Sleepmonsters.com Commentary
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Volunteers – The Lifeblood of Adventure Racing
As the last teams approach the ARWC finish line, it is a perfect time to thank those who make these races possible. It doesn’t matter if we are talking about an 8-hour…
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“The world breaks everyone and afterward, many are strong at the broken places. “- Ernest Hemingway
Whether you are a top team, a chase-pack team, a short course team or a team that didn’t quite make it to the finish this year, you can bet that no team…
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What Day is it?
Believe it or not, I bet many racers are wondering what day it is right now. Seriously. They have entered the "middle day". In my experience, as the days go on, day…
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What the Heck are Sleepmonsters?
I imagine this question comes up from friends and families reading these blogs and watching their loved one's dot slowly move across the map of the Gallaecia course. Officially, Sleepmonsters are the…
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Let’s Talk About Sleep Strategy
I have recently decided that managing sleep is the most dangerous game we play as adventure racers. Unlike most other bodily needs, often there’s no obvious signal that sleep is needed until…
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How do you Eat an Elephant?
There comes a time in the race when dot watchers and racers alike wonder how the top teams can be so far ahead. Teams coming into the TAs usually figure out their…
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Feet – Without them, your Team will Fail
The unsung heroes of monster trek legs are the feet. In adventure racing we say, “A team can only go as fast as it can get its slowest member to go.” On…
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Traumatic Night Navigation
Chip Dodd of Team ThisABILITY Adventure Racing reflects on the first, traumatic night of ARWC from the perspective of a team navigator. Night set in and navigation got infinitely more complicated. Teams…
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Mental Toughness is the True Differentiator
There are a lot of ways to train for a long expedition race like Raid Gallaecia. Most think you need to spend a lot of time running, biking, paddling, navigating, etc. You…