City of Woodstock GOLDRUSH 24 YMCA AR

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Only 3 teams finish entire race course.

Greg Yetter / 04.03.2006

After a night of gusty winds and near freezing temps, dawn arrived and with it a hope for a warm day. With the better conditions teams moved through the race course with determination. A determination to finish.

Earlier race officials calculated that only 6 teams could finish the entire course in the allotted time. Of those only HALF did and all were 3 person coed teams.

First across the finish line was Team 2-Enduraventure. With every report from the outlying CP/TA\'s the team showed no hint of losing their lead on the chase teams.

Next, Team 17-Rock Creek Outfitters were reported at TA4. In short order they ran from the canoe take-out to downtown Woodstock, GA and a crowd cheering them into the finish line. Some of the crowd was provided by the city of Woodstock. It was great that a Chili/Barbeque Cook Off was held in the same park as the finish line.

Team 7-Litespeed/Inov 8 was the third place team in the 3 person coed division. The team came into the park all smiles with no sign of the slowing down.

The final team across the finish line was Team 16-Redneck Racing, Inc. The team crossed the finish line at 18:05. After surviving the night, an abbreviated course and a captsized canoe, the team would not surrender. No wonder, the entire team from racers to support personal are US Army. Also, the team is back from deployment in Iraq. Is this the way to adjust to normal life? Seems to be if you are an adventure racer.

This is a list of teams, course and times. All times are unofficial until posted by the race director.

Team 1 - Blazing Saddles - abbreviated - 26 hrs
Team 2 - Enduraventure - complete - 19:58:00
Team 3 - Extreme Siblings - Did Not Show
Team 4 - Go to 11 - DNF
Team 5 - Fast & Furious - DNF
Team 6 - Leaders of the Pack - DNF
Team 7 - Litspeed/Inov 8 - complete - 25:14:47
Team 8 - Marine Express - DNF
Team 9 - NADS-Synovus-Cycleworks-Trek-abv-36:45
Team 10 - No Man\'s Land - DNF
Team 11 - OAGEAR.com - DNS
Team 12 - Oakwood Homes #1 - DNF
Team 13 - Oakwood Homes #2 - DNF
Team 14 - Oakwood Homes #3 - DNF
Team 15 - Odyssey Adventure Racing - abv - 40:53
Team 16 - Redneck Racing, Inc. - abv - 30:35
Team 17 - Rock/Creek Outfitter - complete-22:36:00
Team 18 - RSG - DNF
Team 19 - SJV-STW - DNF
Team 20 - Snickers Marathon - DNS
Team 21 - Team Turtle - DNF
Team 22 - Three Blind Mice - DNF
Team 23 - Liteweight - abv - 36:53

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