JERRY TABB ROAD TRIP

We had a good showing at the Jerry Tabb Road Trip this year. We added a few twists with an optional adventure duathlon but not many people bit. We had one team and a solo try the the duo, and both were teammates. John and Amanda got the official win with Ryan actually taking first place time wise but finishing second because he couldn't complete the team mystery challenges by himself. He was a great sport about it, knowing he had kicked every ones arse.

Attendance overall was a little down this year. A bright spot for the year was that we had a huge turnout for the boy scouts this year. In fact, boy scouts ended up beating out a two time national orienteering champion for the win, as Mike Eglinski opted to try the team event and was required to try his hand at a couple of non-orienteering skills such as a washer toss and a fun little game that required you to settle three tennis balls in some holes in a piece of plywood, something Mike hadn't practiced I'm sure.

I think the highlight of the event was when Ryan decided to shortcut a route to a checkpoint, a choice that probably saved him 100 yards at most, by busting across a small inlet of water to reach a sliver of land that held a lone checkpoint. Upon reaching the CP, he must have seen the well established trail that lead to it but still opted to swim back across the 15 feet of water to reach shore. Volunteers on shore weren't sure what to think of this guy crashing out of the water and brush. I guess it worked.