Team SteelSports Rockin' the Rock and Roll Adventure Race

Team SteelSports

Adam Hart, Rodney Skyles, Chris Clemmons, Lesley Conrad

The SteelSports Rock and Roll Adventure Race started bright and early this morning at 7:32AM.  Teams were given two instruction sheets, containing two different legs.  One, leg one, is the paddle leg.  The other, is the climbing leg.  Teams are going to choose when to do the climbing leg.  The only instruction is, it must be completed by 12:00.  Team SteelSports left the TA at 7:36 to paddle.  They did not take their climbing gear with them.  

Temperatures are expected to be in the high 90's today.  Currently the weather is, a humid, 80 degrees and so far, it's overcast and we have a nice, summer breeze.  The sun has started peeking through the clouds occasionally and promising to heat up the day soon.  The paddle is four miles and Team SteelSports, I'm sure, is hoping the cliffs surrounding Lake Mineral Wells will protect the boats from tipping over.

At 9:47 Team SteelSports made it back from the paddle.  They did tip over one time, in each boat.  One of the points was mis-plotted, so they had a little trouble finding one point, which slowed them down.  They arrived back to TA in 3rd place, overall.  There was a special test that had to be completed in the TA, which was a word find, a maze, a "what's different about these" and a "which two are the same" puzzles before they could receive the next set of instructions.  They completed the puzzles at 9:58 and started plotting the points for the next leg, which is a trek.  There are nine points on this leg, as well as the climbing leg.  Team SteelSports will climb sometime during this trekking leg because some of the points are close to the climbing area.  They left here at 10:06 and this should be a pretty long leg.

1:04 Team SteelSports has checked in from the Trekking leg.  They mis-plotted one point, so it took a little longer than they would have liked.  They all seem to be in good spirits and trying to stay well hydrated.  They had a special test to complete at the TA.  It was a soccer challenge.  Each team member had to make a goal from a line in the parking lot, about 35 yards..  If they didn't make it from the farthest line, they had run get they ball, return with the ball and try again.  They were able to move up 2 parking spots each time they missed.  They finished it pretty  quickly, although, none of them made it on the first, or second attempt.  I think most of them made it from the spot closest to the goal.  They were then given the next leg, which is a bike/trek leg.  They can get the points in any order.  There are seven points on this leg.  It's expected to take about 3 hours.  This is the last leg of the race.