Team Kelty-Cabela pre-race training activities
Here are some of the pre-race training sessions done recently by Team Kelty-Cabela:

1) 53-mile Mountain Masochist Run.

2) Shamrock Marathon, followed by a 50-mile road ride and a five-hour canoe paddle on flat water.

3) Ten-hour ocean kayak trip, followed by 10-hour mountain bike ride, a five-hour time-trial mountain bike ride, and a 50-mile road ride

4) Whitewater boating training on Class IV and V whitewater.
Day 1: 30 miles on the river, followed by 20 miles of full-pack running;
Day 2: 30-mile whitewater boating, followed by a 30-mile full-pack run;
Day 3: 30-mile whitewater boating, followed by a 40-mile full-pack run.

These sessions were in addition to many weeks of long-distance running of 50 miles with full packs. This is a sample of the training this team has been doing for the past year.