Mountain Hardwear Edge of Reality
Post Race Report, Team Hammer Nutrition
Jarad Kohlar / 10.02.2008
Leg Summary1. 6km coasteering section (including
200m channel swim)
2. 9km ocean kayak
3. 3km coasteering section (including one channel swim and two 7m water jump ins)
4. 8km MTB section (including one raft crossing of river/inlet)
5. 13km trek section (navigation focus mostly bush bashing)
6. 42km MTB (including high ropes course)
7. 7km trek (totally off road mostly within a beautiful creek bed)
8. 14km hike a kayak
9. 40km MTB
10. 18km mountain trek (all off road lots of navigation)
11. 40km MTB (including one raft crossing of Tuross River)
12. 10km Lake and inlet kayak
The temptation of a 50 hour adventure race was simply too strong to resist, Team Hammer Nutrition with the help of Schwalbe bike tires, had placed an entry into the 2008 AROC Mountain Hardware Edge of Reality race. It truly was the beginning of the edge of reality for Richard Mountstephens, Rob Preston and Jarad Kohlar!
Arriving at Canberra airport on Friday at 7:30am, I found myself wondering if entering 3 days pre race start was a wise decision. Were we organised enough? Would we be able to race well for 50 hours? Did I remember my bike seat this time?? However, by the time I stood on the start line at South Tuross Beach at 7am the next morning I knew I had made the right decision.
The weather was great with hardly a breath of wind at the start line. Team Hammer Nutrition quickly started setting the pace. Wet, sandy and very sweaty from the first coasteering leg we entered our kayak and crashed our way through the rough shore break. Looking to our left we saw a number of teams hurling their yellow boats over the steep sand dunes down to Bingie Beach. It was a very amazing sight. This kayak leg was one of the highlights of the race for Team Hammer Nutrition - paddling around the spectacular Bingie Bingie Point and Mullimburra Point really got the adrenaline going. We made a conscious decision to make sure each team member was drinking and eating lots of fluids, it was going to be a very long and hot race.See All Event Posts
