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Happy Holidays!

Chris Koch / 15.12.2005

In the spirit of gift giving, we wanted to see what wishes or gifts the adventure racing world wanted. We asked a number of those involved in the sport in Canada to give us three items and this is what we received. May they get their holiday wishes.

Jim Mandelli (wily veteran for Subaru Canada)
* Lots of snow for alpine climbing/backcountry skiing AND warm winter days (oh ya - we have that already in Vancouver!)
* A compass that isn\'t trashed after one race!
* New tires for my SUV (mine are almost bald!)

Brian Gallant (Full Moon in June race director and yoga master)
* A table saw.
* A golden retriever puppy.
* A personal trainer.

MA (First Aid Goddess)
* The end to World Hunger.
* A 22lb. seaworthy canoe that never tips.
* One pound of chocolate from Chocolate Arts every month!

Dave Hitchon (Team Spirit\'s line-dancing quarterback)
* THREE cans of bag balm.
* TWO new knees.
* And A BEER... in a TREEEEEEEEE!

Trisha Westman (Racer extraordinaire and Lawrence Foster\'s role model)
* An extra layer of skin on my hands to get me through the 2006 AR season.
* The feeling back on the ends of my big toes.
* Cat-like night vision.
Trish went on to further add:
* General acceptance from course designers that bikes are for riding and not to be used as an instrument of torture during bushwhacking sections.
* For terms like \"push bike\", \"bike whack\" and \"hike-a-bike\" to be outlawed.

Simon Donato (CARA Executive Director)
*A full National AR Championship event in Timmins
*Salomon Skate boots
*Higher VO2 Max for myself

Feel free to send me your wishlist and I’ll update this – chris@sleepmonsters.com.

Peace.