600 SWIM, RIDE, RUN IN NEW SPORT; ESPN2 TO AIR RACE HIGHLIGHTS.Byline: Bhavna Mistry Daily News Staff Writer Demonstrating their strength in a combination of brawn brawn n. 1. Solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs. 2. Muscular strength and power. 3. Chiefly British The meat of a boar. 4. Headcheese. and brains, 600 people competed in the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing National Championships at Castaic Lake Castaic Lake is a lake on Castaic Creek formed by Castaic Dam, in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, near the town of Castaic. The 323,700 acre foot lake (399,000,000 m³) is the terminus of the West Branch of the California Aqueduct, though some comes from the 154 mi² on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
Besides running six miles, bicycling 15 miles in the mountains and kayaking for an hour, the teams of three had to follow a map, use a compass, assemble a puzzle and solve some mystery tests. ``Our whole goal is to get them out of the serious mode,'' said Michael Epstein, event director. ``We want them to have fun.'' Athletes were expected to keep their sense of humor Noun 1. sense of humor - the trait of appreciating (and being able to express) the humorous; "she didn't appreciate my humor"; "you can't survive in the army without a sense of humor" sense of humour, humor, humour while they rappelled 30 feet down an embankment during their run, swam 150 yards to their kayaks and back, balanced on beams over a mud pit, and pulled heavy planks 75 feet to the finish line. ``It's great,'' claimed David Kane, 27, of Menlo Park Menlo Park. 1 Residential city (1990 pop. 28,040), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1874. Electronic equipment and aerospace products are manufactured in the city. Menlo College and a Stanford Univ. research institute are there. 2 Uninc. , after finishing the running portion. He said surprises included the heat wave: ``It's a lot hotter than we thought it would be.'' Calling themselves Izalco, Kane and two friends - Eduardo Llach of Fremont and Valerie Hunter of Palo Alto Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. - teamed up for the competition and practiced a plan in which Kane would rush on to another test that could be done alone. Then the team learned that rules required the three to get together between tests. ``Our strategy has been all messed up,'' said Kane as he waited for his teammates. ``I guess you never know what to expect.'' The series began in July in Hartford, Conn., and continued to Miami and then Pittsburgh before moving on to Castaic. The series has been taped for an ESPN ESPN Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 2 special that will air at 1 p.m. Nov. 26 and 7:30 a.m. Dec. 6. The competition next year will be expanded to 10 sites in three nations, including Canada and Spain, sponsors said. ``The event is a brand new sport that's never been seen before,'' said spokeswoman Lori Hall. She said the competition in Castaic attracted participants from more than a dozen states and sold out two months in advance. ``People think they are creating it.'' CAPTION(S): 3 Photos Photo: (1--Color) The pack gets started - 600 athletes on 200 teams - in a Castaic race whose highlights will be telecast on ESPN2. (2--Color) Required to carry one teammate as they cross beams above a mud pit, two others struggle for their balance. (3--Color) A team of three pulls heavy planks 75 feet in one part of competition. |
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