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Race Reports Doug Theis on 28 Aug 2003
Circle City Sprint Adventure Race Recap
GlobalX Racing held the inaugural Circle City Sprint Adventure Race on August 16, 2003. Racers awoke to sunshine, heat and humidity. The temperature would climb into the 90s with 90+% humidity. The word was we would be racing four to six hours and would be covering about 30 miles. We arrived at the University Park Transition Area in downtown Indy, set up our gear and headed to the stunningly beautiful World War Memorial auditorium for the pre-race meeting.
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Race Reports Doug Theis on 28 Apr 2003
Planet Adventure 2003 Race Recap
For Team Ragged Glory, Planet Adventure 2003 began with two new team members: Bob Mueller, our long time friend/crew guy, and Julie Nor, who had advertised on the PA03 team builder web page. After racing as a threesome with Leslie for five straight races, Steve and I wondered what new wrinkles the changes might bring.
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Race Reports Doug Theis on 28 Sep 2002
2002 Indy Sprint Adventure Race Recap
Event Directors Michael Sapper and Greg Arnold kept racers on their toes during the third annual Indianapolis Adventure Race on Saturday, September 14, 2002. The race they delivered was diverse, challenging, and very fun. Here’s what happened on the long course event:
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Race Reports Doug Theis on 28 Jun 2002
2002 Wild Onion Indy Race Recap
Team Ragged Glory experienced an incredibly fun, fast, and tough challenge in the first Indianapolis Wild Onion Urban Adventure Race on June 7 and 8, 2002. We thank God for safety throughout the race and for the reasons to keep moving. We thank our loved ones for their sacrifices that allow us to race. We thank Lantech and Prescient for their generous sponsorship.
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Race Reports Doug Theis on 28 Apr 2002
PA02 (Planet Adventure 2002) Race Summary
Because of the sacrifice and support of many people, Team Ragged Glory officially finished Planet Adventure 2002 in about 25 hours. We thank the Lord for His grace, our loved ones for their help and sacrifices of time, Bob for excellent crew support, and Greg and all the volunteers that transformed PA02 from a concept to reality.
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Race Reports Doug Theis on 28 Sep 2001
2001 Indy Sprint Adventure Race
2001 Indy Sprint Adventure Race!
Saturday, September 8 began as a windy, humid and cool day for the second annual Eagle Creek Sprint Adventure Race. The venue, Eagle Creek Park, is the largest metropolitan park in the United States. Team Ragged Glory was entered in the long course event. We arrived with the other teams at 7am to get maps and attend the pre-race meeting. After copying the course down, we readied our gear and made plans for the forty plus miles we would need to cover.
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Race Reports Doug Theis on 30 May 2001
2001 Galyan’s 30 Hour Challenge Race Summary – the first Planet Adventure
Team Ragged Glory raced for 17 hours before bowing out because of check point cutoffs, fatigue and foot problems. Although we did not finish, we raced respectably and are proud of our accomplishment. Official results are at planetadventure.homestead.com.
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