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DART-nuun team members Jen VanGorder, Ryan VanGorder, and Glenn Rogers participated in the lotto of the local Beast Race last Tuesday. This is a weeknight race for beginners that lasts 2-3 hours and includes trail running, mountain biking, and usually some special task. The lotto pairs up experienced racers from DART-nuun with beginners and those that want to improve their skills and learn some of the tricks that we use while racing.

DART-nuun members ensured that their team were equipped with Light & Motion Stellas. While some of our new teammates had their own Stellas that they purchased after trying them during our winter rides, we equipped 2 team members of Harlow Davidson with Stellas. "It was nice being able to see at night for a change," stated Dave Josue. Trick number one!

As expected, the race turned out to be a blast. Teams began on their bikes and rode up a large hill to the Towers of Power. This is were we had our winter weekly rides and those who spent those dark rainy Wednesday nights with us definitely had an advantage. At the beginning of the trail we were given a sheet that had only distances and pictures of trail intersections on it. We were off on our Latvian bike orienteering course. As we worked our way through the windy course, we would shout out to each other asking how many controls we had gotten. I would here RVG shout "I got 4 how about you!"

After this fun bike through the tapeworm loops, we were off on foot for a short treking section and then we biked back to the finish for some fabulous post race food that the Beast Series is known for. The night was concluded with shared stories and tales of our race.