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Jun

20

Bike and Run Adventure Racing on a Budget

By Adrenaline

Gerald Fusil is a man who always puts his ideas into action and others follow. The founder of the Raid Gauloises, the world’s first true expedition race is always on the lookout to expand the sport. The cost of competing in adventure racing has reached a level that few teams can now afford. Organisers and adventure racers are faced with high travel and insurance costs. One way to attract racers is to offer large sums in prize money, and top teams can make a living, but what about the average racer.

Recently, during an annual Reunion D’Aventures race, Gerard Fusil added a bike and run discipline which required the four person team to share two mountain bikes during a couple of legs of the race. The trial was a success as teams were forced to think of tactics to complete the legs in the fastest possible way. Some teams doubled up on the downhill sections, others stayed, whilst the more successful set up a relay system with the rider going a set distance before leaving the bike at the edge of the track for their team mate, who would get on and then leapfrog them.

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Jun

19

Beginner Adventure Racing – Getting Started

By Adrenaline

Where does the beginner adventure racing start out? What work out plan for adventure racing should I use? What adventure racing gear is needed? What will race day be like? These are some of the questions answered by a beginner adventure racer.

Some racers have come from a tri-athelon background and for them the conversion is easy, it’s just a matter of replacing swimming with kayak or canoeing.

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