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Tables of Contents for Complete Guide to Adventure Racing
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
The Shape of Adventure Racing
Eco-Challenge 1999: Patagonia, Argentina
2
8
Adrian Crane
A New Sport For A New Age
10
3
Adventure Racing Rewound
13
1
Gerard Fusil: The ``Father'' of Adventure Racing
14
1
Gerard Fusil, In His Own Words
15
1
What a Journey!
16
2
Nelly Fusil-Martin
Journey Into The Unknown
18
3
Getting in Gear
The Start-Borneo, 1994
21
1
Angelika Castaneda
``Where-With-All''
22
1
The Endorphin Fix Two Day Gear List
23
1
The Southern Traverse Gear List
24
3
Gear Check
27
1
Clothing
27
2
Footwear
29
1
Don't Leave Home Without It
30
2
Deb Moore
``Don't Forget to Bring to the Race'' Gear
32
4
Where Are We?
The Mighty Map
36
1
Contour Lines
37
4
A Cause for a Compass
41
2
Orienting Your Map
43
1
Next...Determine Your Bearing
43
2
Where Are You?
45
1
The Dawn of A Checkpoint
46
1
Juli Lynch
Strategy: Determine Your Best Route
47
1
Navigational Devices
47
1
Navigational Tools
48
2
Marine Navigation
50
1
A Day at the Office
51
3
John Howard
The Foot Parade
Foot Care in Adventure Racing
54
6
Efficiency
60
3
Tricky Terrain
63
1
Close Call in Patagonia
64
2
Juli Lynch
Pace
66
3
Extreme Terrain
69
4
The Need for Speed
73
1
Race Without a Trace
73
1
Merging With Nature
74
3
The Critters on My Face
77
2
Angelika Castaneda
Equine Teammates in Adventure Racing
79
5
Juli Lynch
The Wheels of My Desire
The Right Bike for the Job
84
3
Footwear and Apparel
87
1
Preventative Maintenance and Repairs
88
4
Tools that A Support Crew Should Not Be Without
92
1
A Word About Gears
93
1
Achieving Proper Position
93
1
Efficiency
94
2
Terrain
96
1
Techniques
97
9
Eexcerpt from ``An Odyssey of the Extremes''
106
2
Angelika Castaneda
Towing Systems
108
1
Bike Racks
109
2
Get In-Line...In-Line Skating That Is!
111
5
Aqueous Adventures
Aqueous Adventures
116
2
Paddles
118
1
Personal Safety
119
2
Staying Afloat
121
2
Ian Adamson's Gear Tips
123
1
Canoeing on Lakes and Rivers
124
1
Phases of A Paddle Stroke
125
2
Anatomy Of Water
127
2
Boat Handling
129
2
River Classification
131
1
Kayaking
132
3
Rescue
135
5
Strategy
140
1
Colleen Laffee
Kayaking Q&A with Ian Adamson
141
3
What Goes Up, Must Come Down
Climb On!
144
1
Excerpt from ``The Crocs Are Edible, Aren't They?''
144
1
Ian Adamson
Essential Equipment
145
2
Knots
147
1
Hardware
148
3
Fundamentals
151
1
Defying Gravity: Ascending with the Aid of Fixed Lines
152
2
Rappelling-Gravity Rules
154
2
Tyrolean Traverse
156
1
Indoor Climbing Walls
157
2
The Support Crew
A Himalayan Odyssey
159
2
The Other Half
161
2
Conquering the Best Within
163
1
Blain Reeves
Assistance Crew Tips
164
2
Rolf Dengler's Vital List for Suport
166
1
Raid Gauloises, Ecuador 1999
167
4
Peter Tempest
Strategy: Keeping the Forward Progression
Experience Lays the Pavement For the Future
171
2
Tips From Deb Moore
173
1
Tips From Dale Blankenship
174
1
Nate Smith's Tips
174
1
Earring Doug Judson
175
1
Dan O'Shea's Adventure Racing Recommendations
176
1
`Med Arts Pharmacy'-Lessons Learned
177
4
Brad Miller's Tips
181
1
Tracyn Thayer on Women Adventure Racers
181
1
Greg Vogel's Tips
182
1
Tips From Jim Hertz
182
1
Jeremy Rodger's Tips
183
1
More From Deb Moore
183
3
Tips From Richard J. Corcoran
186
1
Wisdom From Steve Bozeman
187
1
Some Final Advice
188
4
Food Is Fuel
Human Metabolism
192
1
The Three Macronutrients
192
5
All Humans Are Not Created Equal
197
1
Food Suggestions For An Adventure Race
198
1
Food Suggestions and Feeding for Racing
199
1
Energy Utilization
200
1
Hydration
201
2
Drink or Die
203
1
Treating Your Water
204
4
The Nuts & Bolts
Train To Win
208
1
The Foundation
209
1
The Next Level
210
1
The Stuff That Makes a Difference
210
14
Track Your Progress
224
Endurance
212
1
F.I.T. Principal
213
1
Strength
214
1
Speed
214
1
Power
215
1
Quality of Movement
215
1
Mental Fitness
216
1
The Adventure Racer's Workout
216
2
Periodization
218
3
Where to Begin
221
5
Training Tips to Improve Each Discipline
226
1
Indoor Workouts
227
1
Be Kind to Your Body and it Will Be Kind to You
227
3
No Health, No Wealth
Homeostasis
230
1
Heat Illnesses
231
1
Cold Illnesses
232
2
Altitude Sickness
234
1
J. Parker Cross
Altitude Sickness
235
1
General First Aid
235
2
Tendons, Muscles, Ligaments, and Bones
237
1
Common Health Issues You May Encounter in an Adventure Race
238
3
George Wortley
Gorilla Hallucinations
241
2
Tracyn Thayer
What Help Can I Expect During A Race?
243
2
George Wortley
Schools, Rules, and Tools of the Trade
The First Day of School
245
2
Joe Johnson
Class in Session
247
4
What's Your Type? Races Defined
251
1
The Mild Seven Outdoor Quest
252
1
Nick Freyer
The Hi-Tec Adventure
253
1
Alan Holmes
The Rules of the Game
254
1
Resources
254
1
On Your Mark, Get Set, Go
255
1
Finding Compatible Teammates
256
1
Obtaining Sponsorship
257
1
Team Dynamics
258
1
The Value in Adventure Racing
259
3
Dan O'Shea
Cooked Onion
262
3
Kara Schaad
About the Authors
265
1
Bibliography
266