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Bending the Map: Shenandoah Epic Race Report
I took on the 24 hour Shenandoah Epic adventure race solo. Yep, all by myself. Pretty proud of that. I hadn’t done a 24 hour solo race for at least a few years. 24 hours is just long enough to play to some of my strengths though. The night time hours don’t spook me too much, and I’m not super fast, but I can maintain the speed I do have for a long time. Good thing, too, because I somehow had to make up for my navigation errors! I ended up 1st solo female and 11th out of 85 ov
Dignity of Risk: Andrea's MAGNIficent 2 Race Report
It’s hard to know where to start… This isn’t a typical race report. Part recap, part therapy session. And, at over 4,000 words, I didn’t actually include everything . In fact, with every proofreading, I want to add more! It’s now about 2 weeks after the The MAGNIficent 2, a 6 1/2 day adventure race on the South Island of New Zealand. Moments of fear, exhaustion, and exhilaration have begun to settle into casual afterthoughts, but a clear theme has emerged for me. In short, th
USARA Nationals 2022 Race Report
Written by Brent Russell The thisABILITY Nationals team: Brent Russell, Mary Foster, Matt Wilson. Brent was on the 2021 thisABILITY...
Expedition Guarani Adventure Racing World Championship 2022 Race Report
10/5/2022 We did it! Bucket list item achieved! After 167 hours, team thisABILITY finished our first Adventure Racing World Championship!...
Shenandoah Epic 24 Hour Adventure Race Report
The short of it: Despite a HUGE setback, Team thisABILITY came in 2nd place in our 2 person coed division and 7th overall in the...
Two Rivers 36 Hour Adventure Race Report
The 2021 Two Rivers 36 Hour Adventure Race did not disappoint. The following is our race brief. Be forewarned, it is long. We suggest...
Expedition Africa 2019 Rodrigues: Team thisABILITY Race Report
Team Members: Chip Dodd, Team Captain Jenni Soutar Henk Van Aarde Andrea Anderson Race Dates: 9/1/19 - 9/6/19 “Attention! Attention!”...
2019 Sea to Sea 72 Hour Expedition Adventure Race... Done!
Like the people we know and love who are living with physical and mental disabilities, the best way to view the world is by focusing on...
2018 Race the Ridge 26 Hour AR was a huge success.
The weather was perfect and fall colors were at their peak so beauty was all around us as the team traversed over 100 miles of waterways...
Woohoo! Team thisABILITY finishes the 2018 USARA National Championships in 16th place:)
Wow. What an amazing event. Dense fog added some adventure to the first paddle section resulting in sub 30 meter visibility. Teams had...
Team ThisABILITY wins 1st place in the Adreneline Rush!
“If we swim across the river with our bikes, it will save us a ton of time”. Welcome to adventure racing…. Last year I got an email from...
Maya Mountain Adventure Challenge 2018
Introduction and Race Prep Andrea Anderson and Chip Dodd made up Team thisABILITY for MMAC. Both of us prefer to race solo but after...
