It is time for us to start prepping for the upcoming 6 hour sprint race. (Actually we probably should have started a couple of weeks ago) I thought it might be interesting to chronicle what we do in order to get ready. Part of the fun of adventure races, for me anyway, is the prep work that goes into racing. The race that we are participating on March 6th is the 2010 Infiterra Sports March Madness Sprint race. Now, admittedly, there doesn’t need to be a whole lot of extra effort into prepping for a 6 hour race, but here at Code Black Adventure Sports, we are all about overkill. Plus it is fun.
More after the jump….
This is an impressive way to test a Spot GPS Device… head out into the dark and snowy night for eight hours, cover 
your tracks, and then flip the device on and see how it goes! (Don’t try this at home kids, the author spent months planning it with the help of SPOT and various other agencys. ) If I was more inclined to wander about in the wilderness this would totally be worth the $160 device cost and $100 a year service plan. One thing is for sure though, this would have made Survivorman a lot less interesting! [Via Gizmodo]
Time to catch up on the news! Code Black participated in Hustle for Haiti a few weeks ago. We raised a little cash (and I do mean little) but every little bit helps! Code Black founding member Ryan Ar
ney, and junior member Ryan A. Arney, braved the cold weather and hustled on out to Dowagiac, MI to participate in the event. All proceeds went to help those in Haiti after the devastating earth quake that hit it. Over 300 people participated in the event. Good Job everyone! Pictures of the event after the jump! (Though not many)
I recently finished reading the book Born to Run by Chris McDougall. It’s a fascinating book that takes a look at how humans were essentially born to run. It looks into the science of why this is so and has some really interesting coverage and stories of ultramarathons and the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico’s Copper Canyons. It is a pretty inspirational book as well and has helped to get me hooked on running. One day I hope to even try an ultramarathon. But first I figure I’ll tackle a half marathon so that’s what I’m working towards right now. This book has really got me thinking about the different aspects of running. It also talks about barefoot running and I’ve also told myself if I can drop another 20-30 pounds I’ll give the barefoot running thing a try (I’m fat).
I also found this very interesting video that talks about the Copper Canyon Ultramarathon which is the central race featured in the book. It is apparently narrated by Caballo Blanco who is also featured heavily in the book. Check it out!
-Tom
