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Prepping for North Georgia Adventure Race

January 11th, 2010
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Our race season is about to kick off.  We’ll have quite a presence at the  North Georgia Adventure Race on 16 and 17 January, with three teams there to race.

  • TeamHalfwayThere.com/RottenCheeseburgers Team (Michelle, Todd and Victor)
  • ImONPoint.org -Odyssey Adventure Racing team (Shane, Mark and Jen)
  • WRR1/ImONPoint.org (Eddie and two friends of his).

Thanks to Anthony, I have been training my butt off.  So, no excuses from a fitness perspective.  In preparation for this race, remembering the CP0 race from 2 years ago, and drawing on lessons learned from Michelle’s recent diet, here are some changes I made.

  • Picked up a Rohloff hub.  It is an internally geared 14 speed set up.  I have battled derailleur issues, shifting problems and chain suck too many times.  Broken drivetrains can take a team out of contention for a podium finish, or entirely out of a race.  This hub should eliminate the majority of those issues.  I have been looking at them since 2008, and after talking with teammate Mark Lattanzi (he’s had one for a few years) and watching him remain unaffected by deep mud and chainsuck at Nationals this year, I am sold.
  • Lake cycling shoes.  Some mx140s are on the way.  Jeremy swears by the Specialized Defrosters, but I cannot locate any in the bigger sizes.  The Lake’s have a great reputation, and I found them in my size. I tried the Pearl Izumi Amfib MTB shoe covers at the diet, and they were shredded within the first 20 minutes.  These shoes should be much more durable, and with thick socks I hope to stay relatively warm and dry.
  • A warmer set of gloves!  On singletrack, my hands stay warm.  But once we hit those road sections, I end up with ice blocks on the ends of my arms.  Spokes, Etc is holding a pair of Pearl Izumi Barrier gloves for me.  Waterproof and insulated will be the ticket, especially when it is really cold, wet and miserable.

From an “I know better” perspective, these are some significant changes to make, especially this close to a race.  The wheel isn’t even built yet, and I will have all of a few hours with both the bike and shoes pre-race.  Additionally, I’m still wrapping up the patch job on the canoe.  North Georgia, here we come!

See you outside,

Shane

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Cheeseburgers heading to NGAR

January 10th, 2010
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On Thursday the Rotten Cheeseburgers of TeamHalfWayThere.com consisting of Michelle, Victor and Todd (along with awesome support crew, Michelle’s Aunt Kathy and Miguel Perez) are heading down to the mountains of North Georgia for the return of the “The Worst Weather Race” in the sport put on by Checkpoint Zero. Its a 30 hour race and yes it is going to be very cold and most likely raining/sleeting/snowing and don’t forget the 30 mile an hour winds:). And yes one of us will probably get hypothermia coming off the paddle, our camelbacks will freeze and yes our bikes will freeze. Perfect for the first race of the year and a little winter AR!

The race starts Sat morning bright and early so check out our progress on the Checkpoint Zero Tracker website. Shout outs and consistent reminders of how crazy we are will be much appreciated!!

Michelle

sometimes you just have to ditch the boat

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ImONPoint.org (TeamHalfwayThere.com) to Nationals!

September 30th, 2009
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Jen Moos, Mark Lattanzi and myself are off to the USARA Adventure Race National Championship
October 22-24, 2009 in Pilot Point, TX. This will be the debut race for the On Point Foundation (ImONPoint.org) race team.

Pilot Point Texas - here we come!

See you outside (in TEXAS),

Shane

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Next up - racing with Odyssey at the CP0 Bushwack AR

September 24th, 2009
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From the 25-26th of September I will be off racing with Ronny and Holly from Odyssey Adventure Racing.  We will be completing as a 3 person, coed elite team in the Bushwack 2009 Adventure Race down in the Raleigh/Triangle area of North Carolina.  This should be a great event, Bushwack Adventures and Don Childrey have a reputation of hosting great events.  On top of that - Ronny, Holly and I managed to get a great 10 hour training day in a few weeks ago and our teamwork was excellent.  Look for us racing as Odyssey Adventure Racing.

See you outside,

Shane

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Affiliation with On Point Foundation

September 24th, 2009
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Teamhalfwaythere.com will be working closely with the On Point Foundation.  Check them out at: www.ImONPoint.org

Here is who they are and what they do:

Our Mission:

Helping service members regain control of their lives through education, rehabilitation, services, and equipment.

ARE YOU ON POINT?

“On Point” is a military term referring to a person who takes the lead in a patrol or tactical movement. This lead individual carries the mission of guiding the rest of the unit and assumes the responsibility of protecting all that follow. That individual is known as being ON POINT!

Service members have always worked around the clock, devoting their life to duty. The attacks of 9/11 brought forth a new era for service members, along with the high price they would pay to protect our way of life. All service members have made sacrifices while some have paid the ultimate price in defense of our county and community. With the shifting economy and the ever present strain carried by our men and women in uniform it is time for us to be “ON POINT” and take responsibility for our service members.

On Point Foundation was formed as a nonprofit in 2009 by three former soldiers. With combined military experience of over 30 years, 20 years overseas experience, and 11 operational deployments - these three service members have now focused their dedication, knowledge, and love of country to “helping those who protect us”.

When deployed overseas and engaged in combat we put our trust in other organizations to protect our family and our way of life at home. These organizations do not violate our trust! The soldiers that founded On Point wish to honor and take responsibly for many service members, not just the members of the Armed Forces. We define service members as personnel - past or present - of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officers, fire fighters, and federal agents.

On Point is dedicated to providing honest and valuable services that can truly make a difference in the lives of the people we sponsor.

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Equinox Traverse coming up

June 10th, 2009
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The inaugural Equinox Traverse starts Friday morning. Doug Crytzer of American Adventure Sports has teamed with Chris Caul to put together what promises to be an epic event (http://www.americanadventuresports.com/traverse.htm).  We are fielding one coed elite team of Bryce, Andy and Michelle, while Andi B. is joining forces with a team from Odyssey.  This will be a 48 hour unsupported race, essentially a two day expedition style race.  As a bonus, this is both a double points race in the Checkpoint Tracker series (www.checkpointtracker.com) and a USARA qualifier (www.USARA.com).  Good luck everyone!!! We can’t wait to hear the race stories from this one!

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