Adventure races?

[hammerhead]

Just curious if anyone has done any local adventure, multisport events. They look pretty cool and seem to combine a little bit of everything into one long hard event.

"......just knowin' that he's found a place that pours cold, cold beer...."JB.

 

[Sherpa John]

Urban Adventure

Hammer..

Check this site out for information regarding an adventure race type event in Burlington.

Sherpa John

http://www.vcm.org/urban/index.html

 

[Jim lombard]

Tri-Event

I know an AMC trip leader who used to run something in June called the Tri-event which included a climb up Cannon then riding bikes on the path that runs through Franconia notch to Lincoln and then Kayaking the Pemi. It was more of an adventure than a race. I don't know if they still do it, my wife competed in 2001.

 

[Jay H]

There are lots of different adventure races out there, from the more national events (Primal Quest) to the local coordinator that runs a small event. Anything from a sprint race to 12 hour/24 hour, multiday ones. The smaller events can be real fun in that there may be less teams, a more informal atmosphere, but the money/prizes, etc. are typically with the national events that get points that can qualify to the more prestigious ones.

There is a really nice free booklet that I get every now and then for the Mid-Atlantic region that lists everything from running 10ks, to cycling centuries, to bi/triathlons. They will also list Adventure races. The name though escapes me at the moment and that is for the mid-atlantic region but I'm sure they have a NE one. A typical outdoor's store, mountain bike store may have it on the counter. It's a great place to start to find events.

Good luck, and have fun. The races are a lot of fun but they are not cheap!

Jay