~ NEWS photo Paul McGrath

AMATEUR adventurers are set to test their mettle in the upcoming Storm the North Shore adventure race. The
inaugural event is set to take place October 22.

Billed’as the first-ever “any-
one can-do,it” adventure race,
Storm, the: North Shore is a
self-guided; multi-sport tour in
arace format: Th

for Oct. ,22, is designed to
accommiodate outdoor enthu-
‘siasts of all fitness and skill lev:
+ els.

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course involving hiking, pad-
dling and mountain biking in

- one of three different cate-
““ gories — beginner, intermedi-

ate or elite. Finish times could
range from anywhere between
3-6 hours, depending on the
“team’s pace and route selec-

tion. Routes can range from:

“under 20 km for beginners to
just under 50 kin for elites.
The beginner division is
geared toward families, corpo-
rate teams and kids age 12 and

*_up. The “wilderness fin run”

“style short-course will include a
paddling Segment, an casy-
level mountain biking course,
hiki ing and a series of * ‘mystery
tests.”

Intermediates follow much
the same course as beginners
but have a more advanced bik
ing leg which involves climb-
ing and single and doubletrack

rm’

sections. Intermediate “mys-
tery tests” will be more chal-
lenging: but will require no

~ specialized skills.

Elites, meanwhile, will have
to paddle farther, trek longer
and face some steeper climbs as
they strive to meet their goal.

Basic compass skills and a har-

ness are required.

On race day, teams will
check in at Lyna Canvon Park
at 8 a.m. and depart on a bus
for the siart line at 9:30 a.m.
The race begins one hour later
and the cutoff time for all
teams to finish storming is 5
p.m. A post-race awards recep-
tien is planned for 7 p.m.

The entry fee-for all cate-
gories is $48 per person before
Oct. 1 and $55 after that. For:
more information or. to. regis-

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again, ” said Warning, but by Sunday, she was already tigur-
ing out how she will do it differently for neat vear, Adams
plans to enter with her again.

“Pm going to have the bike stuff sorted out, it will be all
tuned and ready... We're not going to take such long rests
between stages but just change and go... we're going to start
training as svon as mv knee is healed.”

Ir must be something in the water... The North Shore
contingent entered in the sea2summit made an impressive
showing.

Women’s solo category:

2nd place: Carolyn Dauberry, North Vancouver
Sth place: Calla Romses, North Vancouver

6th place: Tara-Ann Mauro, North Vancouver
10th place: Ina Kerckhoff, North Vancouver
Men’s solo category:

Ist place: Dave Norona, North Vancouver

3rd place: Dave Howells, North Vancouver

7th place: Chris Stromgren, North Vancouver

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PAUL Hawman (left) andTim Destauriers (right) fine :
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