Preparations have started in earnest for the South African Kalahari Augrabies Extreme Marathon in October, 2007 (http://www.extrememarathons.com/), an uncompleted challenge for me. The diary of events for the next five months does not only include running events but also adventure races to enjoy. Our duo team recently completed a RaidPulse Adventure race at Lac de L'Argil, close to Notre Dame de la Salette in Quebec. Canoeing, Mountain Biking and Bushwacking including some challenging map reading. It was a tough event, and the first adventure race for both of us. With a couple of mishaps including a bike crash and a missed checkpoint, it took us 7h30 to complete. The challenge was good and a thorough learning experience for the next events. The photo is early morning looking out from the start across Lac de L'Argil.