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August 29, 2006, TORONTO, ON: The 2006 Salomon Adventure Challenge Canadian
Championships (Salomon AC) promises to be the must-attend race of this
adventure racing season! Returning to Bark Lake, one of the best adventure
racing sites in Ontario, this 10-14 hour event will boast an incredible
athlete’s village, great prizes and a tough, but exciting race course.
“We're thrilled to be returning to one of our favourite host sites, Bark
Lake after several years away,” exclaimed Geoff Langford, president,
Frontier Adventure Racing. “Course designer Bob Miller has so much to work
with in the Haliburton area that racers are going to experience the best
that Ontario has to offer. And up for grabs - free racing in 2007 for the
top teams and a memorable season-ending wrap up party for everyone!”
While this event will crown the season’s championship, it is designed to be
a competitive and fun race open to all levels of adventure racers. This is
the opportunity to race with the best teams in Canada, on a course designed
by one of the most talented and imaginative course designers, without having
to qualify. The Salomon AC Champs is the perfect opportunity to cap off
the season, or to try adventure racing for the first time and prepare for a
full 2007 season.
The Salomon Adventure Challenge Series (est. 2001) was created to introduce
even more people to authentic, wilderness multi-sport racing. The focus of
this Series is fun and accessibility - probably why the Salomon Adventure
Challenge has become the largest adventure racing series in Canada. Open and
co-ed teams of three navigate their way across an unmarked, 40+ km
racecourse in both winter and summer months. In the end, teams are treated
to a 5-8 hour adventure including such disciplines as: trekking, mountain
biking, cross-country skiing, paddling, snowshoeing, caving, and even
snowtubing! The Salomon Adventure Challenge is truly "Where Adventure
Begins!"
About Salomon Canada
Salomon is one of the portfolio of sports brands of adidas-Salomon AG, the
number two sporting goods manufacturer in the world. In Canada, Salomon is
based in Concord, Ontario. Salomon design, development, and manufacturing
are located in Annecy, France. Salomon products include technical
mountaineering, backpacking and outdoor footwear; inline skates;
cross-country ski boots and bindings; alpine skis, boots and bindings;
Snowblades*; snowboards, and snowboard boots and bindings. The
adidas-Salomon brand portfolio also includes adidas footwear and apparel,
TAYLOR MADE golf clubs and accessories, MAVIC wheels and bicycle rims, and
BONFIRE SNOWBOARDING apparel and accessories. Salomon information can be
accessed on the World Wide Web at www.salomonsports.com.
About Frontier Adventure Racing Inc.
Adventure racing is a new sport that has exploded in popularity across North
America. Frontier Adventure Racing Inc. is leading that growth in Canada
with its incredibly popular Raid the North series. Now in its eighth year of
operation, Frontier Adventure Racing has established an international
reputation for solid logistics and challenging racecourses. These non-stop
races, ranging in length from 8-hours to six-days, require coed teams of
three or four to trek, mountain bike, paddle and negotiate fixed ropes,
while navigating an unmarked racecourse through the wilderness. The exact
course is kept secret until the night before the race and, even then, teams
are only given topographical maps and grid coordinates for the checkpoints
they must reach in order. Likened to an expedition with a stopwatch,
adventure racing requires teamwork, perseverance and strong navigation and
wilderness survival skills.
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