Karin
Wanna know a little more about me? here it is...
I do believe I was ruined at an early age, much to be blamed on by my parents. First of all I was pretty much the only girl on the block. Second my dad gave me a 4 x 4 as my first vehicle (what was he thinking). I grew up here in the Great Northwest, the mountains were where I played. I've been active in these parts since I was young, from ski bum to instructing wilderness navigation, backcountry skills and climbing, I've been all over. I have much appreciation for the mountains, and find much peace and harmony there. I tend to spend my time doing a bit of everything. I like the rock, mud, hills and valleys, the physical training, backpacking, the endurance of riding. I really like finding places that nobody really goes much and finding out exactly the reason why nobody goes there. You can find me making my way through smelly dark bat caves to waking up to the sunrise on a summit somewhere.
As far as exactly what I've done... who cares! BUT this web-site will tell you a lot about where I've been and what I've been up to and where my crew likes to go. Seeing that I am now living in the Portland area I have a new playground, I've been finding out what I can hang off of, run around and splash in, so far so good. I've been taking on many more areas and new adventures, we are always taking on a new challenge and looking forward to every minute of it. If you are a follower of my stories, click on to the Psyche pages and you'll find many things to read about. I have no issues sharing my crazy adventures and hilarious horror stories. Here is a slice of one of our adventures when we took on the Wicked Adventure race in June of 2006...
These are Karin's "Wicked" additions.
The "Wicked Urban Adventure Race"... that was a perfect name for it. Though it wasn't the most difficult thing I've ever done... it was pretty painful. The game itself I think is more mental than physical, but the physical is what rides, walks, or crawls you over the finish line and that was pretty grueling. For most of it I could only think of the training that I should have done. Every discipline of the game took me back to some point in my training, where I could have done more. Both my team mates I felt were in much better racing shape than I was, I didn't want to let them down or hold them back which lead me back to my training thoughts. I knew that both are much more competitive than I, which also gave me a little more drive.
I never had a time where I was ready to throw in the towel, just times when I REALLY DIDN'T LIKE SHANE, times I was wishing it was over and I wanted to just crawl back into bed, but not ever once to give up! That man is my hero though, this race pushes you to your limits, makes you grow as a team, and as a person. The only time a muscle is able to grow is by testing its boundaries and pushing it's limits... well all my muscles were tested... my limits pushed and I definitely grew, in mind, body and strength.
I have to give all those animals out there, that not only compete in this race and in the many others like them, major physical and mental respect. You are not only in peak shape physically but you must be at your mental prime as well. If one isn't, you might as well not start, you've lost the game of survival before the race even started. This race was a glimpse of what goes on in Primal Quest, but a great glimpse it is.
Thanks again Shane and everyone else, for our "Wicked" first race... and we look forward to doing more.