ADVENTURE RACING TESTS BODY, MIND.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 completed in the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing National Championships on Sunday morning Sunday Morning may refer to:
In addition to competing in a 6-mile run, a 15-mile mountain bicycle ride, and a one-hour kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is differentiated from canoeing by the fact that a kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe has an open cockpit. They also use a two bladed paddle. Another major difference is in the way the paddler sits in the boat. event, the teams of three had to participate in several mystery tests including following a map, using a compass and assembling a puzzle. ``Our whole goal is to get them out of the serious mode,'' said Michael Epstein, event director. ``We want them to have fun.'' In addition to the three main events, participants had some additional tasks, including rappelling 30 feet down an embankment during their run, swimming 150 yards to their kayaks and back, balancing on a beam over a mud pit, and pulling a log 75 feet to the finish line. 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. , Calif., participated in the event with two of his 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. . ``It's great,'' he said after finishing the run portion of the race. ``It's a lot hotter than we thought it would be.'' Kane's team, known as Izalco, had planned to send Kane ahead to begin in the next part of the competition, but the rules required each team to stay and participate together. ``Our strategy has been all messed up,'' said Kane, as he waited for his team members before being allowed to participate in a team test. ``I guess you never know what to expect.'' The event series began in July, in Hartford, Conn. |
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