On Sunday 3rd April Open Adventure are hosting a five hour adventure race through Grizedale forest and the surrounding fells. This event offers participants the chance to explore the area by bike and on foot. Entries for the event are still open and there are plenty of people in the local area that enjoy getting out running and mountain biking on the fells so why not take the opportunity to join in the fun?
The event will be the fifth and final race which is part of the Mountain Hardwear Open5 Winter series. It is open to solos and pairs over the age of 18 wanting to take part from first timers to elite athletes. The Open5 races are all at different locations in the UK and within 5 hours you have to visit as many points (controls) as you can on the map. Some can only be collected by mountain bike others by foot. Each control is worth varying amounts of points and yes you guessed it, the one with the most points after 5 hours wins. If it’s your first race why not pair up with a more experienced racer and give it a go!
Perhaps not quite as easy as it sounds as you have to carefully plan your route, to ensure you maximise the number of controls you can get and be careful not to be late back otherwise you get penalties!
Local planner and adventure racer Anthony Cooper has been working hard visiting all the paths and trails and talking with National Trust, Forestry Commission and local land owners, to ensure that racers get to visit some of the area’s most beautiful locations.
We’d like to take this opportunity to thank the Staff at Grizedale Visitors Centre and the Yan for hosting the event and most importantly providing food for the hungry racers!
There will be prizes on the day from the event sponsors Mountain Hardwear for the top spots in all categories, a chance not to be missed and well worth getting muddy for http://www.mountainhardwear.com.
Entries are still open, so if you fancy giving it a go visit the Open Adventure website at www.openadventure.com for more information.
Be prepared for a 5 hours of Adventure.
