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Tim  > Adventure Racing > Races I Competed In > Racing Ahead 24hr, Gunstock NH - 2007
Jim Christiansen, John Compton, John Davison, and myself met up at Gunstock Resort in Gilford, NH for the 2007 Racing Ahead 24 hour adventure race. We placed 1st in our division, 4th overall in a field with some *very* tight competition!! That's despite two flat tires, a bent rear dérailleur, and some serious issues with chafing. (The last four hours on foot were excruciating for me. You have noo idea. From now on, vaseline is my friend.) Our navigation all race was pretty spot-on - in the night section alone we jumped from 10th to 4th place mostly because of our unusual route choice (hitting the toughest CP before sunset meant more total ascent but saved a lot of time) and very good night-time nav skills. Jim & I have raced together quite a few times, but this was our first time with John - he's a pretty amazing racer and navigator, so I hope we can race again.

Some statistics: 22 hours, 53 minutes total time and 11321 calories burned. 3:43 in canoe, 15 miles. 6:31 on bikes, 49.4miles and ascending 4480 feet. 12:33 on foot, ~17 miles, ~4700ft ascent. 18 teams started the race. 15 teams crossed the finish line. 7 teams got all 25 checkpoints. 3 teams dropped out or were not permitted to continue.

Great race!!! Basic race info link is here: http://www.racingahead.com/NewHampshire.html
Official race report: http://www.racingahead.com/NH07RaceReport.html
Results/times (no splits yet): http://www.racingahead.com/NH07results.html
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Tim > John's wife and kids came along for luck.
Tim > OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Tim > We looked all over for CP-A, and we're pretty sure this is where it was supposed to be... we left part of our race directions to prove we were there, and then ran across the CP about five minutes later.
Tim > OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA
Tim > John stretching
Tim > The "monument" in the middle of a swamp - we found this as fast as anyone could by dead reckoning in the dark.  Jim's nav skills are unreal.  Another team was with us when we came into these woods and took another route - they never found the CP.
Tim > Chapstick makes the ultimate sacrifice. I will never, *ever*, race without vaseline again.
Tim > With Steve and Tracey just after finishing.
Tim > Jim needed more paddling...
Jim needed more paddling...
 > Jim needed more paddling...
Jim needed more paddling...
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