Racing to the Yukon : A Lifetime of Adventure Racing from the Everglades to the Amazon to the World's Longest Canoe Race

by Price, Rod

• ISBN13: 9781934449585
• ISBN10: 193444958X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-01-01
• Publisher: Legacy Pub

Summary

In 2000, when Rod Price decided to return to competitive canoe racing after turning forty years old, he had no idea of the exciting adventures and diverse locales that awaited him over the ensuing decade. From ten-mile races to fifty-mile races, and then multiday races, Rod recounts his steady progression to becoming one of the elite ultramarathon canoe racers in the country. This year, as he approaches his fiftieth birthday, Rod faces the greatest challenge his sport has to offer, the longest canoe race in the world--the Yukon 1000.

Author Biography

In 2000, when Rod Price decided to return to competitive canoe racing after turning 40 years old, he had no idea of the exciting adventures and diverse locales that awaited him over the ensuing decade. From 10 mile races to 50 mile races, and then multi-day races, Rod recounts his steady progression to becoming one of the elite ultra-marathon canoe racers in the country. This year, as he approaches his 50th birthday, Rod faces the greatest challenge his sport has to offer, the longest canoe race in the world - the Yukon 1000.

Table of Contents

Prologue

Return to the Canoe

Everglades Challenge 2003

Everglades Challenge 2006

Adventure Racing

Adirondack Series

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

Gator Attack

Great Amazon Raft Race

Are you sure you want to do this?

Everglades Challenge 2009

Atlantic Coast Conquest Adventure Race

Thoughts on the Yukon

Journey to Whitehorse

Day One - Lake LaBerge

Day Two - Five Finger Rapids

Day Three - Fort Selkirk

Day Four - Paddling Across the Border

Day Five - Circle, Alaska

Day Six - The Flats

Day Seven - The Beautiful Bridge

Call of the Cheeseburger

Epilogue

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