I've done quite a bit done-in-a-day races with usually about eight stages in a ten hour race. In these races the TA gets used to connect several stages, typically coming in by bike, leaving on foot to some kayaks an hour away and coming back to the same TA to pick up your bikes again, so the TA gets busy with teams coming in and out. And then at times the TA volunteers get a bit overwhelmed by teams checking in and out of TA. As a team trying to indeed keep time at TA at a minimum that gets a bit annoying, but still we try to treasure the TA volunteers that are making our day out possible.
Thanks again! These are great. I just did my first three to four hour orienteering event to learn how to navigate with a map and compass in preparation for my first 6-hour AR. I really enjoyed it. I made sure to use my gear that I will be using my race and test out my snacks and water situation on this initial event. I made some notes about what I would do differently next time. What worked what didn't work. I tried to apply many things I have learned from your videos. Some topics I would love to see are: foot care, types of gearboxes and more detail on organizing gearboxes, how much and types of clothing to bring for different race lengths and segment types.
When it comes to TA logistics and ones TA box, I actually prefer to not plan my food on a section between TA boxes basis. I prefer to pack my food in 4h or 6h portions per bag. That way I just have to look into our race planning to see how much time the next section will be and stuff a proportional amount of food bags into my pack.
Great video thanks! I know you touched a bit on sleep but wondering if you could talk about sleep strategy. Specially when one teammate is super sleepy and the rest of the team is doing well. Thanks and keep these coming!
Very useful, thank you. I think i might tattoo "have you remembered your tracker and passport" on my arm. I had one thought, but it's a bit of a weird one... what about having a poo? Should that be "wild"? Or is there a wilderness conservation issue?
It kinda depends. Some US races in particular are very strict, so you have to pack out everything in special bags. No burying. Most races just expect you to dig a hole / leave no trace. Ironically, burying it too deep is bad, ie below a foot IIRC, as it can't decompose. We carry a pooh spade 😁
@@ARonAR Thank you, that's good to know! Because digging a hole can be quite time significant, and then times that by 4 team mates and it's becomes something to factor in. (Particularly if one member likes to read the paper! ) Many thanks for your videos, I'm really enjoying them. 👍
Hi Adam. I am a new AR Racing enthusiast and trying to get as much info as possible here in the beginning. I could be awesome if you additionally could put your audio from the videos into a podcast so it’s possible to listen and learn on the go👍
