YogaSlackers race results

Jason Magness leads two first time racers to a 3rd place (1st 3-person open) finish in the Sand Storm II AR!

John Bantock (age 18) along with his brother Asher (age 16) joined veteran YogaSalcker Jason Magness to toe the start line against more than 25 teams on March 8th.

Despite having a 104 degree fever the night before the race, Jason decided to try and make it through the course. He instantly regretted it, as the cold dawn air burned into his lungs and painful coughs racked his body. He admits that it was all he could do to keep up with the fit brothers, and often used the excuse of "checking the map" to catch his breath.

The team was in first after the rogaine, but then made had a huge setback when they arrived at a bike drop and realized that they'd forgotten to punch their passport at the previous CP. Talk about miscommunication! En-route back to the un-punched CP, Jason got a flat. During this time they had to watch as nearly every team passed them.

"The kids were so determined to get back into it," Jason recalls, "they hammered me into the ground for the next 5 hours. I can't wait to race with them again. Though these kids have never raced before, they were INCREDIBLE!"

Jason promises that he will rest on Sunday.