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A Texas Adventure Racing Team

Big Chill Adventure Race
2005

Race Date:
    January 22, 2005

Location:
    Bastrop State Park
    Bastrop, TX

Promoter:
    Too Cool Racing

Length:
     24 Hours

Weather:
     Sunny
     32 mph Wind
     High 57 degrees
     Low 25 degrees

Disciplines:
    Running
    Trekking
    Biking:
       - Dirt Roads
       - Country Highway
       - Single Track
    Flat Water Kayaking
    Tyrolean Traverse

Race Progression:
1 - Short Park Run
2 - Trek to Paddle
3 - Paddle
4 - Trek to TA
5 - Scooter
6 - Road Bike to Trails
7 - Trail Riding
8 - Tyrolean Traverse
9 - Hike and Bike
10 - Road Bike to TA
11 - Trek (Rogaine)

The Skinny:
Cold, windy, long, dark ... I could keep going, but this was simply Adventure Racing at it's very best

Who Raced:
Sarah Brown, Paul Thibodeaux, Scott Ash and Richard Jensrud

Favorite Part:
Getting back to the TA after a monster bike leg, freezing to the core, we dressed up in pretty much every piece of clothing we had, including my fleece kayak body-suit ... man did we get nice and toasty

Least Favorite Part:
The return bike leg from Rocky Hill Ranch was against the 30 mph wind and the temperature had fallen to the 20s ... at one point, we stopped in a bush next to one of the check-points and huddled together to try to get at least some heat back in our bodies

Place:
4th

Time:
23:45

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