Discussion: Sold out and course preview
in: Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Raid the Hammer (Nov 13, 2011 - Hamilton, ON, CA)
Oct 17, 2011 10:14 PM
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Just under 4 weeks to go and this race is well on its way to another sell out. Only 25 team spots remain with the regular entry fee deadline ending later this week. Team MBR/Dontgetlost.ca (winner's of the 2011 Trifecta Cup hosted by CNYO) test ran the course yesterday in preparation for the World Adventure Racing Champs in Tasmania. This is what Tim and Audrey said about the course:
"The woods are so open and runnable that it makes the off-trail
sections a lot of fun. Some of the trail sections are going to be
tricky though with a lot of strategy."
This year's course offers a good mix of trail running sections and some of the nicest orienteering southern Ontario has to offer. Orienteers certainly won't want to miss this race and we'll explain a little more about why that is the case in a few weeks.
"The woods are so open and runnable that it makes the off-trail
sections a lot of fun. Some of the trail sections are going to be
tricky though with a lot of strategy."
This year's course offers a good mix of trail running sections and some of the nicest orienteering southern Ontario has to offer. Orienteers certainly won't want to miss this race and we'll explain a little more about why that is the case in a few weeks.
Oct 18, 2011 11:20 PM
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What governs your 100 team limit? Is it self-imposed for organizational reasons, or is there an environmental impact concern from the land managers, or something else?
Oct 19, 2011 1:01 AM
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Bash:
Exactly - numbers are restricted by the conservation authority that manages the land.
Oct 19, 2011 9:07 PM
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The conservation authority and GHO worked together to set the 300 participant limit. Last year we had 108 teams when the race was in a different location.
Bob Miller, one of Canada's top adventure racers is off to the World AR Champs tomorrow but he still managed to get in some last minute training yesterday and test ran this year's Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Raid the Hammer with his full expedition AR pack. He loved the route choice, open woods and route choice.
Bob is also the race director for the Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Snowshoe Raid and co-course planner (with Bash) for Canada's top 24 hour adventure race the Wilderness Traverse. Check out the FB page for next year's WT race course planning. Sweet, sweet terrain.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.26346563...
Oh and RTH is over 80% sold out now.
Bob Miller, one of Canada's top adventure racers is off to the World AR Champs tomorrow but he still managed to get in some last minute training yesterday and test ran this year's Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Raid the Hammer with his full expedition AR pack. He loved the route choice, open woods and route choice.
Bob is also the race director for the Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Snowshoe Raid and co-course planner (with Bash) for Canada's top 24 hour adventure race the Wilderness Traverse. Check out the FB page for next year's WT race course planning. Sweet, sweet terrain.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.26346563...
Oh and RTH is over 80% sold out now.
Oct 20, 2011 4:24 PM
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Bash:
Thanks, Hammer! If you're not on Facebook, this link should work for WT photos.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.263465633...
RTH is now 85% sold out. There's always a flurry of activity near the registration deadlines.
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.263465633...
RTH is now 85% sold out. There's always a flurry of activity near the registration deadlines.
Oct 21, 2011 12:09 AM
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Look who has already signed up: COF Exec Director, Charlotte McNaughton; Alex Hutchinson of Sweat Science fame; Will Hawkins and Nick Duca orienteers from Team Foreigners; Adventure Racer extrordinaire, Barb Campbell; Top Cdn triathlete, Sean Bechtel; Salomon gear guy and AR guru, Pete Cameron; Bruce Trail solo record holder, Charlotte Vasarhelyi; former Nor-Am O Champions Wil Smith, Katta Smith and Mark Adams; and 250 other dontgetlost adventure runners!
Oct 21, 2011 12:51 AM
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Yup and you will find out why on the Monday before the race when we send out he pre-race info.
Oct 21, 2011 4:15 AM
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Bash:
Claudia Johnston, Triathlon Magazine Canada's 2010 Age Grouper Triathlete of the Year - sub-10 hours at the Kona World Championship
Jason Urckfitz - Winner of the inaugural Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race
Jason Lane - Past Solo Winner of STORM the Ten
Angus Doughty, Nicky Cameron, Pete Cameron - Members of winning team at the inaugural Wilderness Traverse 24-hour adventure race
A gaggle of current and past Canadian Orienteering Champions
... OK, I think I'm too scared to race against these people!
Jason Urckfitz - Winner of the inaugural Bruce Peninsula Multisport Race
Jason Lane - Past Solo Winner of STORM the Ten
Angus Doughty, Nicky Cameron, Pete Cameron - Members of winning team at the inaugural Wilderness Traverse 24-hour adventure race
A gaggle of current and past Canadian Orienteering Champions
... OK, I think I'm too scared to race against these people!
Oct 21, 2011 6:17 AM
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Bash, you didn't mention that there are several former North American rogaine champions too.
Oct 21, 2011 11:44 AM
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Yes a great field despite many top adventure racers racing at the AR World Champs.
Oct 21, 2011 12:36 PM
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Stop. You're intimidating "the rest of us".
Start giving course hints, instead. To even the field, I propose that no one named above be given the hints...
Start giving course hints, instead. To even the field, I propose that no one named above be given the hints...
Oct 21, 2011 1:12 PM
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Add Adrian Lambert, Canadian National Mountain Running team and past All-Canadian CIS cross runner.
Oct 21, 2011 1:57 PM
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Add dlevine. Most Salomon Dontgetlost.ca Adventure Run finishes by an American! ;-)
OK some hints (this will be on the web site soon)
1) 25-27K depending on the route you take and the matrix strategy.
2) Over 1200m of climb (I stopped counting when I got that high)
3) 500m of road running.
4) 1km of XC-running
5) 500m of rail trail running
6) matrix section where teams can split up but this time MUST remain on the trails
7) A mud run with super duper steep climb and then a downhill slalom.
8) Sweet single track trail running
9) 3 scramble CPs, 3 mud run CPs, 19 normal CPs, 9 (yes 9) matrix CPs
10) World Class orienteering
...and as of 10am only 8 spots left.
OK some hints (this will be on the web site soon)
1) 25-27K depending on the route you take and the matrix strategy.
2) Over 1200m of climb (I stopped counting when I got that high)
3) 500m of road running.
4) 1km of XC-running
5) 500m of rail trail running
6) matrix section where teams can split up but this time MUST remain on the trails
7) A mud run with super duper steep climb and then a downhill slalom.
8) Sweet single track trail running
9) 3 scramble CPs, 3 mud run CPs, 19 normal CPs, 9 (yes 9) matrix CPs
10) World Class orienteering
...and as of 10am only 8 spots left.
Oct 21, 2011 2:35 PM
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For sure the the team "Mike Tyson vs Serghei" has the best name.
Oct 21, 2011 2:48 PM
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Michael Lucente, Tyson Dyck and Serghei Logvin! Great name and a great team.
Oct 21, 2011 4:15 PM
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and now we have Chris Piller added to the mix racing with Eric Batty who won Logs, Rocks and Steel and set the record for the LaCloche Silhouette Trail run in Killarney Park.
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