The Road To Texas - 3 Months To Go

Last spring I announced that I was going to participate in this years Texas Water Safari, a 421-kilometre (262-mile) ultramarathon canoe race from central Texas to the Gulf of Mexico. That was 292 days ago, and now today, the Texas Water Safari looms a mere 3 months away, a paltry 92 days.

For those unfamiliar with the Texas Water Safari (TWS for short), it is, as stated above a 421-kilometre (262-mile) ultramarathon canoe race. The race starts in the central Texas town of San Marcos and follows two rivers (the San Marcos and Guadalupe) to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the course, paddlers will encounter and have to negotiate around venemous snakes, venomous spiders, alligators, carniverous fish, fire ants and portages through poison ivy infested foliage. T hat doesn't include the battling of physical and mental exhaustion, capsized canoes, log jams upwards of 1.5 kilometres (1 mile) long and paddling through the summer Texas sun.

Did I mention that the TWS is ranked as the 6th toughest race in the world by Peak 100?

So the realisation that there isn't much time left has finally set in, other teams in our division have been canoeing or even racing for the past few weeks or even months. But with our waterways finally beginning to open, hopefully out dryland training will be coming to an end. Being out in the mountains all winter workin on cardio can only get you so far, you need that water component, soon, we will have it, and then training will really take off.

Stay tuned everybody, only 92 days left until the Texas Water Safari. Go Team Chinook!