I just wanted to take a moment introduce the Basic Roamer AR version 2 that is now available from AR Navigation Supplies. Arriving just in time for the...
ARequip.com and MadAthlete.com have great deals this holiday season on headlamps, bike lights, bike computers and the majority of our other gear. There's also...
Hi all, Just wanted to let you know another fun Pumpkin Scramble took place last Saturday in Malibu, CA (kinda like the BAAR Brawl...only with better weather!...
Once again I am teaching a Wilderness Navigation class at West Valley College in Saratoga. Past classes have had an interesting mix of folks from search and...
Checkpoint Zero, LLC today announced the 2008 Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series presented by Inov-8. This innovative adventure racing series features...
Hey Paul This is great news!!! for the sport and for the community I am curious about the lack of races in California. What are your thoughts? Again, I think...
I second that! I was excited to read the email. But when I got to the 2008 events/listing I was Extremely disappointed to find out NOTHING was happening in CA....
Since Charlie mentioned he was disappointed, I would like to second that!!!. But, I did not want to take away from the great news. It just seems that...
Its an ugly trend. This year, 2007, USARA had secured only 5 races on the entire west coast (3 of which are in CA) as qualifiers for Finals while the East...
I'm not sugar coating my reply bc this continues to be an issue. There are no races in this series in California!!!!! Why does AR continue to get shunned in...
The race directors would know better, but my one experience trying to get a permit for a Mountain-Orienteering event I wanted to stage in the Black Buttes area...
There are alternative strategies to the 'off-trail' dilemma, they aren't guarantees, but they are alternatives. BLM land is often a good place for hosting...
All It seems to me that many people care about the racing scene in California. And.., we are all seeing the same problem. I want to suggest that we get our...
There used to be plenty of good races in California. How did Dan Barger manage to put on races in Auburn, Downieville, Bass Lake and even the Bay Area (Lake...
Hey, everyone! To prevent winter's chill from setting in and to blow out our pipes in prep for February's BAAR Brawl, the Dirty Avocados are organizing a MTB...
Up high, barely. In the canyons, no, including the south entrances. Once I got called by work form some issue while I was there, after that I stopped bringing...
There is almost no coverage in Coe. The Hunting Hollow entrance has no coverage. You have to go to the cattle guard before you get back to a coverage area (not...
... Just FYI, a HUGE chunk of Coe is currently closed due to the fire his summer. I don't know where you are planning on going, but make sure that where you...
Ay Up USA would like to wish everyone a Happy Holiday Season and a Prosperous New Year. We would also like to send a thank you to all the Ay Up Riders ...
Hani, I think you have a great idea, support needs to start somewhere. As a former race organizer I can tell you with 100% certainty that it is not a race...
Hey All, Some good discussion here but please keep in mind the US Forest Service and the National Park Service are not state entities. They have to answer to...
Steve Blackwell
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Dec 7, 2007 5:27 pm
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Thanks Mike for the information. I suspected that something was not right and I just could not believe that race organizers would stay away from California. I...
Mike; For the last several years State parks budgets have been bare bones. I think the auto-deny policy is, to some extent, their way of getting the public to...
I concur with Mike on this issue...it's the land managers (local, state AND federal) that make putting on permitted events nearly impossible. The Scrambles...
AR Family, Hani is right, friends of friends come through.... I actually have access (via a buddy in CA Water Resources) to the Director of State Parks and...
Hey, all. Just wanted to see if anyone had advice about a good place in San Francisco or in the Peninsula to get gate analysis and for purchasing a pair of...
... I've had great luck at Running Revolution in Campbell (http://www.runningrevolution.com/ ). I know it's a drive, but they are really good. Cheers, Dave...
Hi Aaron, Before you go buy a new pair of running shoes and have your gait analysis. Have a read of Running Fast and Injury Free by Gordon Piries. Might...
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