The Gold Nugget Adventure Race has three duration levels (4hr, 8hr, and 12hr) and naturally we signed up for the longest one, the 12 hr "dirty dozen". You can register with between 2 and 4 people, coed or all male/female. Its not late to register!!! Here is what the race consists of as per the website, and this is pretty much all they tell you. You can see some "sneak peaks" of the course on the website but they are not very helpful. Some rocks, some water, some grass no kidding.
Dirty Dozen - 12hr
Mountain biking and pushing a bike - 4 hours
Paddling and portaging - 5 hours
Orienteering - 2 hours
Special challenges - 30 minutes
Asking yourself why you’re doing this - 30 minutes
The course and distances are not revealed until the start of the race. There Will be portages and you Will be canoing WITH your bikes in the canoe with you...interesting. The site mentions that you may want to have some kind of float for your bike in case you flip your boat. It also suggests bringing rolly wheels for the boats. Perhaps some bike towing might be involved if there is a long portage. We really just will not know what to expect until the gun goes off. We are planning to rent 2 canoes from the school for the weekend to use in the race (12 bucks for a canoe for the weekend, what a deal)First place is awarded a half refund of their entry fee as well as 50% off registration on their next "Bushwack Adventure Race". It's not too late to sign up and remember there are 4hr and 8hr courses as well. Fun fun fun.
(http://gnar07.wordpress.com/), registration on the right side link bar.
Another great trip in the making.
Views of the course "sneak peak:
