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Race the Rockies
Calgary 2010

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 First off, thanks for putting on a great event. It was a very enjoyable course with some fantastic scenery. As well, please forward my appreciation to all the volunteers for helping out. I believe it was the smoothest run adventure race that I have been on.
Kim Kappler

Congratulations, Mike. You created an outstanding race from start to finish. Here are the highlights, that in my mind, have raised the bar for adventure racing to a whole new level:
1. Regular pre-race communication
2. Impeccable organization (we were particularly impressed with the CP 'binders' that did not slip the attention of the Type A
personalities on the team). Who is the amazing person who did ALL the laminating?
3. Huge volunteer involvement, who were always smiling and helpful, even while swatting a gazillion mosquitos
4. Local support - we really felt that the countless weekends you
spent out in the Golden community helped create a great atmosphere for the race
5. Unsupported nature of the race. The movement of bins and bikes and everything else was extremely efficient from our perspective. We still can't believe that you actually shuttled ~60 boats back to the lodge
6. Flexibility - well done on keeping calm when most of the western-traveling athletes were stuck on the highway late into Friday night.
7. The ropes course. Way to go out on a limb in order to create one of the most spectacular tyro-crossings I have ever seen. Unfortunately, we didn't get to do it but I'm still breathless just thinking about it. It was not contrived, and it was not for the faint-hearted. Even the bypass route was an enjoyable alternative.
8. Definite sections that allowed route choice (up to the ridge, and to the zip-line, the Moonraker trail system).
9. Limited heinous bush-wacking (it wouldn't be AR without at least a couple of hours of it)
10. Spectacular trekking. The kind of thing you would actually set a weekend aside to go do for fun. The views were some of best around up on that ridge.
11. TA2 on the top of a mountain. Absolutely brilliant. It was such a neat experience to hike for 6-7 hours to the very top of a mountain in order to claim your bikes for the AR downhill of the century!
12. The single track downhill section was exceptionally awesome.
Everyone I spoke to about it had a blast.
13. The biking section had everything - the knarly downhill, the
short bike-wack/bike-swamp-drag, the fast and super fun single track on the Moonraker trails, some wicked double track downhill, and the not-to-be-excluded 2-hour fire road uphill grind at the end.
14. An advanced course format that was well organized, explained and made sense. Personally, I think its perfect when it reserved for only a couple of the top teams.
15. Great breakfast
16. Media coverage - boats carrying cameramen, weird hovering cameras, video (very cool), slideshow.....it all adds to the excitement of racing.
I'm sure I've missed a ton of things, but this is what comes to mind just off the top of my head.
I came back from France this week, cutting my European summer short, just for this race. It was well worth it. It reminded me why I love adventure racing. I'm already looking forward to next year.
Nicki Rehn

What a great Race! Thanks a lot for putting on such a wonderful event. What beautiful country! Looking forward to next year already. Thanks for all the volunteers for the tons of work they put in. I really appreciate those guys sitting on mountain peaks and mosquito infested swamps in their spare time!
Thanks for organizing the boats. I rented a Current Designs Solstice which was a joy to paddle. Thanks to Darren & Co. for hauling them in, setting up etc. I didn't have to chase anyone down, everything was there and ready, and taken care of when I was done. Great job! It makes a huge difference when traveling a long way to not have the hassle of hauling a boat also.
A big thanks to Crape for the maps. They do an awesome job.
Gerry Prince

I wanted to send a quick note to thank you for the race last weekend. I know it didn't turn out quite as planned, but your race is still one that i look forward to every year. My condolences have gone out to the family and I will be looking forward to next year and hope that we can again experience the amazing views and challenging course that make Race the Rockies so epic.
Emily Compton

Yes, huge kudos to your volunteers - they were all awesome and so upbeat!
Also, know that VJ's comments in her email about "the best and safest organized race in our country" and "without a doubt, the races that you put on are by far outdoing any other event when it comes to organization, safety, fun factor on the course, as well as logistics" were not just nice exaggerations - they really are true. You really have set the standard which we compare other races to now.
As for VJ's comment about the funnest bike ride in a race, it was actually one of the funnest bike rides I've ever done!
Mike Brown

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