Wisconsin Adventure Racing Society

SKMC Fall Race Updates

Hello Racers              

We are exicted to offer another adventure race for this October 13, 2012. This years race will be a 10-12 hour race. Meaning that the faster racers should finish the course in around 10 hours and the rest of the pack should take a little longer. This years race will have approx. 35-45 miles of road biking, 6-9 miles of single track mt. biking, 7 or so miles of paddling, some running and 2 navigation maps. These distance may change slightly before the race. As usual, read the Mandatory gear list , and read the Up Dates links here because they will be up dated as we get closer to race date. We already have racers signed up and if you want to race, please visit the Registration link. No race day registration please. We hope to see you out there.

W.A.R.S.

 

UP DATE

 

   Again, packet pickup is 5am-5:45am at Nordic shelter and pre race meeting is 6am-6:45am and race starts at 7am.   IMPORTANT - Your team will be  dropping  off canoes and canoe gear  at the Rice lake boat launch, I will have directions to Rice lake on the directions link.   If you are renting canoes , your canoe and paddles and pfds will already be there when you arrive during the race, race will start at Nordic shelter.  The directions to Nordic are on the directions link.    

  There will be areas on the course to get water, one of the areas will be both Nordic and Rice lake, there is bathrooms there also. 

You may pack away your cell phones during the paddling section so there is no risk to them.

   Locks for gear is another topic, while we will have volunteers at most areas, we can not always be watching or responsible for lost gear.  We have never had a problem with this, but we will require you  to bring both a lock for your bike and canoe, esp your canoe.  After you use your canoe at Rice lake, the canoe will be left unattended at times until you pick it up after the race.   This is on DNR land and is pretty secure, but i will have a cable by the shelter at Rice lake if you want to lock it after the race.  Thanks for working with us on this.  There will be one spot during the race where you will have to lock your bike.

   Double check the GEAR list again to make sure your team has everything on the list.  

    For those of you who  need State Park stickers for their cars and Trail passes for the mt. biking,  i will have envelopes for both at Nordic or if you are coming to the state forest Friday night, the station at Ottawa lake which is at the north end of the state forest, will be open until 10pm Friday.  Make sure you have them date the mt bike pass for Saturday the 13th.

    Navigation beginners clinic :   If you feel like your team really needs some navigation help, then contact me at andygmac61@gmail.com  and i will see about having a small clinic Friday night but the location of that clinic will be closer to the northern side of the southern kettle moraine forest....Thanks.

  Well that should do it, I look forward to seeing all of you on Saturday !!!    Andy and the WARS team.

 

 

 VOLUNTEERS

   While we do our best to always be well staffed during the race, we dont mind having a few more souls helping us out, so , if you have any friends coming out to watch the race and would like to volunteer , we have some simple jobs if they are interested , like taking times and such.  just let me know at andygmac61@gmail.com  Thanks.    Andy

 

 

UP Date         

  RENTAL  CANOES FROM  TIP- A- CANOE RENTAL

Any racer who wishes to rent a canoe, please notice the registration link.   Rental cost is 45$ per canoe.  Their cost not mine.   The canoes are aluminum and they will

provide paddles and PFDs also, however if you would rather use your own paddles and PFDs, that will be fine.   Just bring your gear to the race start and we will make sure your paddle gear will be at the canoe put in.