The Official Home of

The Mongrels
A Texas Adventure Racing Team

  

 


   
 

 
 

   Quartz Mountain Rock Slide
2005
 		      
  Race Date:
    October 22, 2005

Location:
    Quartz Mountain Resort
    Lone Wolf, OK

Promoter:
    Eco-Oklahoma

 Length:
     12-18 Hours

Weather:
     Sunny
     Light breeze
     Warm

 Disciplines:
    Running
    Trekking
    Biking:
       - Dirt Roads
       - Country Highway
    Flat Water Kayaking
    Scavenger Hunt

 Race Progression:
 1 - Short beach run on
     marked trail
2 - Kayak to multiple CPs
     with short trek to each
3 - Bike to Lone Wolf for
     scavenger hunt,
     before biking back to
     TA
4 - Kayak to long trek
     through the South
     shore area of the park
 		   The Skinny:
 A much more manageable race than last year, not only because of a much shorter race distance, but also as a result of absolutely perfect conditions

Who Raced:
Nicol Rodgers, Damon Farrar, Chip Lynch and Richard Jensrud

Favorite Part:
The scavenger hunt through Lone Wolf was a great addition ... I'm sure the locals had a nice laugh at "them city folks"

Least Favorite Part:
The bike ride on the way to Lone Wolf was a nice reminder of what the beach ride was like last year ... soft sand ... oh please can I do it again ... NOT!

 

 

  
Place:
3rd

Time:
11:51





Click thumbnails to zoom

 

 

  
             
   
 
 © 2005 Mongrels Adventure Racing, LLC All Rights Reserved

Home | Contact Us