Adventure Racing is back for it’s 6th year in Huntsville with the Frontier Adventure Challenge, schedule for Saturday, April 30, 2011 at Hidden Valley Resort.  Are you interested in learning more about the sport of adventure racing? Thinking about competing someday? Want to be part of an exhilarating experience? Join us as a volunteer!  A critical element of staging a successful adventure race is a dedicated team of volunteers on-site during the event. These individuals are a much needed source of information for support crews and competitors out on the course, as well as the reassuring and welcoming faces that teams first encounter when they arrive at a checkpoint or cross the finish line.  It’s also can provide you with a rare opportunity to get out on the course and cheer on your family and friends.  Simply stated, we couldn’t do it without you!  To learn more about the Frontier Adventure Challenge, how you can help, the rewards of being a volunteer and how you can register, please visit the web site at http://www.raidthenorth.com/volunteers.html

Canadian Shield erupting from the forest floor…mud bogs that will
swallow your bike…trails that snake through diverse forests sprouting
new green life…maybe sunshine, maybe rain…and 300 other crazies full
of anticipation at the start line.

Grab two friends or strangers, or go solo, and join us on Saturday, April
30 at the Hidden Valley Resort to kick off your summer adventure racing
season, as we take you off the beaten path in the Frontier Adventure
Challenge – Huntsville.

TOP-NOTCH COURSE DESIGN: After their noticeable performances in our 2010
season, we’ve handed over course design to Rob, Lowell & Mike of Team
Six Feet Under. Locals and experienced racers with incredible knowledge
of the area, they’ve put together a course we never would’ve thought
of – great new trails and forest, challenges for both the experienced
and new racer, and more mudholes than you can imagine! You’re going to
love it!

IMPROVED ACCURACY AND RESULTS: We heard your concerns! We’ll be sending
out a test team in the spring to ensure the course delivers. We’ll have
our CPs reviewed by a professional orienteering course-setter. And
we’re introducing SportIdent tracking so your results will be fast and
accurate.

WIN RACE DISCOUNTS: Top teams in each category, and the top solo racer,
are each rewarded with a 50% discount on the Fall Classic in September.

For more details, including registration, check out

http://raidthenorth.com/2011/Huntsville/index.php

Lorraine at Motivations Fitness has kindly offered four free classes to registered HEAT members coming up in the next couple of weeks.  Please call Motivations (789 9435) or email them at motivations@bellnet.ca to register for one or more of the classes:

Saturday 10^th April……………………..Two hour  Endurance spin ………….8:15am

Wednesday 14^th April……. …………..Yoga for runners ………………5:15pm

Thursday 15^th April …………………….Pilates ………………………….5pm

Friday 16^th April ………………………..Yoga for Athletes ……………. 6:15am

Signing up for one or more classes: Please make sure that you sign up at least 48hrs before the class

If you have to cancel for some reason: Please be courteous and call or email them if you aren’t going to make it.  It might mean that someone on the waiting list could get into the class.  Their phone # is 789-9435 or they can e-mail us at motivations@bellnet.ca.

Happy training….gotta love the sunshine!!!!!

Rich

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Skijoring is a sport which has its roots in Scandinavia, and simply constitutes any energetic dog pulling a cross-country skier!
The skier wears a skijoring harness, the dog wears a sled dog harness, and the two are connected by a length of rope (with a built in bungee). There are no reins or other signaling devices to control the dog: The dog must be motivated by its own desire to run, and respond to the owner’s voice for direction.

Don’t have the equipment?  No problem! There will be some gear onsite to borrow and instruction on how to effectively ski and guide your dog.  This is your chance to try a new  emerging sport with your own dog (who should be more than 30 lbs) or one that is already trained.

Standard Park day rates will apply…
Questions?  Contact Matt or Kristi at The Bike Shop in Gravenhurst at (705) 687-7433 or Lowell at lowell@heatitup.ca

Neil Jefferson and I ran the Hardwood Hills 3km loop in snowshoes on Saturday afternoon. It was absolutely beautiful with temperature of -14 °C and sunny blue skies. His running snowshoes being much smaller than my more traditional snowshoes seemed to be of some advantage, not to mention is long Kiwi legs propelling him in huge leaps down the hills Looking forward to participating in the upcoming Snowshoe race on January 24th. Nothing like snowshoe running to pin your heart rate in the upper 90%.

I also got a short skate ski in and ran across a few racers getting ready for the local Muskoka Loppet and Canadian Ski Marathon in Quebec. Jimmy Brendish was out on his skate skis as well, and Dave Gibson put in a huge effort with 80km on his classic skis. Of course, the ever present Steve Jones was out instructing for the Arrowhead Nordic Ski Club Ski for Fitness class on Saturday.

Sunday morning, the Six Feet Under adventure racers got in a 11km run and crossed paths with the 9am Sunday morning running group that meets at the Tim Hortons on Hwy 60.

Sunday afternoon, the Ontario Winter Games crew were out doing a dry run for the games next weekend. The sprint races are on Saturday Jan 16th, while the distance races are on the morning of Sunday Jan 17th. (Draft Schedule) This had the Arrowhead Race Centre team out to race the new Sprint loop – an exciting, fast paced event to watch.

Register now for the Muskoka Loppet or the Snowshoe Races.

Hope you had a great weekend!

Rob Horton

There are now three races. The course is the Lookout Trail (now known as Hardwood Hill Trail), which is a 3km loop. We will have: 3km individual, 9km individual, 9km relay

The relay is for two or three person teams. The rule is that each team can only use one pair of snowshoes. That should make for a fun race.

For the draw prizes: two pair of GV cat Trail running snowshoes ($180 pr), gaiters, poles, gift certificates, and lots more.

For place prizes : 3km- $25 gift certificates from Running Free (1st place male, 1st place female), 9km individual -$50 gift cert. from Running Free (1st male, 1st female), 9km relay – working on it.

So I encourage you to put together a team or race as an individual. Let me know if you need snowshoes. I have one pair that someone can borrow. Also, AO and Sharpley’s rent them.

Register Now

If you aren’t able to race, I do need some volunteers. Call me at 789-9716 or email – jumanji96@hotmail.com

Want to go cross-country skiing on Saturday afternoon, but don’t want to go alone? Post a note to the ‘Join Me…I’m going Cross-Country Skiing‘ Forum Group with the details: where, when, how far you plan to go and invite members to join you. Want to keep up to date with who’s doing what? Subscribe to the Join Me… Group RSS feed.

We’ll soon be adding other forum groups to help give you a voice and get the ball rolling on a number of new training groups.

To get started, all you need to do is register.