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CHALLENGE THE SHIELD
ADVENTURE RUN WEEKEND
Parry Sound, ON
MAY 1-2, 2027
SAVE THE DATE
MAY 1: Adventure Run Training & Team Canada Orienteering Challenge
MAY 2: CHALLENGE THE SHIELD ADVENTURE RUN
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RACE UPDATES
Final Results 6-hour Final Results 3-hour Upload your GPX trail to livelox FINAL Team List OVERVIEW The 5th annual Challenge the Shield Adventure Run on May 2nd is an awe-inspiring wilderness endurance challenge on the rugged Canadian Shield. Teams of two run or trek to as many of the 36 checkpoint challenges as they choose amongst the iconic windswept pines, pristine lakes and granite rock barrens. Each checkpoint is assigned a difficulty rating and points value and teams decide how many checkpoints they want to tackle. 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. You decide the adventure! Challenge your friends. Challenge the Shield! Make it an adventure running weekend with our optional Adventure running training and Team Canada Orienteering Challenge on Saturday May 1st. See below for details. HOST SITE Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre (Parry Sound, Ontario). Link to Georgian Nordic weather station. ADVENTURE RUN RACE DISTANCES Teams can choose between two race distances: 6-hour Adventure Run Up to 36 checkpoints. Up to ~35 km in distance. Maximum points: 2,500. 3-hour Adventure Run Up to 20 checkpoints. Up to ~17.5 km in distance. Maximum points: 1,250. 3-hour race participants will have the option to use a GPS Map App to assist with navigation. See event guide for details. CATEGORIES 6-hour: Coed, Male, Female, Masters (average age >50) 3-hour: Open, Juniors (ages 13-19), Family (1 adult and 1 to 3 kids under 13 years of age) *age as of December 31, 2027. CHALLENGE STICKERS & AWARDS Challenge yourself at Challenge the Shield! The overall (coed) winning team will take home our Challenge the Shield mascot Squirrelly George for the year (George as in Georgian Nordic and squirrelly because you gotta be a little bit squirrelly to do a race like this right!). There will also be prizes for the first-place team in all categories (Coed, Male, Female, Masters, Open, Junior). The Challenge the Shield is also about challenging yourself. Whatever your age or experience we would like to reward your achievements in this race. How many checkpoints can you find? How many points can your team get? Challenge the Shield Points Challenge Gold, Silver, and Bronze CTS stickers will be given to teams that get 2000, 1500, and 1000 points, respectively! All teams will get a Challenge the Shield participation sticker! Any teams that navigate to the perfect 2500 points total will have completed Ontario's Toughest Navigation Race and will be Crowned as Ontario's Toughest Navigation Racers. CHALLENGE THE SHIELD ALL-TIME POINTS LEADERBOARD Check out our Challenge the Shield All-Time Points Leaderboard. Challenge yourself and friends to reach our all-time points milestones of 5,000 or 10,000 points. The all-time points leaderboard accumulates points from both our CTS Adventure Run and CTS Adventure Race. Milestone prizes will be distributed at the next race you enter. Congratulations to our 10,000 points club athletes. (updates coming soon) Congratulations to our 5,000 points club athletes. (updates coming soon) Current leaderboard (updates coming soon) EVENT GUIDE, RULES & REQUIRED GEAR Event guide will be available in mid April, 2027. Download our 2026 Event Guide for details on the race, required gear, race day schedule, race waiver, and more. ADVENTURE RUN REGISTRATION & ENTRY FEE Entry fee is for a team of two*. Entry cap of 100 teams. * Family category teams can have 2, 3, or 4 members. Entry fee includes two copies of all professional customized race maps, host site day-use fees, customized ace swag (i.e., t-shirt, hat, mug, glass), race participation sticker, a post-race pizza for each team, and a 2027 Challenge the Shield Parry Sound membership to cover race insurance. Entry fee does not include HST or Zone-4 online transaction fee. Entry deadlines: Early until Jan. 29, 2027; Regular until Mar. 12, 2027; Late until Apr. 23, 2027. Race fees: Early $159; Regular $189; Late $219 (Junior category teams half price) Discounts: GNOAC members can use code GNOAC50 for 50% off entry fees. Registration CLOSED Refund Policy Confirmed Team List (coming Fall, 2026) SAT. MAY 1st ADVENTURE RUNNING TRAINING and TEAM CANADA ORIENTEERING CHALLENGE Join members of Canada's National Orienteering team for optional adventure running training on Saturday May 1st at Nine Mile Lake Beach near the Georgian Nordic Outdoor Adventure Centre. Choose between two training courses. 1-hr Training: Up to ~5 km. One-hour time limit. Choose your adventure format. Team Canada Orienteering Challenge: A ~5 km point-to-point advanced navigation course against members of Canada's National Orienteering Team. The Team Canada Challenge will use the sport-ident timing system and will be the equivalent of an Orienteering Canada middle distance course. Saturday training fees: $25/person. Entry fee does not include HST or Zone-4 online transaction fee. Discounts: Teams that have a GNOAC Annual Pass can use code GNOAC50 for 50% off entry fees. Register using the registration link above (coming Fall, 2026). Please indicate how many of each training course map (i.e. 1-hr Training or Team Canada Orienteering Challenge) your team would like to order. CHALLENGE THE SHIELD ADVENTURE RUNNING WEEKEND SCHEDULE TRAINING DAY & TEAM CANADA CHALLENGE (SAT. MAY 1) 1400-1430 Training map pick-up at Nine Mile Lake beach (new location) 1430-1445 Training courses start (start any time in this start window) 1545 Training courses close RACE DAY (SUN. MAY 2) 0730-0830 Race packet pick-up at Georgian Nordic Outdoor Activity Centre 0815-0845 Livelox Live Tracking Sign-In 0845 Pre-race briefing 0900 Mass start (6-hour and 3-hour races) 1200 Finish (3-hour race) 1215-1315 3-hour race post-race pizza and awards 1500 Finish (6-hour race) 1515-1615 6-hour race post-race pizza and awards RACE RESULTS 2026 Results: 6-hour 3-hour 2025 Results: 6-hour 3-hour 2024 Results: 6-hour 2-hour Team List 2023 Results: Link CONTACT [email protected] |
