Ambush Adventure Racing

Toad Hollow Enhanced Wilderness Adventure Duathlon Results

Saturday March 11, 2006
Scioto Trail State Park & Forest
Chillicothe, OH

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Although it was rainy with thunderstorms, and never reached the promised 67, the weather was not an issue for most teams and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves at the third annual Toad Hollow Enhanced Wilderness Adventure Duathlon. Steve Kaczor and Jason Schaefer made it look easy as they escorted newcomer Steve Shaffer to victory. Tony Carter and Chuck Walters of 'Team Not So Fast' used their intimate knowledge of the forest (Tony doesn't live but a half mile away...) to place a very strong second.

The race format was a modified mountain bike rogaine. Twenty-eight checkpoints were spread throughout the forest, each with a different point value, and racers could visit them on foot or bike to collect as many points as possible within 6 hours. To keep it from being simply a mountain bike race with brief excursions on foot, 7 of the CPs were designated as 'foot only' and racers had to leave their bikes at the central transition area to collect points for this section.

In addition, there were two optional special navigation challenges. At the 'memory-O' course, racers had to look at a map of 5 CP locations and navigate to them by memory only. They could return and review the map as many times as they wished, but if they were able to complete the 'memory-O' course without returning to look at the master map again, their scores were doubled. Although some choose not to even try the 'memory-O', most gave it a shot and were able to score bonus points.

The 'X-course' tested racers ability to follow a compass bearing. They relinquished their maps and were given a map marked with only CP locations and a 100m grid aligned to magnetic north. Racers had to pace count and follow a compass bearing without the benefit of any other terrain information. Some, recognizing their limitations, opted out of this challenge, but most gave it a shot and found it satisfying to complete this unusual exercise.

The course was designed so that there was no clear winning strategy, and looking at the results it is easy to see that many of the top finishers approached the course differently - some skipped the special challenges altogether and pursued a straightforward hike & bike, other focussed on mostly riding, but most tried varying amounts of each.

Due to overwhelming racer feedback, in lieu of trophies, 1st 2nd and 3rd place winners in each category will receive discounted entries to future Ambush Adventure Races.

team #	team Name	gender	age	TOTAL	time
94	The Chafers	M	M	1273	5:54
81	Not So Fast	M	M	1257	5:42
54	Hartless	M	M	1210	5:52
1	Out of Control	Co	M	1198	5:56
90	American Flyers	Co	M	1060	5:45
76	Gamera & Godzilla	Co	M	1058	5:47
69	Aslan's Pride	M	O	1054	5:39
73	D.A.E.C.	M	O	1029	5:56
46	Team BG	M	O	1014	5:45
82	Over the Bars	Co	O	920	5:51
80	No Idea	Co	O	820	5:57
91	B.U.T.R.	Co	O	609	5:57
55	Jo	F	O	862	5:47
58	Marshy	F	O	748	5:34
74	Dazed & Confused	F	O	670	5:57
72	Carrie & Tracy	F	M	805	5:59
83	Rex	F	M	748	5:34

team #	team Name	gender	age	bike	foot	mem	X	TOTAL	time
94	The Chafers	M	M	733	60	320	160	1273	5:54
81	Not So Fast	M	M	717	60	320	160	1257	5:42
54	Hartless	M	M	910	300	0	0	1210	5:52
1	Out of Control	Co	M	858	180	0	160	1198	5:56
59	Mielock	M	M	818	180	0	160	1158	6:03
56	KHS Bicycles	M	M	224	420	320	160	1124	6:02
90	American Flyers	Co	M	620	120	320	0	1060	5:45
76	Gamera & Godzilla	Co	M	158	420	320	160	1058	5:47
69	Aslan's Pride	M	O	574	0	320	160	1054	5:39
73	D.A.E.C.	M	O	249	300	320	160	1029	5:56
46	Team BG	M	O	394	300	320	0	1014	5:45
57	Kubelik	M	M	620	0	0	0	980	5:53
96	Team Donkey Show	M	O	343	420	20	160	943	5:49
70	Attention Deficit	Co	M	450	0	320	160	930	5:52
85	Team Sligo	M	O	249	360	320	0	929	5:50
95	Team Die Another Day	M	M	543	60	320	0	923	5:55
82	Over the Bars	Co	O	180	420	320	0	920	5:51
53	Eichman	M	O	545	360	0	0	905	5:58
62	Trierweiler	M	O	724	0	0	160	884	5:43
52	COAR	M	O	752	120	0	10	882	5:52
55	Jo	F	O	122	420	320	0	862	5:47
80	No Idea	Co	O	0	420	320	80	820	5:57
61	Sawbones	M	M	233	420	0	160	813	5:49
72	Carrie & Tracy	F	M	325	0	320	160	805	5:59
63	Weisgerber	M	O	207	420	0	160	787	5:53
58	Marshy	F	O	748	0	0	0	748	5:34
83	Rex	F	M	748	0	0	0	748	5:34
92	F.R.O.G.	M	O	423	0	320	0	743	6:10
60	Old Hack	M	M	576	0	0	160	736	5:46
47	Seeley	M	O	707	0	0	0	707	5:44
98	Team SLAG	M	O	403	120	0	160	683	5:48
74	Dazed & Confused	F	O	50	300	320	0	670	5:57
68	Ashland Cycling Enthusiasts	M	M	423	60	10	160	653	5:46
87	Turd Ferguson	M	O	633	0	0	10	643	5:14
86	Team VitalSigns	M	M	636	0	0	0	636	4:51
97	Team Hercules	M	O	613	0	20	0	633	5:25
78	Iron Trainwreck	Co	O	409	60	160	0	629	5:45
67	Air Traffic Controls	M	M	380	240	0	0	620	5:43
79	Mountain Maniax	M	O	457	0	160	0	617	5:55
91	B.U.T.R.	Co	O	349	240	20	0	609	5:57
66	A Couple Bad Apples	Co	O	528	60	10	0	598	5:50
51	Clydesdale	M	O	0	360	20	160	540	5:48
50	Trail Trotters	Co	M	0	360	160	0	520	5:46
88	Whiners not Quitters	M	O	370	60	80	0	510	5:39
84	Spare Tires	M	O	280	60	10	160	510	5:43
71	B2W	M	O	294	120	80	0	494	5:49
77	Green 21 Also	Co	O	311	180	0	0	491	5:41
93	Green 21	Co	O	311	180	0	0	491	5:41
49	Unknown	M	O		300	160	0	460	5:26
45	Keep On Truckin'	M	O	0	420	40	0	460	5:46
99	Zen Monkies	Co	O	242	180	0	0	422	6:14
65	4C4VIBIS	Co	O	256	0	10	0	266	4:04
48	Gator	Co	O	58	180	0	0	238	6:21
75	dukes of pickaway	M	O	0	140	0	0	140	6:04