Antiques Roadshow: Adventure Racing

Dan (our ever suffering support crew for Antiques Roadshow) supported 2 teams at the recent Marokopa Munter 24 Hour Adventure Race. Not only was he chasing after us and pampering to our needs (feeding us, getting gear out, making sure we remember things), he was also supporting for Weekend Retreat (Mike, Katherine, Jared, and Craig, who placed 4th in the mixed team category!). A wee bit of a logistical challenge (especially moving bikes between TAs when you can't take all of them at once!) but it worked pretty well (except for being a bit late to the last TA with Weekend Retreat's paddling gear.....whoops!).
Heres what a large motorhome looks like when packed full of two teams' gear!

Hauling up the big hill at the end of the monster packraft/trek/rogaine - the team is pretty tired and haven't slept yet - 3 pretty big bike rides to go (2.5-3 hours each!) and a couple of rogaines, and the final white water packraft down the Manganui River and the Waitara River.
Some decisions will have to be made about the rogaines as there isn't enough time for them to do everything and still do the packraft section (the teams have to be on the water by 7am or they must miss this section and bike to the end) - let's see how they go!

As the sun is beginning to lighten the sky, the crew is currently tracking 5th - getting close to the halfway point of the big trek (the team is number 115). How are they feeling? Normally everyone feels better as the sun comes up.....

Let's see what surprises the Marokopa Munter 24 Hour Adventure Race team have lying in wait (there's normally something)!