing is classically a co-ed team sport. Nonetheless, many races now permit "teams" of 1 to 5 persons, single-sex or co-ed, and sometimes include age-based categories.
-Wikipedia

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Dec 7, 2009
DA's moving well in Abu Dhabi
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Nov 2, 2009
Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge Prolongs The Pleasure
The Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge is already turning out to be an unusual experience for the Dirty Avocados. The course has been revealed and is described in dramatic detail below. It will be an EEEEEEEPIC experience when we're there in December. more...
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Oct 13, 2009
Robert Finlay's great article on Hypothermia - a must read.
In January of last year I wrote a blog called "I'm Cold--training and racing in Winter Conditions." The following article by Robert Finlay expands on my earlier article and is better written. As I sit in my warm office watching it pour rain outside, and only a few weeks until Gold Rush MotherLoad starts, I understand the importance of knowing how to deal with the cold. This is a critical lesson for anyone who is going to be outside for extended periods of time in bad weather. more...
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Aug 29, 2009
NEMO Tents Are More Than Required Gear!
"Required Gear" is critical to adventure racing. This is gear an Adventure Race Director has deemed necessary to up the odds for racer safety, and gear that is necessary to complete the various race disciplines. However, required gear sometimes flies in the face of many racers, as most of us want to be as light as possible and the thought of carrying things like...a tent...makes our weight-weenie hinnies pinch tightly! But, we also want to be safe...for the most part! That said, we're always looking for the best of both worlds. more...
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Feb 4, 2010
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