Monthly Adventure Race Training - Newport Back Bay and El Moro trails

Would you like to meet other local Adventure Racers, get in a fun day of training, and finish it off with a cold drink???

This event is less about competition and more about community. There are short options for anyone who just wants to get a amall taste of adventure racing and long options for fit folks looking to push.

We will start each leg as one big group that will quickly segment out into a long, medium, and short course group. Each group will finish the legs at approximately the same time. There will be guiding waypoints plotted in the Orienteer app. The only route options are to shorten or lengthen the distances.

Intro 8-8:15am: important pre-start info and App set up.

Leg 1 8:15am-10am: Bike (bring trek gear)

• Long loop 16.8 miles with 2,690’ elevation
• Medium loop 11.8 miles with 1,940’ elevation
• Short loop 7.0 miles with 1,150’ elevation

Leg 2 10am-11:15am: Lock bikes up. Trek up to 6.5 miles with 1,000’ elevation. Each group turns back after 30 minutes.

Leg 3 11:15am-12:00pm: Bike 9.0 miles 170’ elevation back to the cars.

Leg 4 12:15pm-2:00pm: Kayak (rentals available)

• Long loop 8 miles. Around Balboa island, Linda Isle, and then into scenic Back Bay.
• Medium loop 5 miles. Around Linda Isle, and then into scenic Back Bay.
• Short loop 3 miles. Towards PCH bridge, around the spit, and then into scenic Back Bay.

All kayaking ends at the sandy beach in front of Moe B’s Cafe. Early finishers can have drinks and congratulate the other groups as they arrive.