X-Marathon final instructions available

X-Marathon final instructions are now available. There were a few changes in equipment list highlighted below:

 

- It is mandatory to have for safety reasons to have Mobile phone (Telstra) in waterproof bag with full charge switched on during the race per team

 

- It is essential to have good waterproof bike computer, for Pro course it is also recommended to have two good bike computers per team for redundancy

 

- For everyone it is highly recommended to have pencil and ruler for Adventure Rogaine. 

FAQ - X-Marathon

 
  Q: What happen if team finished after Cut-off time?
A: Cut-off time is 24, 12, 4 hours for Pro, Adventure and Lite courses respectively. Teams finishing late will be penalised. 4 extra minutes for every started minute after Cut-off. It means that if you doing Lite course for example and you come up to finish 4 minutes 30 seconds later than 4 hours after the race start your result will be 4:24:30. Teams finishing more than thirty minutes late will be disqualified.
 
 
Q: Will it be any cut-off times in the middle of the course?
 
A: Yes, it will be cut-off times for certain stages outlined at the course description distributed along with maps and other race info. These cut-offs mean you will go short course. If short course is not described in Race documents distributed at the start, officials will let you know which check points to skip. 
 
 
Q: Can one of our team do not paddle or run or ride?
 
A: No.Team should stay together along the entire course.
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Race report by Kathryn - Winter Challenge 2011

8-hour Winter Challenge - The Race That Met Expectations...

Rushworth and Waranga Basin was the location of the 8-hour Winter Challenge organised by new Melbourne-based adventure race company “Adventure Junkie” - Maria and Serge. Expectations of the race were set high with promised electronic timing and checkpoints placed in correct positions and………….. YES they delivered.
 
The maps were accurate and with added touches including pre-lamination of the larger scale map for the kayak stage and two sets of every map per team, competitors enjoyed the navigation as well as the riding/biking/kayaking in a beautiful part of country Victoria.
 
The pace was quick from the onset with a 12km paddle via three checkpoints for those on the Pro course.
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Are you up for the Challenge?

Winter Challenge 2011 is over, but this is just a beginning!

Race is over, all teams crossed the finish line. Final results are now published and available here >>>

Photos are available >>> and video is coming very shortly.

Thanks everyone for coming and making this event happened!!!

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Kayak hire from PeakAdventure is available!

 
Melbourne based PeakAdventure company happy to provide a range of surf-skis both singles and doubles for Winter Challenge 2011!
 
This is an awesome package 20$ only for surf-ski, paddle, lifejacket and transportation to the start venue. Stable and relatively fast Finn Endorfinn skis are available for hire to suit beginners; confident paddlers also have wide choice of skis.
 
Please refer directly to our Peakadventure.com.au partner site to book suitable ski.
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