10. Gives you time to reflect on great questions of life such as “Which of my teammates would I eat if we never get rescued out here”?
9. Great way to interact with wildlife, if you’ve never stepped on a rattlesnake or haven’t had a fish jump in your lap in the middle of the night you’ve never lived.
8. Can you say ‘Massive Blisters?”
7. Chance to watch your friend seize up with cramps and walk around like Frankenstein.
6. After two days with no sleep, get to see evil Gremlins moving checkpoints around.
5. Stinging Nettles, Stinging Nettles, Stinging Nettles!
4. Eat all the beef jerky you want and don’t even feel guilty.
3. When else will you get to see your friends curl up and go to sleep in a ditch when they’re not even drunk!
2. Nothing like feeling the effects of Espresso Hammer Gel at 3 a.m.
1. In real life it’s illegal to hit your wife with a kayak paddle, but in adventure racing it’s perfectly acceptable!
Thanks to
Tim Kings
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