Thursday, July 16, 2009

No inline skating - thank goodness!

We've just received the most recent event information from the race organisers of Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge today. Confirmed disciplines include:

Adventure Triathlon (stage 1)
Sea Kayaking
Mountain biking
Desert Adventure Running
Mountain Adventure Running
Rope Activities

I am VERY relieved to see that we have no inline skating, a discipline that was only included in the first edition of the event (this will be the third). Inline skating never really caught on as a sport in South Africa like it did in Europe and, it appears, California (they have people on the beach boulevards on skates...). So, I'm relieved that the disciplines are as per last year.

The first stage is an Adventure Triathlon, which includes biking, sea kayaking and adventure running. The new addition to this line-up is swimming. That should be interesting. No idea about the distance - we'll find out when we get there.

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