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 Sunday afternoon: run and paddle to the finish line
Sunday afternoon: NIKE (USA) run and paddle to win first place! |
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 Sunday midday: riding up a mountain to the snow
This was a spectacularly scenic but intensely gruelling ride, gaining more than a kilometre of elevation from the Payette River to the top of Snowbank Mountain. |
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 Sunday morning: bike and whitewater canoe
Rebecca Rusch warned teams that most of them would end up swimming, and that they would probably have to pull over from time to time to empty water out of the canoes. |
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 Saturday afternoon: run, rappel, run, bike
Today’s course was simply stunning! The French dominated early in the day, but by nightfall NIKE is leading by 28 minutes. |
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 Saturday morning: canoe, skate, bike
The day dawned calm and almost magical, with mist curling off the water and around the mountainsides, as 31 teams lined up at the north shore of Payette Lake. |
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 Course details
Local racer Rebecca Rusch worked with Race Director Sylvain Thuault in designing this year’s course. “It’s exciting having this race in my home state.” |
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 Meet the locals: team TAMARACK RESORT
Brad is a river rafting guide, and they have all run the Payette River before, so the water events will certainly be their strength. |
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 The North American disadvantage
For most of the zones, there are roughly half as many spots as there are entries – giving teams about a 50% chance of qualifying - with the glaring exception of the North American zone. |
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 Review of teams by zone
This summary uses information about teams from the Raid’s website on 9 June. I will confirm all entries with organizers when I have a chance. |
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 What to expect this weekend
The 5000 m elevation gain should bring grins to the faces of SAAB SALOMON, since they seem to enjoy running uphill. |
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