Backyard Burn Hemlock Mosaic, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

This past Sunday nearly one-hundred and fifty intrepid racers (and two intrepid photographers dressed head-to-toe in waterproof-breathable fabric) gathered at Hemlock Overlook Regional Park for the final Backyard Burn trail running race.

Photos from this race (and proof that you once again awoke early on weekend morning and braved the cold and the rain) are now online!

Check out the super, soggy action in the online gallery!

Congratulations to EX2 Adventures for 10 years and 100 races!!

Remember, photos make for great, long lasting gifts…

A typical day in the (totally glamorous) life of an adventure sports photographer…

• 0700 – Alarms go off (x3)
• 0730 – Actually get out of bed
• 0730 – Shower, check the forecast, realise that the rain is not going to stop and will in fact continue for quite a bit longer, rush around to find gore-tex boots, pants and hat, a tent, and anything else that seems like it might be good to have around while intentionally subjecting oneself to a rain storm (oh, and some sort of pack to put it all in – This, by the way, all in addition to the other backpack full of camera gear).
• 0800 – Wander out to the car with all of my bags, drive to the park
• 0830 – Hike off to my spot on the trail, set up the tent’s rainfly, hunker down, and wait for runners
• 0910 – 1100 – take some photos (6,072 to be exact)
• 1130 – Drive home, change clothes, hang up gear to dry
• 1230 – Make brunch, eat
• 1300 – Start downloading memory cards
• 1500 – Finish downloading memory cards/start photo sorting
• 1600 – Fall asleep on the couch, nod off during X-Men 3 about a dozen times
• 1700 – Sort photos
• 2230 – Finish first sort, head on to second sort
• 0000 – Finish second sort, create new photoshop action, test
• 0030 – Start automated editing process
• 0100 – Blog a bit, sleep
• 0700 – Alarms go off (x3)
• 0730 – Actually get out of bed
• 0730 – Shower, put on suit & tie, make the hour (14 mile) long drive to the office, do work stuff, etc.

Random Stats:

• 6,072: Number of original images
• 1,489: Number of images after first cut (completed 10:30pm)
• 997: Number of images after second cut (completed by midnight)
• 3: Number of hours at race
• 2: Number of hours at race shooting
• 2: Number of hours it took to download eight memory cards
• 9: Number of hours it took to sort through 6,072 images twice

On Demand shows watched:

• X-Men Last Stand
• CSI x4
• Mercy x2
• Trauma

DVRd shows watched:

• Californication
• Mad Men

EX2 Day of Endurance, Rocky Gap, originally uploaded by Brian Knight Photography.

All photos from EX2 Adventure’s Day of Endurance Race are online now!