In just under two weeks time - argghhh - Team Macpac Girls on Top will be heading over to Tasmania for the Adventure Racing World Championships. This event will involve biking, kayaking, and trekking over 700kms through the wilderness of Tasmania over a period of six to ten days non-stop. We will eat on the run, sleep when we can and push our minds, bodies and souls to their limits.
It is hard to believe that the race has come up soooo quickly it seems like only yesterday we were toying with the idea of getting a team together and giving the XPD another nudge. These last few weeks have flown by in a blurr of training and preparation.
Our latest training sessions have been focussed on long slow outings with heavy packs. The reason behind these long missions is to get the feet, backs, bums and wrists used to long periods of time on the go and heavy loads. Blisters are to be avoided like the plague on Adventure races as they can often be the result of teams having to pull out ....
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| Craig and Debbie |
It is hard to believe that the race has come up soooo quickly it seems like only yesterday we were toying with the idea of getting a team together and giving the XPD another nudge. These last few weeks have flown by in a blurr of training and preparation.
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| Anne |
Getting to an event like this takes a hell of a lot of planning and preparation. There is the physical preparation ...the training - how much to do ...., the gear preparation - what to wear, what to take.... the team preparation - who is responsible for what, what are our goals ...., and finally there is the food and drink preparation - what will we eat, drink.....
Our latest training sessions have been focussed on long slow outings with heavy packs. The reason behind these long missions is to get the feet, backs, bums and wrists used to long periods of time on the go and heavy loads. Blisters are to be avoided like the plague on Adventure races as they can often be the result of teams having to pull out ....
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| Craig |
Here is a summary and some snaps of our last couple of outings:
Team trek 1 - Pureora Forest Park - Taupo - 7 hours out and back for the hell of it. Team trek 2 - Kaimanawas - Taupo - 16 hours - loop - finished with a 12 km gravel road bash - for the hell of it. Bike mission - Coromandel - Loop - 9 hours - heavy packs and racks - hills and more hills
These training sessions are all about getting out into the good old NZ outdoors and having some great experiences with friends and I guess when you boil it down that is what the XPD is all about for us.
Our goals for the XPD 2011 as always - are to finish with dignity as best friends, push ourselves to race as efficiently and effectively as possible, and to enjoy every minute of the adventure.
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| Kaimanawa bush |
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| Titiraupenga peak |
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| Navigators at work |
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| Anne and Debbie |
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| Which way now? |
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