Don't miss the paddle practice day - Tuesday 25 November. Commonwealth Place, Lake Burley Griffin between 4-7pm.
Location for Novice Briefing Changed
The Novice Briefing this Friday night will be held at North Oval Pavilion - on the corner of Barry Drive and McCaughy St, O'Connor. It is across the road from the ANU Sports oval. For a map <click here>
The second event of the Paddy Pallin Adventure Race Series is set in Canberra. Celebrate the coming of summer, dig out your gear from the depths of the cupboards and get ready for some fun.
The course is secret until you pick up your maps at registration. But what we will tell you is that there are lots of different legs so there is never too long at any one discipline. For the Classic Course, if you add up the different legs the total distances will be up to 4km kayaking, around 15-20km on the bike and between 7-10km on foot. The Novice Course is about half the Classic Course distances. The Advanced Course will include a bonus leg and is available to the top 30 teams or those that finish the Classic Course within a certain time.
Disciplines include kayaking (kayaks, paddles and PFDs provided), mountain biking and running/walking and some surprises. You will be given maps and instructions at registration and it is up to you to navigate from checkpoint to checkpoint. Remember the whole team travels together.
You can compete in the Corporate Challenge by emailing Alina and asking to be entered in this additional category. Your team will then contend with other corporate teams for the Corporate Challenge and the well-deserved bragging rights on Monday morning (leaving you Sunday to take care of these muscle aches!). To enter this category you must satisfy the following 3 criteria: your team must enter the Novice Course, at least 2 out of 3 of the team members must be from the same company and your team name must integrate your company's name.
Entry confirmation and any further event information not contained on the web site will be emailed to the Team Captain. It is the Team Captains' responsibility to pass this information on to their team members.
Event Hub Bike Drop
The Event Hub is at Grevillea Park, Menindee Drive, East Basin, Lake Burley Griffin. This is near the Boat House Restaurant. For a map <click here>
There will be a coffee van here from 7am and the Sailability BBQ from 11:30am. The Paddy Pallin store will also be there for your last minute needs and lots of great specials. So get your family and friends to meet you at the finish and hang around for the presentation and enjoy the fun.
Bike Drop
There is a bike drop for the Classic Course teams. This will be at Majura Pines. The map will be posted here shortly. This is about a 10-15minute drove from the Event Hub. For a map of the classic course bike drop <click here>
Novice Course teams will need to bring their bikes to the Event Hub.
Event Schedule (updated 25 November)
Tuesday 28 October |
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6:00-9:00pm |
Gear & Info Night at Paddy Pallin Canberra, Lonsdale Street Braddon ACT |
Thursday 13 November |
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4:00-7:00pm |
Kayak training session. Commonwealth Place, Lake Burley Griffin. $10/person |
Tuesday 25 November |
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4:00-7:00pm |
Kayak training session. Commonwealth Place, Lake Burley Griffin. $10/person |
Friday 28 November |
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7:30– 8:30PM |
Novice Briefing (not compulsory) at North Oval Pavilion (map) |
Saturday 29 November |
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6:30AM |
Remote Bike Drop Open (Classic Course) |
7:00– 7:30AM |
Classic Course Registration* |
8:00 - 8:30AM |
Novice Course Registration* |
8:30AM |
Classic Course Board busses to start |
8:50AM |
Classic Course Race Briefing at start |
9:00AM |
Classic Course Race Start |
9:00AM |
Novice Bike Compound Open (near HQ) |
9:45AM |
Novice Course Race Briefing (Compulsory) |
10:00AM |
Novice Course Race Start |
2:00PM |
Presentation |
*At registration all team members will be required to sign an indemnity form. Maps will be given out at registration.
Novice Briefing
This briefing is open to any novice or any person who wants a recap on how the event works, how to prepare your maps and what to expect. We will also run a basic navigation and map reading lesson. If you haven't done an AROC event before or your navigation skills need a bit of wake up we really recommend you attend this briefing - it will make the event much more rewarding and enjoyable.
Novice Briefing - Friday night - Location changed: The Novice Briefing will be at the North Oval Pavilion, ANU (corner of Barry Drive and McCaughy St, O'Connor - map) on the Friday evening. Bring your high-lighters, compasses, pens etc.
Registration
We recommend that you get to the registration early to make sure you have time to look over the course and prepare your maps. You will need to come to the pre-race briefing ready to start.
Only one team member needs to come to register for the team. That person must however have with them an indemnity form signed by the whole team and all the team and personal mandatory equipment. Print out the indemnity form and have it signed before you come to registration. Note that your whole team can sign one form. If you are under 18 years of age you will need to print off your own form and have this form signed by your parent or guardian.
At registration you will need to:
• Hand in your signed indemnity form
• Check your team details and make changes if necessary
You will receive:
• Maps
• List of control descriptions
• Control card
• Course instructions
• 1 Sport Ident timing stick (must be returned after the event)
• 3 race bibs (these must be returned after the event)
Note that failure to return the timing stick will incur a $50 fee. Unreturned bibs will be charged at $30 each.
Mandatory Equipment
Adventure Racing is not on a fixed course and you will travel through bush and urban areas. For your safety there are certain items that each individual or team must carry during the event. The mandatory equipment applies to both the Novice Course and the Classic Course teams.
All competitors will need to supply their own mountain bike and helmet, food and water.
Each person must carry on themselves at all times during the event:
Each team must carry at all times during the event the following team mandatory equipment:
Although not compulsory we STRONGLY RECOMMEND a 'Sea to Summit' brand A4 size waterproof map case or ALOKSAK to protect your maps. Nothing else will keep your maps dry. If you need to purchase any of these or any other adventure racing products check out your local Paddy Pallin store or the online shop. The Paddy Pallin store will also be at the Event Hub for your last minute purchases and with lots of specials.
AROC Sport will provide kayaks, paddles, PFDs ("life jackets"), maps and instructions.
Race Rules
Please read the race rules. Race Rules can be found under the heading "INFO" >"Rules" – or you can click here.
For some tips for beginners and a sample Classic Course <click here>
For general pre-race information and instructions <click here>
