I have watched a lot of adventure racers lose races they were fit enough to win. Not on a climb, not on a navigation leg, but in the quiet minutes between disciplines, standing beside a pile of gear, trying to remember where they put their helmet. Transitions feel like downtime. They are not. They are part of the race, and in a short event like the Spring Equinox Triathlon (or a traditional adventure race, even), where the whole thing is run, bike, ski, they can decide your day. Here is how I...

I've watched hundreds of first-time adventure racers stand at the start line with a map in their hands like it's a parking ticket they're about to throw away. They stuff it in a pocket, follow the crowd, and then wonder why they're standing in the wrong valley twenty minutes later while the leaders are already punching checkpoint two. Here's the truth about navigation in adventure racing: it isn't a bonus skill. It's the skill. The fastest runner in the field loses to the average runner who...

Every October, I hear the same things from people who are curious about the Spring Equinox Triathlon but haven't clicked register yet. I hear them at trail runs, at coffee shops, in my DMs. And honestly, most of them are myths. So before early-bird pricing ends on November 1, let me take a run at the five big ones. **Myth 1: "You have to be a great skier."** This is the number one thing holding people back, so let's kill it first. The ski leg of a winter triathlon is short, the course is...