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CHALLENGE THE SHIELD
6-hour Ultra and 2-hour ADVENTURE RUN
Parry Sound, ON
MAY 7, 2023
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OVERVIEW
The Challenge the Shield Adventure Run is an awe-inspiring wilderness endurance challenge on the rugged Canadian Shield. Teams of two have up to 6 hours to tackle as many of the 30-40 checkpoint challenges amongst the iconic windswept pines, pristine lakes and granite rock barrens as they choose. The "choose-your-own-adventure" points-based course design is both beginner-friendly and an epic challenge of strategy and adventure for even the most experienced teams. Top teams will need to trek and run over a marathon in distance to get all the checkpoints. Each of the checkpoints or segments is assigned both a difficulty rating and teams decide what difficulty and as many checkpoints as they want to tackle. You decide the adventure! Challenge your friends. Challenge the Shield! HOST SITE Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre 
ADVENTURE RUN FORMATS
6-hour Ultra Adventure Run: Teams of two will begin with a 10-15 km point-to-point series of 10-12 checkpoints (checkpoints must be taken in order). After completing that stage of the race they can tackle as many of the remaining checkpoints or segments (35-40 in total) in any order in the 6-hour time limit. Total distance to get all checkpoints is approximately 45-50 km. 2-hour Adventure Run: Teams of two will have up to 2-hours to run, hike or trek to as many of the 15-20 checkpoint or segment challenges as possible. Total distance to get all checkpoints is approximately 10 km. CHECKPOINT AND SEGMENT CHALLENGES A checkpoint is a feature in the landscape that a team must navigate to using the race map while a segment is a marked route on a trail that teams must follow. These challenges are marked on race maps like this: 
The colour-shape difficulty rating system is used to indicate the physical and technical difficulty of the challenges:
6-hour: 35-40 checkpoints/segments (breakdown of checkpoint/segment announced in April) 2-hour: 15-20 checkpoints/segments (breakdown of checkpoint/segment announced in April) CATEGORIES 6-hour: Coed, Male, Female, Masters (average age >50) 2-hour: Open, Junior (12-18), Family (one adult, one child <16) *age as of December 31, 2023. AWARDS & PRIZES Awards will be given to the first place team in all categories and to the top 3 teams in all categories with at least 10 entries. We also hope to have some draw prizes from our sponsors. RULES & REQUIRED GEAR All participants are required to review the Challenge the Shield Adventure Run rules and carry required gear during the race. Race updates and racer information packages with rules and required details will be posted here in February. REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE Registration is now open! All fees are for a team of two. Registration limited to a total of 100 teams. Entry deadlines: Early by March 22, 2023; Normal by April 12; Late by May 3, 2023. 6-hour race: ALL TEAMS: Early $160; Normal $175; Late $190 (Juniors 50% off, use JUNIOR50 discount code) 2-hour race: OPEN: Early $125; Normal $140; Late $155 JUNIOR: Early $45; Normal $60; Late $75 FAMILY: Early $85; Normal $100; Late $115 *Entry fee includes race maps, post-event food, timing chip rental, race swag, and event insurance. Entry fee does not include Zone-4 online transaction. Register Here! List of confirmed teams EVENT DAY SCHEDULE (tentative) 0700-0815: 6-hour Ultra gear check and race packet and map pick-up 0830 6-hour Ultra pre-race briefing 0900 6-hour Ultra mass start 0915-1030 2-hour race gear check and race packet and map pick-up 1015 Free navigation tips clinic 1030 2-hour pre-race briefing 1100 2-hour race mass start 1300 2-hour race finish 1500 6-hour race finish 1330-1630 Post-race meal and awards CONTACT Wil Smith and Mike Waddington ChallengeTheShield365@gmail.com ADVENTURE RACING ONTARIO Challenge the Shield 6-hour Ultra Adventure Run is an official race in the 2023 Adventure Racing Ontario Series. For more information on other races in the Adventure Racing Ontario Series click the logo. |
