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The tension mounted at
the start of the 2004 Winter Wuhoo! as 25 teams were ready to tear up the
trails of Hyak State Park on Saturday, January 17. Being ready was a good
thing. The 2004 Winter Wuhoo! featured its most competitive field yet. When
it was over 23 teams conquered the disciplines of snow shoeing, Nordic
skiing, orienteering, and navigating that made up this year's Winter Wuhoo!
Adventure Race.
It was
a foggy but warm day, and racers were excited about the 15 miles of race
course ahead of them. The race started with a short orienteering section.
Then participants were off on the John Wayne (yes John Wayne!) trail
for a 6.2 mile Nordic Ski. They then dropped their skis, strapped on their
snowshoes and navigated to three wilderness checkpoints. Then it was back on
their skis for 6.2 miles back to the finish. Just before the finish racers
were surprised by a team building memory test.
When
the fog clears, Snoqualmie Pass offers a very picturesque setting, but the
athletes didn’t slow down much to enjoy the views. The Team of 4 Co-Ed
Category was very deep and talented. During the course of the race the top
four teams struggled for first. There was constant passing and then passing
back. It was amazing to see the various strategies and attempts to get ahead
such as skate skiing vs. classic x-country, running snowshoes vs.
traditional snowshoes, bushwhacking vs. staying on trail. Nothing was
straight forward. Finally, the local team Hyak Hustle pulled ahead to cross
the finish in four hours fourteen minutes but barely holding off Team
Salomon USA from Colorado and then closely followed by Team Vasque from
Washington and Team D.A.R.T. from Oregon/Washington.
At the
finish line the tension lifted and camaraderie kicked in. Racers walked into
the warm lodge to dinner and were able to recount their day’s activities
with great enthusiasm. At the awards ceremony the top finishers were given a
free entry into the 2004 Wuhoo! Urban Adventure Race and a combination of
prizes from the race sponsors: TUBBS SNOWSHOES, SPORTS SOLUTIONS ® SPORTS
STORAGE SYSTEMS, MERRELL PERFORMANCE FOOTWEAR TM, KAHTOOLA
® FOOTWEAR TRACTION SYSTEMS, and AARON FRIZZELL PHOTOGRAPHY.
United Event
Management, Inc. producers of the Wuhoo! Adventure Series would also like to
thank the following in-kind sponsors: CLIF® BAR, TALKING RAIN ® BEVERAGE
COMPANY, ARE YOU NUTS? TRAIL RACE SERIES ®, AND RED BULL ®.
The official
overall results for the 2004! Winter Wuhoo Adventure Race are as follows:
|
Team Name |
No. |
Category |
Overall Time
(HH:MM:SS) |
| Hyak
Hustle |
460 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
4:14 |
| Salomon USA |
444 |
Team of 2 Co-Ed |
4:17 |
| Team Vasque |
467 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
4:20 |
| D.A.R.T.
(Dirtworld Adventure
Racing Team) |
458 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
4:23 |
| X-Tremely Nutz |
466 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
4:42 |
| Team COXO |
447 |
Team of 2 Male |
4:48 |
| Team
A.A.R.G. |
463 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
5:03 |
| All Dawg No Bite |
374 |
Team of 2 Male |
5:06 |
| Stumptown Racers |
461 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
5:20 |
| W.A.R. (Washington Adventure
Race) |
465 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
5:29 |
| Team Dirt Dogs |
448 |
Team of 2 Male |
5:30 |
| Team Longshot |
451 |
Team of 2 Male |
5:38 |
| Got Directions? |
459 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
5:39 |
| Team 19 Toes |
462 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
5:42 |
| Absolute Beginners |
468 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
5:53 |
| Real Rehab |
443 |
Team of 2 Coed |
6:11 |
| Team Keenan |
449 |
Team of 2 Co-Ed |
6:13 |
| Double Trouble |
438 |
Team of 2 Co-Ed |
6:19 |
| Superhero Flashdance |
446 |
Team of 2 Co-Ed |
8:11 |
| Team Last Minute |
450 |
Team of 2 Co-Ed |
8:38 |
| Team PDX |
464 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
8:42 |
| Carbos en Mano |
457 |
Team of 4 Co-Ed |
UF8:21 |
| Team Next Adventure |
452 |
Team of 2 Female |
DNF |
UF: Unofficial
Finish
DNF: Did Not Finish
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