2015 Adventure Racing Training Program Do you enjoy the great outdoors, wilderness sports and have an adventurous spirit? You have heard of adventure racing but do not know how to get involved or started? This program includes 11 sessions that will teach you the basic skills required to successfully complete your first adventure race. You will receive classroom instruction as well as outdoor hands-on practice for trekking, mounting biking, canoe paddling, navigation, ropes, safety and teamwork. Watch this video for one of the area adventure races: youtube/watch?v=vwb1GtJYR0o The Adventure Racing Training Program will start with an introduction session on January 4th. Classes will be on Sunday afternoons at a time to be determined by the participants and will last 2 to 4 hours each. The classes will take place primarily in Wichita, but will also travel to Santa Fe Lake and Camp Horizon (east of Arkansas City). Because many of the activities will take place outside and the weather in early spring is unpredictable, there are make-up weekends sprinkled in the schedule if we need to move an activity. The adventure racing training program fee is $150.00 and includes all classroom materials, maps, “The Adventure Racers Guide to Land Navigation” book and canoe rental. Purchase of required racing gear as well as race entry fees are the student’s responsibility. Schedule Jan 4 Introduction Jan 11 Navigation Jan 18 Navigation Jan 25 No class Feb 1 Navigation. Field exercise (Wichita Nature Park) Feb 8 The nuts and bolts of adventure racing. Gear, safety, teamwork. Feb 15 Mountain bike. Trails (Miller’s Meadow) Feb 22 No class Mar 1 Mountain bike. Gravel roads with navigation (Santa Fe Lake) Mar 8 No class Mar 15 Make-up if needed Mar 21 Break Up 6 hr Adventure Race (optional if you are ready) (Milford Lake) Mar 22 Make-up if needed Mar 29 Canoe Paddle. Basic strokes (Santa Fe Lake) Apr 5 Canoe paddle. Navigation exercise. (tbd) Apr 12 Practice 4 hr Adventure Race (Camp Horizon) Apr 18 Off Road Rage 6 hr Adventure Race (Salina) Arp 26 Ropes – rappelling, ascending, and traversing Your instructor: Mark Alft has 13 years of adventure racing experience and has been an AR trainer for 10 years. He has raced in over 80 races including the 10 day Primal Quest. Additionally he is an Ironman triathlete and has 3 years of experience as a triathlon coach. Contact Mark at maalft at yahoo. Do it today to guarantee a reserved spot. Please pass this on to anyone you may think would be interested.
Posted on: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 20:42:52 +0000
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