RACE REPORTS 

It was hot and dry in the deserts of Eastern Idaho for the Teton Ogre.  We were doing great through the Stage 1 MTB ride, and we pushed hard up Meadow Peak during the Stage 2 trek.  As we came down the backside of the mountain, we had to stop for medical reasons and ended up getting passed by several teams.  We pushed on to the TA, but only two teammates continued on to the final bike ride for Stage 3, where we ran out time at the last CP before the finish line. Fewer than half the teams crossed the finish line on this challenging course.

We were proud to be the only U.S. team in the race.  We lost a team member to exhaustion after a few days of racing.  Three continued on, and at the next transition we picked up a Frenchman whose team had dropped out. We pushed hard, but bowed out before crossing the finish line due to medical reasons. The ropes section was amazing, the paddles were long, and there were cows and castles everywhere! Big thanks to the village of Soursac for your kindness.