The Even Darker Side... Adventure Racing!
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2017 11:22 am
Anyone else around here partake?
I've done a bunch of the Storm Racing events, they're really awesome and well done.
Their website: http://www.stormevents.ca/
Did Rockstar on Saturday:
http://www.marshmallowman2ironman.com/2 ... nture.html
It's a great format especially for beginners to adventure racing - it's time based, so there's no falling behind. You will finish in 4 or 8 hours (depending which race you pick), how many checkpoints you get to determines your points and placing.
Some of the checkpoints were a little "zany" - floating on an inner tube out to a checkpoint, finding a CD on the bottom of the lake, etc.
Some were difficult from a navigation standpoint - have to read the map, take headings, follow creeks/marshes...
Some were difficult terrain (especially in the 8 hour) - going through dense forest, getting cuts and stuff... (I like these the least!).
This year we could use the canoe, bike or run at our discretion for the full time to reach the checkpoints - so there was some strategy involved in how you'd get to each one.
Thought I'd pass it along in case folks were thinking about it but tentative or looking for something to dip their toe in... this is the right event!
jono
I've done a bunch of the Storm Racing events, they're really awesome and well done.
Their website: http://www.stormevents.ca/
Did Rockstar on Saturday:
http://www.marshmallowman2ironman.com/2 ... nture.html
It's a great format especially for beginners to adventure racing - it's time based, so there's no falling behind. You will finish in 4 or 8 hours (depending which race you pick), how many checkpoints you get to determines your points and placing.
Some of the checkpoints were a little "zany" - floating on an inner tube out to a checkpoint, finding a CD on the bottom of the lake, etc.
Some were difficult from a navigation standpoint - have to read the map, take headings, follow creeks/marshes...
Some were difficult terrain (especially in the 8 hour) - going through dense forest, getting cuts and stuff... (I like these the least!).
This year we could use the canoe, bike or run at our discretion for the full time to reach the checkpoints - so there was some strategy involved in how you'd get to each one.
Thought I'd pass it along in case folks were thinking about it but tentative or looking for something to dip their toe in... this is the right event!
jono