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what have I got myself into?

Apr 29th, 2009 by Andrew

I got an IM the other day from Phil the “Cheetahman” asking me if I was interested in doing the City Chase this year.  Phil is a fan of the TV show “The Amazing Race,” something I’ve only watched perhaps an hour ever.   He described the City Chase as a kind of watered down version of the show.   At any rate, the weblink to the details looked interesting , and I figured Phil would be good for a pint or two after the event so I agreed to team up with him.  It looks like the transport modes are either by foot or on public transit.  I was bummed to learn no bikes were involved.   I’m not a runner by any standard, while Phil runs the occasional 10 or 15k race.  I’m hoping to be in decent shape from bike commuting for this race come June.

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2 Responses to “what have I got myself into?”

  1. Amanda says:
    June 26, 2009 at 1:48 pm

    So Andrew,

    How was the City Chase? I thought it looked like an interesting event, but like you, I am definitely NOT a runner. How did you guys rank? Is it more difficult when you aren’t a naturally gifted runner?

    I’ve been checking out your blog for a while now and have been waiting to hear how it went.

  2. Andrew says:
    June 29, 2009 at 9:34 am

    It was a lot of fun, but very taxing! We were happy to finish all 10 challenges within the time limit. We ranked somewhere around 320 out of 550 teams. We certainly learned a lot about how the race works, and we can’t wait to try again next year. We really just wanted to check it out for a lark, and our goal was to finish so we achieved that.

    I think we would spend more time solving the clues first so we could plan our route out a little better, and use transit as much as possible. I’ll be doing some training for running for sure. We were feeling great until we had a very physical challenge (boot camp type of thing) immediately after being immersed in a very cold swimming pool for another challenge. I ended up getting some nasty leg cramps after that.

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