{"id":2100,"date":"2016-07-05T07:31:41","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T14:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2022-11-19T18:39:20","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T02:39:20","slug":"news-2nd-oregon-desert-trail-speed-record-attempt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/news-2nd-oregon-desert-trail-speed-record-attempt\/","title":{"rendered":"NEWS: 2nd Oregon Desert Trail Speed Record Attempt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Jul\u00a012, 2016, I plan to\u00a0start for a\u00a02<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0750-mile\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onda.org\/where-we-work\/oregon-desert-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Desert Trail<\/a> (ODT) speed record attempt. The <a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-insignificance\/\">2015 attempt<\/a> ended prematurely after\u00a09 days and 371 miles because of a debilitating Achilles inflammation. Once again, my goal is to run the challenging and largely unmarked &#8220;trail&#8221; across the Oregon deserts solo and self-supported. What could possibly go wrong this time?<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;Hastening Eastward&#8221; Movie Clip<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Check out the\u00a0following clip to get a better idea of what this endurance challenge\u00a0is all about: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vzY2uAxzgs8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vzY2uAxzgs8<\/a>\u00a0(direct URL).<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vzY2uAxzgs8?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>The Trail<\/h4>\n<p>The trail is the brainchild of the <a href=\"http:\/\/onda.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA)<\/a>. Because of its novelty and uniqueness, it was featured in both a National Geographic (&#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/adventure.nationalgeographic.com\/adventure\/trips\/best-trails\/worlds-best-hikes-dream-trails\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World\u2019s Best Hikes: 20 Dream Trails<\/a>&#8220;) and CNN article (&#8220;<span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2015\/01\/12\/travel\/top-treks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10 of the world&#8217;s most amazing long-distance trails<\/a><\/span>&#8220;). Compared to other long-distance trails, the 750-mile ODT is very\u00a0challenging for a thru-hiker\/runner, both physically and logistically. There are few reliable water sources, the trail is extremely remote, <a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-trail-surface-by-section\/\">267 miles (36%) are cross-country<\/a>, and the environment is very unforgiving.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2123 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_logo.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"odt_logo\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_logo.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_logo.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_logo.png?resize=50%2C50&amp;ssl=1 50w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_logo.png?w=356&amp;ssl=1 356w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2125\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_overview_elevation.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2125\" class=\"wp-image-2125 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_overview_elevation.png?resize=640%2C431&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"odt_overview_elevation\" width=\"640\" height=\"431\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_overview_elevation.png?resize=1024%2C689&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_overview_elevation.png?resize=300%2C202&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_overview_elevation.png?resize=768%2C517&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_overview_elevation.png?w=1296&amp;ssl=1 1296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2125\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Map of the conceptual trail designed by <a href=\"http:\/\/onda.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ONDA<\/a>. (c) Map by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mapbox.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mapbox<\/a>. For an interactive version, <a href=\"https:\/\/a.tiles.mapbox.com\/v4\/cteusche.mnp33gjc\/attribution,zoompan.html?access_token=pk.eyJ1IjoiY3RldXNjaGUiLCJhIjoiNGM3ZWNiOWY5ZDU0MTRjNDk1OTFmMTNhZmI3Y2JmYTEifQ.UuU4FfqUDbX-4bxDanCzWA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2127\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_I5_comparison.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2127\" class=\"wp-image-2127\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_I5_comparison.png?resize=500%2C560&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ODT distance comparison. Run the ODT or run on I-5 from Portland to Fresno?\" width=\"500\" height=\"560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_I5_comparison.png?resize=268%2C300&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_I5_comparison.png?resize=768%2C861&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/odt_I5_comparison.png?w=787&amp;ssl=1 787w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2127\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ODT distance comparison. Run the ODT or run on I-5 from Portland to Fresno?\u00a0Neither option sounds completely sane to me.<\/p><\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left;\">Tracking<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I will start from the Tumulus trailhead in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blm.gov\/or\/wilderness\/badlands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Badlands<\/a>, just outside of Bend, and then haste\u00a0eastward. In the unlikely case that things go well, I may\u00a0finish the adventure in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wildowyhee.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owyhee Canyonlands<\/a> at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oregonstateparks.org\/index.cfm?do=parkPage.dsp_parkPage&amp;parkId=10\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Owyhee State Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class='dropshadowboxes-container ' style='width:auto;'>\r\n                            <div class='dropshadowboxes-drop-shadow dropshadowboxes-rounded-corners dropshadowboxes-inside-and-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-raised-with-inside-shadow-with-outside-shadow dropshadowboxes-effect-default' style=' border: 1px solid #dddddd; height:; background-color:#ffffff;    '>\r\n                            You can track my progress (or lack thereof) here in real-time:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-real-time-tracking\/\">ODT: Real-time Tracking<\/a>.\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                        <\/div>\n<h4>Additional Resources<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-maps\/\">ODT: Maps<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-trail-surface-by-section\/\">ODT: Trail Surface by Section<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-silence-map\/\">ODT: Silence Map<\/a>. Want silence? Do the ODT!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/odt-slow-exception\/\">ODT: The slow exception<\/a>.\u00a0Long-distance trail daily mileage comparison.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.racecenter.com\/magazine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NW RaceCentre Magazine<\/a>\u00a0article on Epic Adventures:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/racecenter\/docs\/rcnw_junjul16_digitalissue\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/issuu.com\/racecenter\/docs\/rcnw_junjul16_digitalissue<\/a> (see page 26-27)<\/li>\n<li>ONDA blog post:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onda.org\/blog\/christof-teuscher-runs-for-discovery-on-the-oregon-desert-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christof Teuscher Runs for Discovery on the Oregon Desert Trail<\/a><\/li>\n<li>ONDA&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/onda.org\/where-we-work\/oregon-desert-trail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oregon Desert Trail<\/a> (ODT) page with everything\u00a0you need to know\u00a0to do it yourself.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Leave-no-Trace<\/h4>\n<p>The endurance challenge will be completed by following strict leave-no-trace ethics. In order to reduce landfill waste, all trash will be recycled. The buried cache bins will serve as temporary trash bins during the adventure. They will all be retrieved after the adventure, whether I finish successfully or not.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday, Jul\u00a012, 2016, I plan to\u00a0start for a\u00a02nd\u00a0750-mile\u00a0Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) speed record attempt. The 2015 attempt ended prematurely after\u00a09 days and 371 miles because of a debilitating Achilles inflammation. Once again, my goal is to run the challenging&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/news-2nd-oregon-desert-trail-speed-record-attempt\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[4,78,409,392,19,3],"tags":[71,306,229,308],"class_list":["post-2100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-adventures","category-challenge","category-epic-shit","category-odt","category-running","category-ultra","tag-fkt","tag-odt","tag-record","tag-speed"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>NEWS: 2nd Oregon Desert Trail Speed Record Attempt - Christof Teuscher<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.christofteuscher.com\/aagaa\/news-2nd-oregon-desert-trail-speed-record-attempt\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NEWS: 2nd Oregon Desert Trail Speed Record Attempt - Christof Teuscher\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"On Tuesday, Jul\u00a012, 2016, I plan to\u00a0start for a\u00a02nd\u00a0750-mile\u00a0Oregon Desert Trail (ODT) speed record attempt. 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