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| Happy Memorial Day, BMA is ready for Summer! | In This Issue | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Don't
forget that Rock2Rock registration closed before many potential
racers
had a chance to register. Don't let it happen for the
Rampart RAGE Adventure Race. The entry fee goes up $10/person on
June 17th. The 12hr race is a Checkpoint Tracker Event. Sign up today!
Also note the Mt. Herman BMARE clean up is being rescheduled for another weekend. The goals for our BMA races include combining adventure, athleticism, multi-sport skills with strategy,
while also incorporating environmental cleanup challenges to help build a strong, environmentally friendly racing community. Also, sign up for the outdoor sports social community Pikes Peak Sports and afterwards join the Adventure Racing Group! |
Front Range Enthusiasts Tackle Rock2Rock Rock2Rock Race Winners BMARE Competition Winners Foot Issues in Endurance Athletes  Quick LinksBig Mountain Adventure Website Big Mountain Adventure Blog Pikes Peak Sports AR Group FROG AR Group July 16th, 2011: Rampart RAGE AR September 17th, 2011: The Big Mountain Adventure |
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| Front Range Adventure Enthusiasts Tackle the Rock2Rock Adventure Race | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Check out some photos and add your own photos to the Picasa Rock2Rock album Teams and solo adventure racers gathered on what was a day of
unknown weather to compete in the Rock2Rock Adventure race from
Monument, CO to Colorado Springs. The racers knew it would be a
chilly Spring day, but no one knew whether to expect rain, snow, or
sunshine. Throughout the day they experienced all in addition to
some treacherous sleet and wind. However, the smiles, laughs, and
camaraderie that maintained showed that the weather didn’t slow the
racers’ adventurous spirit.
Race
Media:
Pikes Peak Sports Adventure Racing Group (Join today!!!)
Gazette/OutThereColorado:
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Please note there was a score tallying error in the original results. Team Milky Mamas had penalties that were not tallied properly. While Milky Mamas did an awesome job and
also took first in the BMARE competition, they did not earn second place. Team Squirrel Master earned 2nd and all rankings were increased by one place. Congratulations Squirrel Master
on your prize winning 2nd place!
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 Thank you to all the teams that participated in the Big Mountain Adventure Racing for the Environment (BMARE). The April 23rd Rock2Rock Adventure Race hosted some fast racers and impressive navigators. But some ultra motivated adventure racers took on an additional challenge: collecting trash and making our awesome urban parks beautiful all while racing! The two competing categories were (1) Most amount of trash collected by weight and (2) Most creative trash collected. And the winners are…. The heaviest trash collected, two FULL trash bags, was hauled in by the impressive duo female team: Milky Mamas. You go girls!!
The most creative trash collected was by team Nord Vrai, who not only took the time to pick up some creative trash, but also won the 3-4 person coed team category! Nord Vrai’s trash theme? Vices! With beer cans, golf ball, poker chip, and cigarette pack they really were on a roll. Congratulations Nord Vrai! BMARE is very grateful for Soles, GO LITE, and Bestway who sponsored this competition and provided the prizes.
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From February through June we are featuring articles by BMA's own orthotist and prosthetist Chelsea Luttrall. Future Newsletter Articles:
With cars, shoes, clothes--almost everything, you get to test drive before you shell out the cash. But with custom FOs, you have to pay and trust that you’re in the 50% of people who can be helped by custom FOs. Endurance athletes are interesting. If, we put in as much daily mileage as the average American, we’d likely have very healthy feet. But because of the repetition and duration of endurance sports, subtle problems can surface, magnify, and wreak havoc on our training and racing. . I’m of a different camp than most. I believe, first, that many of these conditions prescribed custom FOs can be helped by non-custom, over-the-counter FOs if used correctly. And second, that many patients (excluding diabetics and folks with true foot deformity), should first pursue cheaper, non-custom options to see if they see marked improvement in their condition. Then, once you know your feet can be helped by FOs, you can either stay with the over-the-counter option, or invest in the custom, slightly more durable FOs. SOLE FOs are some of the best over-the-counter options on the market today. They are heat-moldable to accommodate the needs of the wearer. They are affordable relative to custom FOs --usually around $45. And, they are still flexible enough to allow healthy amounts of pronation, which is necessary for runners and endurance athletes to avoid stress fractures and unnecessary joint trauma. What’s more, SOLE stands behind their product, and has a money-back guarantee if you don’t see results within 90 days. Over the next few months, I’ll feature some conditions I see in athletes that can often be helped by cheaper than custom methods:Problem 3: High Pressure Points Resultant of High Arches Cavus and Subtle Cavus (high arch) feet can cause a lot of foot aches in endurance athletes. If a runner has a naturally high arch, he applies more pressure to the ball and heel of his feet while running than someone with a normal or low arch would. In other words, the higher the arch, the less surface area there is to distribute running forces over the plantar surface of the foot. This can result in hot spots over any of the metatarsal heads (the ball of the foot) or the heel. Heel pain, sesamoiditis, and metatarsal pain can all arise in this category. Possible Cheap Solutions to these Issues: (1)Simply put, if you can broaden the surface area for more even distribution of these running forces, you can often eliminate the hot spots and pain. This can be achieved with a total contact FO. So, get a pair of SOLEs, heat them up, and stand on them in your shoes until they cool. This will provide you total contact without propping up that arch more. (2) If you have metatarsal pain still, you may want to add a stick-on metatarsal pad to redistribute pressure behind the ball of the foot. Be sure to apply it so it hits behind the ball of the foot, not over the ball of the foot, or else you’ll only make pressures worse. Beware of Something Under the Surface |
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The event started bright and early (well, overcast and early anyway)
at 6AM at the Colorado Sports Center in Monument. After a pre-race
meeting racers began practicing for 2 special challenges that would
determine their starting positions for the race: a rock climbing
wall traverse and an ice hockey goal challenge. The ice hockey
challenge invited racers out on the ice to complete 2 or more out of
4 attempts to land a goal. The rock climbing traverse challenged
racers to use their forearm muscles to complete a 40ft traverse.
Some racers elected for some last minute orienteering instruction
before completing the challenges.
The second checkpoint signified the turn to one of the highlights of
the race – the University of Colorado Colorado Springs (UCCS) land
navigation and ropes challenges. After a bike drop transition area,
including a check for safety gear needed for ropes challenges,
racers tested out their map and compass skills in the breathtaking
UCCS owned land adjacent to Pulpit Rock Park. This off trail course
had racers climbing up and down the ridges and valleys in this
not-widely known area. Even the race organizers were excited to
discover new awesome trails in this area while planning the race.
Amidst the challenging navigation, racers had to decide which one of
two ropes challenges to complete in this area: a cable zipline or a
rappel. The rappel was the faster choice for many competitive racers
due to its favorable placement on the course, but the zipline was
the undisputed adrenaline booster for many racers. The screaming
fast zipline gave the sense of flying to racers who chose this 500ft
challenge from the top of a ridge down into a valley. Some teams
enjoyed it so much they hiked back uphill to do the zipline twice.
Some teams even chose to do both the zipline and the rappel,
highlighting one of the most important aspects of adventure racing –
having fun!
The next stop was at Monument Valley Park for special challenges
that exercised racers’ balance, coordination, and ability to work
together. 
Teams had to choose two of three challenges in which to
prevail: a slack line, a ropes descent to and ascent from Fountain
Creek, and a raised checkpoint in a tree. The slack line is nylon
webbing tensioned between two anchor points similar to a tight rope,
except that it is not as tight and is more like a skinny trampoline.
While a balance challenge about 30 miles into the race was somewhat
daunting, many racers completed and enjoyed this challenge! The
ropes ascent and descent gave a bit up upper body muscle challenge
to slightly balance out the long miles of leg work, while the raised
checkpoint in a tree forced teams to work together. There was no
possibility of climbing the tree so racers were on top of each
others’ shoulders or standing on interlaced hands to hoist their
teammate to reach the checkpoint.
After biking in the shadows of Pikes Peak and Cheyenne Mountain,
racers headed to the finish, where the final challenge waited
racers: a 43ft indoor rock climb at the CityRock climbing gym in
order to stop the race clock. Racers used their last bit of muscle
reserves and conquered the final challenge that stood in the way of
snagging some beer and brats! Phantom Canyon Brewery graciously
provided the well deserved post race beer for the racers and the
amazing Whole Foods brought and prepared the brats. The post race
party included prizes for race winners and a swag raffle for all
racers. All in all it was an incredibly fun time with a great
community of racers!
The race attracted numerous first time adventure racers which helped
reach one of Big Mountain Adventure’s goals of introducing this fun
sport to new people. Veteran teams and racers came as well, placing
some impressive finishing times! The race included a large number of
local racers, as well as racers representing 5 different states.
Course times ranged from 4:39 to 9:20. Big Mountain Adventure
received a gamut of positive feedback from racers. The common themes
were appreciation of organization, variety in the race, and course
design. Thanks everyone! We really enjoyed putting on the race and
hope to provide our community of racers with fun and challenging
races to come. We also hope to promote the use of our beautiful
parks and trails in an environmentally friendly manner.
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