Oct 26, 2009
Granite Adventure Racing Brings the Gold Back to New England
In case you missed all the action, 2009 US Adventure
Racing Association (USARA) National Championships were this past weekend in Pilot Point,
Texas. Weather took and unexpected turn (again at Nationals!) as 70 teams
battled strong winds on the lakes and bikes and the temps dipped into the 30's
over night. Granite AR fielded two teams. They both managed to rise above all
the natural adversity to be the very decisive winner, racing in front nearly the
entire time from the moment the starting gun went off. Yup! There is a new
sheriff in town! Hailing from New Hampshire the team roster includes some very
familiar "who's who" names of adventure racing in the northeast and the country:
Captain Dave Lamb with Chad Denning and Jenny Johnson; and Captain Dave Romilly
with Erik Grimm and Melissa Combers.
Congrats also to Team Berlin Bike who finished second in the 2009 USARA Point
series. Other top northeast finishes included Eastern Mountain Sports Monster
Masters who won the masters category for the third year in a row (three-peat!
Congrats to all and anyone else form the northeast I may have forgotten! Check
out the USARA Nationals website for all the coverage and get ready.... 2010
nationals will be coming to the northeast- Pennsylvania!
Source: Jen Shultis, Eastern Mountain Sports Monster Masters