RACE START AND FINISH =NORDIC SHELTER
CANOE /KAYAK DROP= RICE LAKE DROP BOATS
BEFORE COMING TO RACE START
Complete addresses to both below
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RACE UP DATE 10/1 2022
Hello Adventure Racers ! We have
a good turnout of racers and the
weather is finally turning nice and
fall like, trees are changing colors.
Its a good time of year to Adventure
Race !
That being said , we have some
important items to go over here.
ALL RACERS NEED TO BRING A
LONG SLEEVE SHIRT FOR A
GAME WE WILL BE PLAYING TO START
THE RACE. While most of this event
is serious endurance racing, we like to
start things off with a simple game.
Make sure you go down on this page
and have your WAIVER printer out and
signed with your USARA number on
the waiver. The link is below. If
you are not a United States Adventure
Racing Associated member then you can
still click on the USARA link below and
sign up for the ONE day membership.
There is a 8$ fee and make sure you
date that for October 15th. Then print
it out with your membership number and
print out and sign the waiver and bring
it on race day for us
THIS IS A USARA RACE AND WE CAN
NOT LET YOU RACE UNLESS YOU HAVE
A MEMBERSHIP NUMBER AND SIGNED
WAIVER. We had people show up last
year without doing the membership or
wavier and it was difficult to try and sort
that all out when we are handing out
race info. Thank You for taking care
of this in advance so we can then
have the volunteers hand out the race info.
CANOES AND KAYAKS
RENTING CANOES
For those of you who are renting
canoes, your canoes will be waiting
for you at Rice lake. You will have
rental paddles and rental pfds'
Just make sure you bring exact change
of 30$ for the rental or a check made
out to Andy McCarthy Thank You
BRINGING YOUR OWN CANOE/KAYAK
For those of you who are racing solo,
you will be bringing your own kayak.
we are NOT renting kayaks.
For those of you who are bringing
their own kayaks or canoes, YOU
WILL BE DROPPING YOUR BOAT
OFF BEFORE YOU COME TO THE RACE
START LOCATION.
CANOE DROP IS THE RICE LAKE PICNIC
AREA. Rice lake is near the town of
Whitewater WI. Address is:
N7971 State Park Road Whitewater
WI 53190
We will have a BOAT DROP sign near
the picnic shelter there and you will
be dropping your canoe/kayak and
your paddles and pfds at the picnic
area before coming to race start.
I would put your paddles, pfds and
any food or water you want UNDER
your canoe or kayak.
I will have a cable there if you would
like to lock your canoe/kayak to it. We
can not always guarantee that a volunteer
will be watching, so its up to
you to accept responsibility if you want
to lock your boats. Thank You
THERE IS NO WATER AT RICE
LAKE, SO EVEN IF YOUR RENTING
A CANOE, YOU MAY WANT TO DROP
SOME OFF AT THE PICNIC AREA
BEFORE YOU COME TO RACE START
There are bathrooms however.
You will have to bring enough food
and water to last your event.
RACE START is the Nordic Shelter
N 9084 Co Road H
Whitewater WI 53190
PACKET PICK UP TIMES
are listed below for both
8 hour and 4 hour teams
We are racing on state park land so
your vehicle must have a WI state
park sticker. Info to obtain one is
below
If you are a 8 hour team , you will
need a Mt Bike pass. Info for that is
below. Please take care of both
the vehicle sticker and Mt bike pass
before you come to race start . Thanks
FREE NAVIGATION CLINIC
Just for those who are in need of some
navigation help, i am offering my time
for free, I will be at the Race start,
Nordic shelter , at 4pm Friday before
race. Bring your compass and we
will covers tactics and tips for navigation
and racing. Please email me at
andygmac61@gmail.com if you would
like to join us. Plan on about 1-2 hours
VOLUNTEERS
While we do have help, we can always
use another hand.
If you have a friend or companion who
is interested in helping out a little, we
can always use another hand. That
person will receive the coveted Race
Shirt and see the action
up close and personal. The jobs are
normally pretty simple, like taking time
splits etc. Just email me at
andygmac61@gmail.com if you
are interested Thank You
I know this is alot of info, but it
helps us out if you read all the
UP DATES below
This is most of your updates. I will
probably list one more before the race.
But all of your info is here.
I look forward to seeing all of you!
RACE UP DATE 9/18
Racers , for the 8 hour racers, there
will be a 200 yard portage for the paddle
leg of the race. You will be allowed to
carry your canoe or kayak for the
portage or bring wheels for your boat.
The 4 hour racers will NOT have a
portage
Please read ALL the UP DATES below and
visit this page a week before the race
for last info Thanks Andy
Race Up Date
NEW THIS YEAR, your team can save money
and bring their own canoes and or kayaks
or you can rent canoes only.
No racing canoes or kayak designs, just
recreational and touring canoes and kayaks.
If you bring your own canoe, please do
not put 4 in a canoe instead bring two canoes.
If you are putting 3 racers in a canoe,
bring a third seat and practice this on the water,
it can be unstable. If you are bringing your
own canoe and or kayak ,please bring a
lock for the boat and cable. We will not always
have a volunteer watching, so your gear
is your liability. If you are bringing your own
gear and renting a canoe, pleae bring your
paddles and pfds to race start. If you are
renting a canoe, please go to the
registration page , you will pick how many
canoes your team will want to rent and
your team will bring 30$ per canoe in either
cash or check made out to Andy McCarthy .
Bring cash or check to race start.
We will NOT have kayak rentals this year,
just canoes.
However you may bring your own kayak.
Rental canoes include paddles and pfds.
A good example is this;
3 person teams could be a combination of 2
in a canoe and 1 in a
kayak or all 3 in one canoe.
You could also have all 3 in their own
seperate kayaks, as long as your team stays
together. Just remember we are renting
canoes but NOT kayaks
However it is your choice if you want
to rent a canoe or bring your own.
Or if you want to bring your own kayak
Thank You
IMPORTANT !
Remember to bring your signed
waiver with your USARA number on it.
Make sure your vehicle has a state park
sticker. More info below
PACKET PICK UP AND RACE TIMES
For 8 hour racers
Nordic Shelter ( directions below )
Packet pick up 6am to 6 30 am
Race meeting 7am
Race start 7 45 am finish 4pm
4 hour racers
Packet pick up 9 30am at
Nordic shelter
Race Meeting 10 30am
Race Start 11am finish 3 pm
Directions for the 2022 Adventure race
The SKMC will begin and end at the Nordic
shelter Area in the Southern Unit of the Kettle
Moraine State Forest. Shelter address:
N 9097 County road H
Whitewater wi 53190
This address will take you to the
John Muir and Nordic shelter
Nordic Shelter is on the EAST side of
the road
Motels in Whitewater wi are about
7 miles to the SW of the race start.
Camping can be obtained for the race
in the Southern Kettle Moraine
forest. For more info go to
www.dnr.wi.gov or 1-888-WIPARKS
or
262 594 6200. Camp at either Pine Woods
campgrounds or Ottawa
Lake. This camping is about 15 miles north
of Nordic Shelter
Awards ,
All co-ed teams will race against each other
Metals in: 4 and 8 Hour races
1st= Co Ed Division
1st= Open Division MM and FF
1st= Solo Male and Solo Female
1st= Over All winner in the 8 Hour
Please join us after the race for
Food , Drink, Prizes
MASKING AND COVID CONCERNS,
OUR TEAM IS VACCINATED AND
IT IS NOT MANDATORY to wear
a mask however if you would like to
wear a mask , you should.
IMPORTANT This is a USARA event so
Each racer must have a USARA license/member.
Licenses/ membership are
$8 for a single day, or $35 for an annual.
Purchase your annual ($35) or single day ($8)
membership at this link:
IMPORTANT
When purchasing a
single day membership, be sure to set your
membership start date as race day: 10/15/2022
Most of you are already usara members so you
just need to sign the wavier with your member
number and take care of the rest below
WAIVER
IMPORTANT, each member of your team must sign
this wavier and waiver must be printed out with their
name , date and USARA membership number on it.
then bring it to the race start to allow your team to race.
Sign and date and put your member number on
Remember to bring it to the race start please
IMPORTANT,
we are racing on state of wisconsin property so
each vehicle must have a WI state park sticker,
If your vehicle does not have a sticker , you can
8 $ for one day , dated for 10/15/22 or
annual for 28 $
If you are racing the 8 hour race
We will also be Mt biking on state property, so
a trail pass dated for Oct 15th or purchase an
annual trail pass. Trail passes can be obtained
at Ottawa lake campgrounds below, or I will
have envelopes at the Mackie shelter/ race
start. If you need to purchase a trail pass,
please bring 5$ to the race check in or purchase
one at Ottawa lake campgrounds .
REMEMBER TO DATE TRAIL PASS FOR 10/15
4 hour racers do not need a trail pass because
you will not be mt biking however your
vehicle will need a state park sticker
PLEASE READ THE MANDATORY GEAR LIST ON
LINK TO THE LEFT AND RACE RULES
I WILL BE CHECKING FOR REAR BIKE LIGHTS
AND BRIGHT BIKING TOPS FOR YOUR SAFETY
THANK YOU
IF ANY OF YOUR FRIENDS WOULD
LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AR
AND WOULD LIKE TO VOLUNTEER
AT THE RACE. PLEASE LET ME
KNOW . THEY WOULD RECEIVE
THE COVETED RACE T SHIRT AND
A FREE MEAL ! CONTACT OUR TEAM
AT ANDYGMAC61@GMAIL.COM
Please read all of these Up Dates below.
A few key points. Make sure you have a
rear bike light , the red flashing type is best.,
We want all racers to be safe on the road..
Make sure you are wearing a Bright top.
Red, orange, or bright green is best. Also
look over the Gear list.
If your team does not have state of WI trail
pass for the Mt. biking, we will have
them at the race meeting. Trail pass is 5$.
Because you will be parking your
vehicle on State land. Your vehicle
will also need a day pass. If you need one,
we will have the passes
there also for 8$ in state and 11$ out of
state. Thank You. The WARS team. PLEASE
BRING EXACT CHANGE but if you can obtain
the stickers and passes before coming to race
start this helps us out .
