Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge has started – Day 1 (10.12.2010)

The Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge started this morning, including a group of Athletes of the Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team. Due to Rachel Injury during the Ironman Arizona our team starts with the athletes: Kristin Moeller, Faris Al-Sultan, Werner Leitner and Christof Wandratsch.

On the first stage the Athletes had to pass a modified triathlon, consisting of mountainbiking, swimming, canoeing, running and again canoeing. At the beginning of the race our team was in the lead group. During the swim part the 4 Athletes (headed by Long Distance Swimmer Christof Wandratsch) reached the third place. Afterwards they had to jump into their canoe. Because of the few training sessions in such a boat the lost nearly half an hour and dropped back until place 25. “At no time we had control over this boat”, said Faris afterwards.

After a short bus trip to Al Ain, the participants had to do a Mountainbike part. After arriving at the Mountain “Jebbel Hafeet”, the Athletes had to put on their running shoes and run the last 300 Meter difference in altitude onto the top of the mountain. The last part of the stage consisted of roping. At the end of the day the Abu Dhabi Triathlon Team made it to place 22.

Saturday starts with a short run, followed by a riding uphill the Jebbel Hafeet and ends with roping down the hill again. The Team sets the target for their selves to reach the Top 10. Updates will follow…