**OUACHITA
ADVENTURE RACE PRE-RACE INFO – April 24th, 2010***
The Ouachita
Adventure Race will be a challenging event with plenty of tough
terrain and some surprises. Racing in this part of Lake Ouachita is
definitely challenging. Expect tough hills, creek crossings and
plenty of paddling. Bring PLENTY OF BUG REPELLENT, the bugs are out
there and waiting. The temperature will be in the mid 70s and
prepare for some rain, make sure you plan on carrying water with you
anyway. Dehydration can happen at any tempature. Be sure to give a
big thanks to the Staff at Mountain Harbor Resort and Spa for the
support of our sport.
The course will be
a mix of trails and bushwhacking while the paddling section will be
on the open lake.
Registration will
be at the East Pavilion of Mountain Harbor.
Registration:
·
5:00pm to 7:00pm –
Pre-Race Check-in
·
6:00pm – Pre-Race
Dinner
·
7:00pm to 8:00pm -
Pre-Race Meeting
·
Race day schedule:
·
TBA - Race Start
·
7:00pm Race Cutoff
- All teams, regardless of course progression, must return to start.
·
6:00pm Post Race
Dinner
·
7:00 Awards
Ceremony
During Race Check
In you will need to bring your race gear with you and each team or
solo will be required to complete the following:
·
Gear Check
·
Navigation Skills
·
Rappelling Skills
Click here for directions to the start and HQ.
If you have any
last minute questions please email us at admin@ozarkextreme.com
or call us at (501)612-1045. Cell signals are intermittent out there
so leave a message if we do not answer and we will get back with you
as soon as possible.
3-19-2010 Navigation Clinic
After a bunch of
scheduling we have a date and location for our navigation clinic. On
April 10th , hosted at Pinnacle Mountain State Park, will be
our first clinic for 2010. We are hoping for a good turnout and with it
being pretty close to the Ouachita Adventure Race and Sprint,
participants should be pretty fresh on their navigation skills. Cost of
the clinic will be $40 per person and includes a goodie bag, maps and
navigation manuals. Sign up will be on both websites today, and you can
register up to the Wednesday before the clinic.
The clinic will start
at 1030am and finish at 330pm. Morning will be classroom style
instruction with the afternoon being all practical navigation. If you
have a gmrs radio feel free to bring it, as we use these for instruction
during the practical portion of the clinic.
Please email me if you have any questions about the clinic.
Day Clinic Schedule
Location:
Pinnacle Mountain State Park near Little Rock, AR
Maumelle River Pavilion
near boat ramp.
Map/Directions:
Directions Click here.
10:30 –
Navigation clinic to include:
·
UTM
coordinate plotting and grid identification
·
Compass familiarization and recommendations
·
Basic navigation with a standard 1:24,000 map
12:30pm –
Lunch Discussion – Team Dynamics
1:30pm –
Practical exercises in plotting and field navigation
3:30pm –
Course complete.
Clinic
Checklist:
ü
Lunch is not provided so pack yourself one or bring cash and we will
make a lunch run for everyone.
ü
Bring a few snacks and fill your water bottles or water bladders.
ü
Equipment List:
ü
Comfortable Pair
of Running Shoes or Trail Shoes
ü
Hydration system
or bottles for water
ü
Whistle
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Map Case or Zip
Lock Bag for Maps
ü
Compass
ü
UTM Reader
ü
Paper, Pen,
highlighter (optional) and Pencil, for notes and UTM Plotting
2-23-10 Race Updates
Registration for all
categories is now open, so be sure register early before the fees
increase.
Race planning is going
really well. It is amazing how much area we have to work with and the
great terrain to race over. The Ouachita National Forest is a great
resource for us to use and we continue to thank the people at Mountain
Harbor Resort for being our base of operations. If you get a chance to
get to go out to the resort please be sure to mention that we sent you.
In other news, a
Navigation and basic adventure racing clinic now being planned. Please
email
us here if you are interested in
attending this clinic. We will decide on a location for the clinic based
on where the majority of interested persons come from.
1-08-10 Registration Now Open
Registration is now open
for the 2010 Ouachita Adventure Race.
12-3-09 Race Announcement
We have officially
announced our 2010 event, we will be hosting it at Mountain Harbor
Resort on Lake Ouachita on April 24th.
10-12-09 - Race Summary
First let me thank all
of our Sponsors and Volunteers for making this race such a success. We
are proud to have been able to produce an event of this caliber and will
continue to bring you events like this one. Look for us to move this
event to spring of 2010 and make it a USARA National Qualifier. Expect
us to the same spectacular location for our base and be ready to explore
areas of Lake Ouachita not many people have seen. Thanks again to all of
the racers who came out and enjoyed our event. Until next year, check
back for info and updates.
