Welcome to Gulf Coast Adventures' new website. This site includes upcoming events, videos, blog, racer forum, and race photos. Enjoy!
Gulf Coast Adventure Racing wants to hear what you think! Help us to put on the best race series in the new year by giving us your feedback in this poll. You can vote for as many of the events in the post as you are interested in. Just click on one at a time [...]
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Adventure Racing is one of the only sports in which you actually have to have your teammates with you, doing exactly what you’re doing, glued to your side at all times. That’s why Adventure Racing is just as much an interpersonal journey as a physical one. In the best of times, you will experience moments [...]
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Long Distance Hiking Tips
provided by Adventure World Magazine
www.adventureworldmagazineonline.com
The tips below are from Adventure World contributor and long distance hiker, Justin Lichter. We will also be posting sample packing lists from Justin for several regions.
The first day of spring has passed and Old Man Winter’s wrath is starting to give way to spring weather. It [...]
How to Stay Hydrated Before, During, and After Your Runs
Avoid Heat-Related Illnesses When Running
By Christine Luff, About.com Guide
Updated July 10, 2010
About.com Health’s Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board
Staying hydrated is critical to your running performance and, more importantly, for preventing heat-related illnesses. Dehydration in athletes may lead to fatigue, decreased [...]
Read More »Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our 2010 Baton Rouge Urban Adventure Race this past weekend. We were certainly blessed with great weather! Photos are posted for the Baton Rouge race. Click on the “Gallery” link at the top of the page and then choose the “Baton Rouge Pics”. [...]
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from the Times Picayune
Original Blog posted here:
June 12, 2010
Interview by Eric Trihardboy
New Orleans: In an unprecedented move, the Dirty Mama’s (a subsidiary of Fitbird Fitness, a local triathlon training center) propelled themselves to a “Team Best” finish at the Norco Spillway Adventure Race in New Orleans this past weekend and racked up 187 points as [...]
Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our 2010 Spillway Adventure Race this past weekend. It was another wild adventure! Photos are posted for the Spillway race. Click on the “Gallery” link at the top of the page and then choose the “Spillway Pics”. We also made a video [...]
Read More »Just a quick note:
This was my first time back to the Spillway race since 2007 (ironically, the first Adventure race I ever participated in). 2007 was run in April, was cool, raining, and muddy. 2010? What a difference.
8:00am Starting time saw am 84 Degree temp, with a humidity giving us a feels like 93 Degrees [...]
Submitted by admin on April 23, 2010 – 8:08 amNo Comment
Teamwork
Adventure Racing is one of the only sports in which you actually have to have your teammates with you, doing exactly what you’re doing, glued to your side at all times. That’s why Adventure Racing is just as much an [...]
Submitted by admin on April 21, 2010 – 8:03 amNo Comment
Climbing
You may not have to worry about doing any climbing in the sprint races, but you will more than likely have at least a rappel in the longer races. In expedition and 24-hour races, you may also have to do [...]
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