Storm the Trent “Trek” 2008
Adventure Race reports May 15, 2008 1 Comment on Storm the Trent “Trek” 2008One of my favourite races every year is Storm the Trent. You know Sean Roper is going to give you
Team Running Free Alumni
Member Since: 2007
Occupation: Sports Broadcasting
Home: Oakville
About Me: Born and raised in St. Hubert, Quebec (south shore of Montreal), then moved to Ottawa to study journalism/communications at Carleton University, and eventually took the 401 south to Toronto to work at the CBC, TSN and finally the NHL Network.
Sports: Adventure racing, orienteering, mountain biking & trail running
Athletic Goals: Top 3 in any adventure race, i.e. Storm, ARC, Raid the North, etc...;
My most catastrophic racing experience was: My first solo adventure race - Raid Pulse. I missed a marked turn in the opening bike section, putting me way back. After riding hard to catch-up, crashing on a downhill at 40k/hour when I hit a deep patch of sand in the dark. Nothing broken but I was scratched to hell and drenched in blood from the gravel road. After riding to the TA to paddle, I discover after a few kilometers that my rented kayak has a busted rudder and that I'd separated my shoulder in the bike accident. Race done..NEXT!
My most memorable racing experience was: Too many to list but 3 stand out from the rest: 1) RTN New Liskeard - paddling to the finish knowing we'd successfully finished our first 36-hour race with an all-rookie team; 2) ARC Kawarthas - biking towards the finish line on route to my first ever win in a race; 3) Michigan C2C - racing for 53 hours straight with no sleep to hold on to 5th place, with the next team only 6 minutes back
Favourite Racing Gear: Marmot Precip jacket & Powerstretch gloves; Salomon Raid Race 300 pack; Salomon XA Pro 3D shoes
Favourite Race: Raid the North
Favourite Race Food: Pudding-in-a-tube, Fuel bars, Starbucks frappachino, mash potatoes with gravy
