AR Ramblings

About three weeks ago, I found out that I would be joining Paul Cox as a member of Team Checkpoint Zero to compete in the Adventure Xstream Expedition Race in Moab, UT. With team members in Texas, Georgia, and the opposite ends of North Carolina, we have relied almost exclusively on email to prepare for the race. Things like arranging flights, rental cars, hotels, and gear have filled up my email inbox with over 150 messages in only 3 weeks!

The same thing occurred before the Primal Quest race this year, but this race is only 3 days instead of 10 and has far fewer gear requirements. I bet the emails sent in prep for PQ were in the hundreds to thousands. Absolutely insane. I think pre-race prep for an expedition length race consumes just as much (or more) time than the race itself.

It seems like I would be used to this by now, but for some reason it never ceases to amaze me.