Little things like getting your bum used to sitting on a saddle for 10 hours is a skill in itself. Get used to moving. You don't need to be able to run for hours and hours but you do need to be able to keep moving for a long period of time. Go on long overnight hikes. When you've got endurance, the beauty is that your body keeps it and you just have it. Then just top it up. None of my training sessions now are more than three or four hours.
I just concentrate on speed and keeping myself fit. Get into a kayak. Kayaking is more of a skill and it can be harder to practise in cold winters. Again, get used to kayaking for four or five hours at a time.
Read Story. Embrace the race conditions. When I get close to a race I condition my body for that specific race. If I'm going somewhere cold, damp and gnarly I'll start walking through bush and forest and get used to going out into the cold and wearing layers.
If I'm going somewhere hot like the desert or South America, I'll go and do a bit of bikram yoga, or wear a lot of clothes, to get used to sweating a lot. The beauty of adventure racing is that the races are always in weird and wonderful places all over the globe. I've raced on every continent and in lots of different climates. Plan for it. Train in different disciplines. Running downhill is a skill to be practised. Do a bit of cycle training, running training, kayaking, strength work.
Work on making your legs stronger and you'll also need a bit of upper body strength. I think yoga is great, it keeps you really supple and helps you avoid injuries.
I do at least an hour or two of yoga each week and, touch wood, I've been injury free for about 10 years. Pick up that map. Local orienteering clubs are really good at training people, so research and see if there's any in your local area and go along and learn with others. If you want a more lesson based route, there are hundreds of providers out there offering navigation courses, ranging from introductory level to advanced skills and refreshers.
Why you should know how to read a map and compass Skyrunner and fell running expert Keri Wallace …. Try a Mountain Marathon. Mountain Marathons are weekend events where you almost always compete as a pair. You start on a Saturday morning and run for six or seven hours in the mountains, carrying your stuff for the evening. There are several types of adventure races.
Expedition races can span 3 days or more. But most popular are the Elite, Sport, and Sprint races that can range from 1 to 30 hours in length. There is typically no suspension of the clock during races, irrespective of length; elapsed competition time runs concurrently with real time, and competitors must choose if or when to rest. AR is a team sport. The entire dynamic of the sport revolves around getting team through the course. Team members take on different roles throughout the race to make this possible.
There are some great teams out there and the bonding and motivation of racing with a team is a wonderful aspect of the sport. There are many types of adventure races, usually designated by length 8-hour, hour, hour, etc.
The goal is to reach as many checkpoints as possible within a set timeframe, anywhere from four hours to ten days. Unlike most sports, adventure racing does not have a set course.
It is up to each team to determine the most efficient way to get from one checkpoint to another, relying heavily on reading a map correctly and making hundreds of decisions about terrain, altitude, trails, safety, weather, food, water sources, pace, direction, and more!
It may provide the best balance of brains and brawn of any sport in the world. The roots of adventure racing are deep and people debate the origin of the modern adventure race.
The off-road triathlon also helped fuel the sport of adventure racing with its multiple disciplines on wilderness courses. Most Americans first learned about the sport when the Eco-Challenge aired on television from That race spawned a grassroots movement that continues to this day throughout the United States and in many countries around the world.
The Eco-Challenge makes an exciting return in ! In Michigan, adventure racing has had a roller coaster ride, experiencing a huge surge in popularity in the late s and early s.
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