Pura Vida Adventures owners Joe Moerschbaecher and Julia Pollock were able to get some time off their busy summer schedules to team up with Brian Mayer and Baker of Team SOG to compete in the Odyssey one day adventure race this past weeekend in Virginia.
For Julia and Joe it was there first time racing in over a year and a half, and the excitement of being back on the race scene created some extra endorphins for this particular race. In addition, it was an opportunity to team up with two new teammates and join Team SOG in their quest to develop points in the checkpoint tracker series.
The race course was long and the temperature hot, so hot that tar bubbles were popping on the black top. We raced strong, smart, and persevered through the heat, cramping, and stomach issues. We stayed in or near the lead throughout the race. We attacked and got both the optional checkpoints. We had a lead on the second place team going into the last portion of the course after the optional points, but some unexpected tricky navigation left us 15 minutes short of a win.
We made the right decision in going for the optionals as it would secure the win. We went big doubling down seeking the adventure as oppose to just doing a race. We also won the respect of our competition. Thanks to team Odyssey/Imonpoint for sharing in that adventure. We would have liked to win, but if we had to lose I am happy with our decisions as it gave us the chance to win. As a wise prophet once said, "You play to win the game!," we raced to win and did not lose just ran out of time.
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