![]() ![]() “The forecast is cooler for this year, maybe a high of about85.”Ĭallahan and his Road Runner Sports teammates overcame the heatand went on to win the Mixed Corporate Division. As a member of Team Road Runner Sports lastyear, Callahan felt the sun’s wrath. With the Wild Miles taking place primarily in the desert, heathas been a concern. start time on Saturday at the BorregoSprings Resort, and Callahan estimates the team will finish in PineValley at around 11:30 Sunday morning. The chore of running the Grapevine goes to Schaffer, who hascompeted in numerous triathlons and is a familiar face as a regularcompetitor at the CAF’s San Diego Triathlon Challenge. “Because it’s atrail, there is no vehicle assistance on that leg.” “The Grapevine is a trail section that’s 13.4 miles long with anelevation gain of 2,914 feet,” Callahan said. Some legs are short andflat, some legs are notorious, such as Leg No. The course is divided into 30 legs, with each team member forthe 10-person teams running three legs. Team CAF volunteers include Christine Forest, Tracy Nordost,Stacy Talbert and Hans Petterman, the team driver. “We’re hoping Joe can still run because he strained a calfmuscle while running in the La Jolla Half Marathon,” Callahan said,referring to last Sunday’s 13.1-mile race from Del Mar to LaJolla. They include Mike Bernstein of SanDiego, Joe Bogtong of San Diego, Markus Eklund of Scripps Ranch,Jeanette Ennis of Seattle, Patricia Forest of Pacific Beach, LoriKrupa of Encinitas, Natalie Martin of Santaluz, Stacy Parmer ofClairemont and Stuart Schaffer of Clairemont. The other members of Team CAF are a collection of runners,triathletes and adventurers. “Events like Wild Miles push and challenge meon a physical and emotional level.” “I enjoy adventure racing and the occasional crazy event likeWild Miles,” he said. Having competed in four Ironman triathlons and a handful ofhalf-Ironman and Olympic-distance triathlons, Jeff Callahan knowsall about going the distance. “As much as I enjoy sport and racing, my primary objective sinceassociating with Team CAF is to use my athletic abilities andpassion to give back as much as possible,” said Callahan, who alongwith his wife, Tammera, raised approximately $7,000 for CAF lastyear. With aseasonal team ranging from 20 to 30 persons, Concerned Athletes hasraised more than $200,000 for CAF since 2003. Still, as an introduction, it does its job well enough to make me want to read more.Callahan has also been involved with the Leukemia and LymphomaSociety’s Team in Training Program before branching off to helpform another charitable group called Concerned Athletes. It’s more like an introduction to the world. My main gripe here is that it’s so short. That was very interesting since the insta-love here actually has a reason as to why it exists. There is insta-love in this book which was explained as a consequence of Maddie’s own nature as an NPC. The book is tightly focused on its narrative and the two characters. I wonder if she’s actually one of those NPCs who are supposed to be the player character’s love interest? Still, even though she does try to fight back, sometimes she simply cannot help it. She’s very aware and tries to fight back against the personality and characteristics the programmers forced on her. What I enjoyed ultimately, is Maddie herself. The RPG mechanics aren’t very well explained besides a health bar and some buffs. Still, it was pretty tightly paced and focused on the story which makes the world-building feel a bit lacking. The book is very short, clocking in at around a 100 pages, making it more like a novella. ![]() The premise is very unique, especially seeing how aware Maddie is of her own programming. They are also aware of their “visitors” or players from the real world. ![]() It seemed that in this world, NPCs have some degree of sentience. I’ve never heard of an NPC taking quests so that was a new one for me. The book centers around Maddie, an NPC who accepts a quest in exchange for a lot of credits. This is also the first LitRPG book I’ve read and definitely not In this book, a pretty gritty world with a kind of post-apocalyptic feel which I don’t usually see in MMORPGs. It’s set in the world of Puatera Online which I heard was a bit like Mad Max (which I’ve never seen). Desert Runner is a bit more Fallout than Elder Scrolls. I love the Elder Scrolls series, the Dragon Age series, Pillars of Eternity, I can go on. I received this book for free in exchange for an honest review. With her pain potions in short supply, Maddie accepts a deadly run, pick up a package in Trox City and cross the desert plains to Port Troli, the only issues – an unwanted passenger and Tromoal breeding season. ![]()
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