NMARC Sprint Race #1 - Rio Grande Adventure Race

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The first NMARC sprint race is on May 12th. The event will feature solid navigation as you hike, bike, paddle and scooter or rollerblade to find checkpoints within a 4 hour time frame. The paddle portion will be about 3 miles, the trekking leg will be about 3 miles, the biking leg will be 6 miles in length and the scootering/inlineskating/rollerskiing leg will be 3 miles in length. The race location will be in Albuquerque. Prepare to have a ton of fun down in the Rio Grande/Bosque area of town. The race start/finish location will be revealed about a week prior to the race. You and your teammates will work together to conquer some obstacles and navigate the course to find checkpoints.

Race Divisions: 4 Person Open

2 Person Coed

2 person Male

2 person Female

No soloists allowed for this race.

Race entry fee: $30/person

Your team will receive one MyTopo custom map, race instructions, race passport, post-race snacks, race insurance and some swag.

We are very pleased to work with Quiet Waters Paddling and New Mexico Kayak Instruction as our boat providers.

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Mike Hayes at 505.771.1234 or 877.45-FLOAT

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Canoe Rental Fee: $30/person(plus tax) - you will get the canoe or 2 solo kayaks, 2 PFDs, 2 paddles and boat delivery included

Please fill out QWPA waiver (http://www.quietwaterspaddling.com/events/nmarc-sprint-race-1-rio-grande) and get it back to Mike prior to the race.

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New Mexico Kayak Instruction

Kelly Gossett at 505-217-2187

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kelly@newmexicokayakinstruction.com

Kelly has 10-12 whitewater kayaks to rent out. Kelly requires minimum of 48 hours to rent a kayak. You will get a boat, PFD and paddle for your fee. You will also have to cartop your rental boat to the race and after the race is finished, return it to his shop.

As part of the use of the Rio Grande, New Mexico State Parks and the New Mexico Adventure Racing Club strongly urge participants to watch the Cold Water Boot camp video below as prerequisite for this race.

Race gear list: Some items on this list have links to our favorite AR gear source: REI (http://www.rei.com)

The NMARC suggests that you pick up all your AR gear at REI (http://www.rei.com)

Mandatory Team Gear(1 item per 2-person team)

Fully charged Cell Phone Emergency Medical Kit (http://www.rei.com/product/800721/adventure-medical-kits-ultralight-watertight-3-first-aid-kit) Boat (rent canoes from Mike or kayaks from Kelly above) Waterproof dry bag (http://www.rei.com/product/830045/sea-to-summit-ultra-sil-nano-dry-sack) capable of holding all mandatory small items (no garbage bags) UTM grid (http://www.rei.com/product/641456/universal-transverse-mercator-utm-grid-reader) Mandatory Individual Gear

Your choice: kick scooter, roller blades, rollerskis or you can run on foot for the first leg of the race (NO skateboards permitted in the race per our insurance coverage) Whistle (http://www.rei.com/product/761180/rei-tri-power-safety-whistle) Compass (http://www.rei.com/product/408011/suunto-m-2d-locator-compass) Mountain bike (http://www.rei.com/product/827757/cannondale-trail-sl-2-bike-2012)/Cyclocross bike (http://www.rei.com/product/830072/raleigh-rx-bike-2012)(no road bikes) Helmet (http://www.rei.com/product/731938/bell-influx-ii-bike-helmet) Thorn Resistant/Slime (http://www.rei.com/product/682443/slime-26-inch-tire-liners-twin-pack) Tires and Tubes (http://www.rei.com/product/732123/slime-presta-tube-26-x-175-212) Food (http://www.rei.com/search?cat=4500061&page_size=109&hist=cat%2C4500061%3AEnergy+Food+and+Drinks&pageSizeRedirect) Water Hydration pack (http://www.rei.com/product/811595/camelbak-classic-hydration-pack-70-fl-oz) or backpack Paddle -provided by your boat supplier or bring your own Life Jacket - provided by your boat supplier or bring your own Recommended Gear

Waterproof map case (http://www.rei.com/product/798007/sealline-medium-hp-map-case-16-x-145) Camera (http://www.rei.com/product/810611/gopro-hd-hero-naked-wide-angle-helmet-camera) Sunscreen (http://www.rei.com/product/815510/rei-sunblock-spf-50-1-fl-oz) Spare bike tubes (http://www.rei.com/product/732123/slime-presta-tube-26-x-175-212) Tire Pump (http://www.rei.com/product/784569/topeak-peak-master-blaster-dx-ii-mini-pump) or CO2 Cartridges (http://www.rei.com/product/760412/genuine-innovations-microflate-nano-mini-co2-inflator) Bike Repair Kit with chain tool (http://www.rei.com/product/718804/topeak-mini-9-multi-tool) Bike Computer (http://www.rei.com/product/786491/planet-bike-protege-90-wireless-bike-computer) PLEASE NOTE- THERE ARE MANY GOATHEAD THORNS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tribulus_terrestris) IN THIS AREA - YOU MUST HAVE A THORN PROOF TIRE/TUBE COMBINATION OTHERWISE YOU WILL WALK ALL OF THE MOUNTAIN BIKE PORTION OF THE RACE. GO TO REI AND HAVE THEM THORNPROOF YOUR BIKE TIRES.

Sponsors

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REI (http://www.rei.com)

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Albuquerque Division of Open Space (http://www.cabq.gov/openspace/)

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Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District(MRGCD) (http://www.mrgcd.com/)

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Bernalillo County Public Works (http://www.bernco.gov/PublicWorks/)