Costa Rica Wild Racers : http://vimeo.com/85500636 (44:00)
@ 10:43 we are changing a rear wheel flat tire on the first bike leg
All following videos are from Martin Papalia from PC-CAMP - http://pccamp.tv/
ARWC 2013 chapter #1 : http://vimeo.com/85879440 (07:14)
Previous Days
ARWC 2013 chapter #2 : http://vimeo.com/87178120 (08:58)
Start line in Panama Border
Pacific Ocean
Manglares de Sierpe
ARWC 2013 chapter #3 : http://vimeo.com/89130236 (09:38)
Talamanca Chain
Pacuare River
@ 00:50 we can see our team on the early slopes of Cero Chirripo
ARWC 2013 chapter #4 : http://vimeo.com/92030345 (07:02)
Atlantic Ocean
Nicaragua Border
Finish line
@ 01:29 our team closing on CP42 on Lagunas del Tortuguero
@ 02:07 JY CP42
@ 02:45 leaving CP 42 and briefly trying our sails
Team Tecnu Adventure Racing @ ARWC 2013 http://vimeo.com/86245201 (21:31)
@ 09:13 Nath taking care of her feet at mid-camp in San Gerardo
ÉQUIPE DE RAID AVENTURE ÉQUILIBRE
1/18/2014
MUD, HEAT, SUBMARINE CP, ALTITUDE, CROCOS AND BIKE WRECK
This is our ride at the 2013 Adventure Racing World Championship in Costa Rica
Team #16 - Untamed Canada / Clinique du Pied Équilibre
Alexandre Provost
Nathalie Long
Jean-Yves Dionne
Jonathan Dionne
What is adventure racing? Please see adventure racing definition on Wikipedia for more details if required.
Breathe Mag race description
2013 ARWC - Costa Rica Adventure Race
Trekking: 150km - 19%
Mountain Biking: 392km - 49%
Kayaking/Rafting: 262km - 32%
Total distance: 804km
Total ascension: 10562m
Total descent: 11600m
Landing in Costa Rica
After several months of preparations that included: months of training; many multi-day races and loads of emails, we were finally there, touching our goal when we boarded on our respective flights. Luckily we all landed safely in Costa Rica with all our gear in perfect working conditions. We arrived 5-6 days in advance to make sure to relax, shop for food and manage whatever we would need to manage. It may seem a lot but time always flies and we needed to rest before heading out onto the adventure of our lives.
We stayed at the San José Radisson (race HQ) close to the city center. It felt a bit ghetto as San José, at least the centro, is not made for bikers...! Even walking was sometimes sketchy as there is not much room on the side of the streets. We managed to pick up food and last minute gear without damage. The hotel itself was nice with spa/swimming pool, friendly staff and good food.
Race briefing, national flags parade and crazy fireworks
The full course was unveiled at the race briefing on November 30th after that we got a good hour of briefing on snakes... Bottom line, if we got bitten, we needed to call for help and fast. We took a very good note of that.
Next on the activity list was the national flag parade and opening ceremony. Part of that was the most insanely low and intense fireworks we had ever seen! I was praying we would not get hit by any debris...
With all infos at hand it was finally time to pack our gear and bike boxes for good. It may sound like an easy task but with many transitions areas (TA) and weight restriction (35kg/box) it can be a real Tetris game to fit as much food and gear in the right box for the right TA. Nath was very efficient overseeing that we were putting our things at the right place. Finally, we were ready and eager to get going.
GO TIME! December 2nd - 2:00pm
Day 1
A very warm Le Mans start in Union close to Panama border, near the town of Sabalito. It felt great to be on the starting line with all these teams from around the world. We ran for our bike boxes for about 1km to assemble our bikes to get going on the first section. We also got the first set of maps (we would get the maps in 3 sets during the race so the course was being unveiled as we progress). We had a rough start with 4 flats in the first 4h of racing. We manage to stay calm and repaired quickly every time. With the help of other teams (we had ran out of spare tubes) we managed to get going but we were a bit far back.
From CP3 near Miramar, the mud fest (a recurring topic in this race) started when we had to push, tow and carry our bikes uphill through some really muddy and narrow trails. We made it in good time to CP6/TA1 (near Pueblo Nueyo) after all. This bike leg certainly had set the tone for the rest of the race in terms of challenge. A long CP6/TA1, where we took the time to wash our bikes, got us in the boat for the first time on Rio Coto Colorado and on Golfo Dulce.
Day 2
CP7 was done at low tide in some really deep mud, we tagged a bit with team Issy Aventure in what would be the appetizer for the subsequent mangrove section. At least we had enough current to paddle from CP7. Then started a long and slow 45km paddle fest where targets would stay in front of us and closing very slowly. There was a shower by the shore at CP10 and we made sure to wash ourselves quickly before paddling to the end of this leg in Rincon for CP11/TA2.
We had a stressful episode then when Nath had to get a shot of antibiotics for a rash (her upper body had turned red in many places) and had to lay down a few minutes. I also got bitten in the eyelid, but everything was ok in the end and we left on the 27km trek with all our paddling gear (except the boat itself) looking to sleep on the way to CP12/TA3. Jonathan, our official translator (Jo speaks Spanish perfectly - a crucial skill for this race as local knowledge would turn out to be very important given the inaccuracy of the information on the maps) found a bar on the way, which in retrospect was a bit noisy... but at least we got to sleep 1.5h on a solid floor with a roof over our head (which ranks pretty high according to expedition racing standards).
Day 3
Sleep counter: 1h30m
We picked up our inflatable kayaks again at CP12/TA3 only to portage them for a solid 10km. We had a portage cart provided by NRS. There is not much to say besides that carrying 57 lbs boats was just really tough, in any manners. JY and Jo pulled a lot of efforts to pull us through. After some time searching we finally located CP13, filled our water containers as this would be our last source of fresh water for some time and went on the first epic section of the race, and one of our favorite, the mangrove “Monster”.
We had to work very hard against the tide for CP14, basically going up stream for 2km. We were with a bunch of teams and we detached ourselves when we picked up the right channel. CP15 was a in a small channel and we had to search for some time to find it. We met with teams that had been looking for several hours. All we can say is that some teams play dirty as a team was hiding CP15 in the water when we passed... but we saw the whole thing. There were teams everywhere, and we resumed our way. We connected with a bunch of teams in the small channel that was supposed to be the passage from CP16 to CP17. It was a dead end at low tide, we checked if the mangrove was “passable” but that would not have been a good idea (we would still be there…). We elected to sleep in our boats and we racked a solid 2h15. We then decided that waiting for high tide was not the best strategy and I was very doubtful that we were at the right place. Thanks to Nath’s hawk eye we found the channel going north toward CP17 just on our way out. We got CP18 but then we lost a bit of ground as navigation was tricky heading south but finally got the right track and made our way toward CP19. It took us a good hour to figure out what was going on there… you can take a look by yourself:
I think it is closing on CP20/TA4 that I remember thinking that we were now on the morning of day 4... and that we had covered only ¼ of the race in terms of distance...
Day 4
Sleep counter: 3h45m
We picked up our bikes at CP20/TA4. We biked/pushed up the insanely steep hill while being cooked by the sun to get to the Superman Osa, a 2km zip line with speed above 100km/h. Crazy ride! The rest of this mountain bike section was simply beautiful. I said to JY many times that this was how I had envisioned racing in Costa Rica - magnificent views of valleys and mountains.
That night was not our best, with issues to locate CP25 and then CP26. We were all getting quite tired and finding the right path to CP26 from the ridge proved to be very tricky. After some time trying things that turned out to be unsuccessful, we opted to sleep for what was left of the night. In a matter of minutes we were then back on track with daylight on our side, which proves again that it is most of the time better to bank sleep than battle in vain during the night. On the way to mid camp, we collected oranges straight from the trees while riding near Angostura, so cool.
Day 5 - Mid camp
Sleep counter: 4h30m
We arrived at mid camp (CP27/T5-CP28/T6) in San Gerardo in the afternoon of the 5th day for our 4h mandatory stop. This was a real oasis with shade, food and our gear. We ate, showered and slept (2h) as one of the toughest section of the race was right ahead of us, the 92km high mountain trek. We were all in relatively good shape and high spirits even if we were lower than expected in the rankings (22nd coming in mid camp).
CP29 was located at the base of Cerro Chirripo in a large cabin (3400m). We made our way up there in good time even if we felt the altitude was slowing us down a bit. We slept again as our sleep bank was still very low given all the race still ahead of us. We racked 2h45m but strangely this was not our best sleep as the humidity in the cabin made it for a very cold one. We summited Chirripo in pitch dark. Cerro Chirripo is the highest peak in Costa Rica at 3820m of altitude. We went on toward CP32 with a fantastic sunrise over the ridge.
Day 6
Sleep counter: 9h15
The way down the high mountains was a native trail in an Indian reserve, Costa Rican jungle at its best. The trail was literally a mud slide all the way down the mountain, crazy. We thought we would be able to move faster after the rocky ridge but we were going twice slower. Tough section for our team, we helped each other as we could and finally made it down.
The next night was a hard one on our spirit. We had a rough time locating the path to CP34 and ended up bushwhacking in some very dense jungle. Not a great idea as it is very dangerous and utterly slow. We finally found our way and elected to sleep by the river in our mandatory shelter (1h30). JY even made a fire, a real camp site!
Day 7
Sleep counter: 10h45
In a matter of minutes of daylight, we were again back on track hitting the trails and the rest of our journey on this trek went well. We tagged along on and off with team GearJunkie/Yogaslacker. We completed our 92km quest with the sunset on the 7th day. An epic trek that saw us traversing high mountain range, authentic jungle and native villages. Engraved in our minds.
There was a mandatory 1h stop for medical check at CP36 in Paso Marcos. This was a very wise initiative from race organisers to make sure everyone was fit to keep racing after the mammoth trek. Again a small oasis with real food.
Shortly after we got to CP37/T7 (Bajo Pacuare) to finally get off our feet and hop on the bikes for a relatively short leg (40km) to the first rafting section. Before being able to leave we found that somehow Nath’s front wheel was not in her bike box and had been left at the previous TA (mid camp). Wisely I must say, we had another front lefty wheel and 26” tire, so we mounted it and we were able to keep going, although without a front brake for this section. The length of the race and sleep deprivation started to hit us harder in this leg. We stopped on a church front porch for a 25min power nap in Mata Guineo as the clock was ticking on us. JY in particular fought it hard and we finally made it to Tres Equis for CP39/T8 in the early hours of the morning after scrambling a bit to find CP38. The last part of the ride was particularly beautiful with intense colored flowers and lush green vegetation all over the place, amazing scenery.
Day 8
Sleep counter: 11h10m
We left CP39/TA8 in Tres Equis on foot for the rafting section. Costa Rica is internationally known for pristine rafting rivers. We were now on Rio Pacuare for some of the most beautiful rafting ride I have ever seen. It’s hard to explain but all this is a bit blurry in our minds as we had a really hard time staying awake, even in R4 rapids. We tried taking turns at sleeping at the bottom of the boat but the ride was too bumpy. “Zombie Rafting” made it for some of the most intense laughing episodes we ever had. Poor Walter, our guide. He worked a hard one with us!
Somehow… we made it to CP41/T9 without falling out of the boat. It is unclear for us how long we actually slept, but I am adding 45min to the sleep counter. We reunited with our beloved inflatable kayaks and it was time for the longest paddling leg of the race, a 89km journey from Siquirres to near Tortuguero. Still on Rio Pacuare there were yellow crocos glowing eyes all over the place… We used the current to keep moving taking turns at steering the attached boats while 3 of us where sleeping (I’m adding another 45min to the sleep counter). We did not want to sleep on those shores…
We connected with the canal shifting northwest toward Estero Parismina. We were still fighting sleep monsters and had to settle for a 45min nap. Again there were crocos eyes around so we tried to choose our place wisely we were now against the current. When I woke up I could not see JY/Jo's boat… I was shouting at them but no answer… quickly we started paddling downstream… and saw them slowly moving down 50m below! Ouf! Somehow they had lost their anchor. Lagunas Del Tortuguero was then just a long drag up to CP42 where at least we got a cold drink and a few nice pictures!
Video from CP42 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xOUsuHieWU
The canal leading to CP43/T10 was amazingly beautiful with jungle and wildlife all over with howler monkeys filling our ears. We left on foot for a short trek mostly on dirt roads leading us to CP45/T11 to get our bikes. While at the CP we heard that the 6pm cut-off for the next day had been extended... Again fighting sleep monsters, we settle down for 45min nap in a very nice garage on the bike ride as rain was breaking the sky.
Day 9
Sleep counter: 14h10
The rest of the ride was a tough and strange one. Maps were hardly making any sense, so we had to track every move to make sure we were going in the right direction. Obviously it was getting harder to do entering the 9th day of non-stop racing… JY bike was now in a dangerously degraded state and we had to make it into a single speed but it was barely holding together. Further down the road, my rear tire exploded… Thanks to Czech team Salomon-Suunto/Nutrend/S21 for lending us a tire (yeah, a tire). After a very rocky ride, we crossed Rio Sarapiqui for CP47 in Trinidad near the Nicaragua border. The way back south to the infamous CP48 was as rocky as the way up in many ways. Nath was having issues with her bike as well, and then we got into the ‘CP48 area’. After a bit of time looking around Jo and I managed to find the CP but it was now passed 6pm (official race cut-off). We texted the race management using the provided Delorme device from Pinnacle Tracking.
We received a positive answer as we were on the way to CP49-50/T12. Finally, the puck was rolling for our team. We happily reached the finish line, after 4 great but in the dark zip lines and yet another “Zombie Rafting” ride (+45min to the sleep counter) at 1h30am on Thursday December 12th as the last full course team. Hell Yeah - we did it!
There were many talks about the race being too tough and too long. That was the Adventure Racing World Championship - it had to be the toughest race of the year, in years. That said, there has to be something for every level of racers in these events and contingency plans have to be in place to make sure that teams that do not make cut-offs are able to keep racing on alternate routes and still reach the finish line.
Adventure racing is the toughest sport there is, and no obstacles can make it for what challenges nature has to offer. It was truly a great race. In our mind the organizers delivered everything they advertised, a grand race course that was indeed the adventure of a life time. We enjoyed every second of it.
Adventure racing is the toughest sport there is, and no obstacles can make it for what challenges nature has to offer. It was truly a great race. In our mind the organizers delivered everything they advertised, a grand race course that was indeed the adventure of a life time. We enjoyed every second of it.
Stats
Official 21st out of 67 teams - Leaderboard
Race time: 229h13min
Our GPS trace: http://bit.ly/1hTSzVL
Pictures and maps
Thanks
To all local people that were so kind and helpful during the whole journey, helping us out by lending their garden hose to fill up our water bottles and wash our bike when we could not pedal anymore, and allowing us to nap in their garage in heavy rains.
To Pongo, Antonio, Johanna, Patricia, José and all volunteers and rest of the organization for coming up with such an amazing journey. All the best for your next endeavour.
To our sponsors for making this possible:
To our gear partners to provide the best gear on the market:
And finally, thanks to my teammates for following me in these crazy adventures.
Alex
@alexprovo
Alex
@alexprovo
10/14/2013
NORTH COUNTRY ENDURANCE CHALLENGE 2013
Il y avait deux super courses dans le monde élargi des courses d'aventure le 7 septembre dernier: La classique Rogaine Laurentides à Morin-Heights offrait un 8h ou un 24h et le North Country Endurance Challenge à Colebrook dans le New Hampshire. Le North Country Endurance Challenge (NCEC) est une course multisport en montagne inaugurée en 2012 où les étapes de kayak/surfski, course sur sentiers et vélo de montagne s’enchaînent sur un parcours balisé. L'épreuve peut se faire en équipe (relais à deux personnes ou plus) ou en solo. Il y a deux parcours offerts: le sprint sur 50km et 1400m de dénivelé positif, et le parcours complet de 100km avec plus de 2100m de dénivelé positif.
Les deux courses ont beaucoup de valeur pour un raideur et navigateur, alors ce fut une décision déchirante. Mes coéquipiers habituels n'étant pas disponibles pour la rogaine de 24h, combiné à l'envi de tenter ma chance à nouveau après ma 3e place de l'an dernier et les bourses en jeux ont fait pencher la balance vers le NCEC! J'étais donc de retour pour une 2e année en solo sur le long parcours et j'espérais bien être en mesure de me battre pour le podium à nouveau, et qui sait peut-être pour la victoire.
Mon bon ami Juan Madrigal (juanmadrigal.ca) m'accompagnait en tant qu'équipier de support de luxe. Juan est un aventurier de longue date et un photographe hors-pair, j'étais donc entre bonnes mains. Son rôle: déplacer mon matériel (nautique-vélo-vêtements-ravito) pour que je puisse passer d'un sport à l'autre et me ravitailler aux zones de transitions.
Voici un survol du parcours qui permet de mieux comprendre le concept du North Country Endurance Challenge:
Programme de la course avec le détail de chaque sections (anglais): http://www.northcountryendurancechallenge.com/Media/RaceProgram.pdf
NCEC 2012: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QVvI_cAkCg
Vendredi soir
Nous arrivons à l'heure pour le briefing d'avant course où nous sommes accueillis avec un super repas spaghetti et biscuits maison à la caserne de Pittsburg, un déclice. Nous allons ensuite à Ramblewood Cabins & Campground où un super chalet qui nous attend sur le bord du First Connecticut Lake. J'étais bien content d'être sur le bord du lac pour aller essayer (pour la seconde fois à vie... à la frontale) le Epic V12 que j'ai pu avoir avec Kayak idéal. J'avais déjà essayé ce 'missile' et c'est définitivement un surfski pour pagayeur avertis. Je suis sans doute un bon pagayeur mais ce n'est pas ma grande force, et j'allais devoir essayer d'en tirer le plus possible puisque Jason Urckfitz (gagnant de l'an dernier) s'alignait avec un Epic V10 Ultra - également un super bolide. La soirée se déroule vite et je réussi à aller me coucher vers 12:30.
Samedi
0400: Debout pour le petit dej, on vide la place en vitesse et on quitte vers le départ qui est situé sur une magnifique propriété privée sur le bord du First Connecticut Lake. Dommage qu'on ait pu profiter du super chalet que quelques heures! Arrivés sur place, je vais me réchauffer un peu avec mon cheval sauvage... Je devrais m'en sortir mais ce ne sera pas facile à manier. La journée s'annonce superbe et le lever du soleil est à couper le souffle.
0630: Le départ en masse est donné dans le décor magnifique du First Connecticut Lake. Nous nous déttachons rapidement à l'avant. Jason va très vite, je m'accroche déjà, on passe la bouée qui marque le virage vers l'ouest et je suis déjà un peu derrière. Ce sera difficile... mon coup de pagaie n'est pas à la hauteur de mon embarcation et je me bats un peu pour rester droit. J'arrive au bout du lac 3e et je pars rapidement sur la 2e section, un trail run vers Lake Francis. Je ne me sens pas top, mais j'ai un rythme correct.
Arrivé à Lake Francis, mon bateau y est mais pas ma super pagaie epic... oups. Je regarde partout, rien, seulement une vieille pagaie droite en aluminium. Je commence à trouver ça un peu moins drôle lorsque j'apperçois Juan qui arrive à grande vitesse... avec ma pagaie! ouf... j'aurai perdu une minute mais au moins j'ai pu repartir avec ma pagaie! Longue histoire courte, elle était restée à la transition précédente à la fin du First Connecticut Lake. Je repars pour une autre séance de domptage avec le V12... j'ai de meilleurs sensations et je reprends Matt Lunt qui m'avait passé à la fin du premier trail run mais Jason et un autre gars sont toujours devant.
Je pars sur le trail run suivant qui doit ultimement mener à Coleman State park. Je suis les flags bleus tel que requis mais soudainement il n'y en a plus. Je continue quelques temps, et toujours rien. Je décide de retourner sur mes pas puisque je semble avoir manqué une intersection. Je fulmine un peu... Sur le retour, j'arrive face avec Matt, qui lui aussi commençait à se demander ce qui se passait. Un instant plus tard, les deux premiers arrivent aussi. Apparemment tout le monde à manqué quelque chose... Nous décidons de continuer en groupe mais rien ne fait du sens. Il ne reste qu'une option: retourner à la transition. Nous y arrivons en peloton puisque sur notre retour nous avons ramasser beaucoup de monde et leur indiquant que ce n'était pas le bon chemin. Une fois à la transition, il devient clair que le marquage était malheureusement erroné au départ de cette section, dommage. Nous repartons alors sur le bon chemin, toujours en peloton. N'ayant pas pris de liquide avec moi la première fois (et Juan n'y étant évidemment plus) je suis un peu limite, et j'espère que ça ne me causera pas trop d'ennui. Ce trail run est composé d'une longue montée sur chemin et ensuite d'une portion sur sentier parfois très boueux. Je me souviens bien de cette portion de l'an dernier. Toujours en peloton, nous commençons à nous détacher de nouveau à l'avant. Matt cours bien et je suis 50m derrière lui au sommet, nous sommes en tête et quelques autres coureurs sont à environ 200m derrière dont Jason. Une fois le sommet passé, un embranchement pourtant bien indiqué nous amène dans la forêt. Je tourne comme prévue, mais Matt n'est pas devant comme je me serais attendu à la voir... Je me concentre sur ma course, et je croise éventuellement quelqu'un en quad qui me dit que je suis premier. Hmm... je me doute alors que Matt a manqué l'intersection précédente.
Arrivé à Coleman State park je suis très content de retrouver mon vélo pour aller vers une des plus belles section de la course, soit celle du Balsams Wilderness. C'est une section que j'affectionne particulièrement, ayant couru à cet endroit à Untamed New England 2009 et 2010. Moi qui n'allais pas super depuis le début, tout se replace une fois sur le vélo et je peux enfin appuyer comme je veux. Je monte l'infernale montée de Sugar Hill qui est située dès le départ et je passe ensuite dans le réseau du Balsams sur de super sentiers.
Fin de cette section et j'arrive au pied de la station de ski du Balsams à pleine vitesse, j'accroche même la table des bénévoles au passage avec mon vélo. Juan m'aide du mieux qu'il peut encore une fois en étalant tout le matériel possiblement nécessaire pour que je n'ai qu'à me servir. Il me dit quelque chose qui me laisse penser que j'ai de l'avance, mais ce n'est pas clair... J'ai une bonne transition, je mets mes souliers de course, prends les bâtons, une bouchée de sandwich et hop je pars vers le sommet de la station de ski. J'emprunte les pistes directement, c'est une dure montée puisque très abrupte mais c'est la ligne directe et je me sens beaucoup mieux, j'arrive à garder un bon rythme et je suis au sommet en moins de temps que je ne l'aurais cru (j'avais perdu du temps sur cette section en 2012). Je regarde derrière en montant, personne... Je commence à me dire que la victoire est peut-être possible... Je cours tout ce que je peux le plus vite possible, je passe au sommet de Table Rock Mountain et j'attaque la descente technique vers Huntington Cascade. Je m'alimente et je bois beaucoup sur ce trail run puisque la prochaine section est la plus difficile de la course avec l'interminable montée vers Kelsey Noth Pass.
Ça roule bien et j'attaque la montée de Kelsey Notch Pass. Je me rappelle avoir eu un petit passage à vide l'an dernier sur cette montée, mais tout se passe bien et j'arrive à garder un bon rythme. Je regarde derrière moi à l'occasion mais je ne vois personne. J'arrive au sommet et je regarde une dernière fois derrière moi, toujours rien. J'ai soudainement un élan de confiance additionnel. J'attaque la descente, très technique par endroit. J'évalue constamment mon état de fraicheur, je mange le plus que je peux. Je passe rapidement la dernière transition, qui est en fait un ravitaillement puisque je repars de nouveau en vélo pour la dernière portion de la course.
Je dois maintenant assurer la dernière section et rallier l'arrivée. Cette dernière est moins technique que la précédente, il y a deux bonnes montées mais elles me conviennent tout à fait et en peu de temps je me retrouve dans la dernière descente vers Colebrook. Je suis les derniers flags et je passe la ligne d'arrivée sous les acclamations de la des bénévoles et des quelques spectateurs. J'ai gagné le North Country Endurance Challenge ! Wow !
Au final, Jason, Matt et quelques autres (ensembles) ont manqué une intersection dans la section #5. Elle était pourtant bien marquée selon moi puisque nous sommes plusieurs à ne pas l'avoir manqué, donc la gagnante Meghan Smith. Cette section a été annulée et les résultats finaux (sans celle-ci) montrent les temps de Jason et les miens étaient assez similaires. Au final je gagne que par 2 petites minutes! La table est donc mise pour l'an prochain alors que je vais devoir défendre mon titre!
Debrief de course:
À revoir:
- Sommeil: le manque de sommeil m'a clairement nuit pour les 2 première heures de la course
- Embarcation: j'aurais mieux fait d'avoir un surfski avec lequel j'étais plus à l'aise que d'apprivoiser une embarcation en route
Les bons coups:
- La forme: oui ça compte pour beaucoup!
- Transitions: j'ai pu sauver quelques minutes aux transitions grace à une bonne préparation/exécution avec mon support
- Une section à la fois: ça ne sert à rien de voir trop loin, je me suis concentré sur la course une section à la fois
Merci à Juan d'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure avec moi! Je n'aurais pu faire ça seul, c'est un vrai travail d'équipe! Et merci pour les super photos!
Merci à Icebreaker Touch Lab Montréal, Suunto Canada, les barres d'énergie Fruit2, Thule, Julbo Eyewear, Nuun hydratation, Untamed New England et Swiftwick de me supporter dans ces aventures!
Félicitations à l'organisation et à tous les participants, au plaisir de vous voir l'an prochain!
Alex
@alexprovo
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