I would like to welcome Left Coast Naturals to the MOMAR team of sponsors! Left Coast Naturals is an Organic and Natural Food Manufacturer and Distributor in Burnaby, BC which has 3 brands that it manufactures under the names Skeet & Ike’s, Hippie Chips and Element Organics. They also distribute 25 other Packaged Organic/Natural Food Brands and are the largest Organic Bulk Commodities distributor in Western Canada.
For those racing Squamish, you can expect some special treats in your Gift Bag and someone will also walk away with a $100 gift basket too!
Look for Left Coast Naturals’ products at Nester’s in Squamish, Save-On-Foods in the Lower Mainland or Thrifty Foods on the Island. For other locations in your area, click here.
Now that the Olympics are over, I finally have the time to refocus on the upcoming season of the MOMAR. In my ‘real’ job, I was managing the Surrey 2010 Celebration Site so for the past three months things really became busy and all consuming. The MOMAR had to take a backseat so my apologies for the lack of blog entries.
Despite the Olympic, some MOMAR tasks have continued to progress. Squamish Course Director, Jen Segger, has a course planned out and it looks epic. Colin from the Squamish Rock Guides has posted his rappel clinic dates too. Also, we have landed a few more sponsors too! And it’s great to see registration off to a brisk pace too.
As you can probably tell from the lack of MOMAR blog entries, I have been busy with other things. With the Olympics less 50 days away, all my energy has been going into the management of the Surrey 2010 Celebration Site. However, the Christmas break has allowed me some time to get the 2010 MOMAR season up and running.
The dates and venues are now confirmed with a similar schedule to last year. Our season kicks of on May 22nd in Squamish and ends in Cumberland on September 25th.
Jen Segger is busy working on a new course design for Squamish that will include use of some brand new trails and of course the Chief! I have the course route pretty much figured out for Cumberland it’s going to be just as challenging and fun as the last edition.
Registration will open on January 1st at 9:00am. Tell your friends and great ready to sign up!
The adventure racing season begins on January 30th with the Surrey Quest — an Adventure Challenge for Right to Play. This a fun event for all levels of ability and fitness. The challenges are going to be going great and the prize list is awesome.
This is a City of Surrey event that is being produced by Toit Events (Turkey Trot, Chip’s Not Dead, Fall Classic, etc) so you can count on it being well organized and worth putting on your schedule. I’ll be there taking part too so I look forward going head to head against some fellow MOMAR racers!
You can get all the info at www.surreyquest.surrey.ca.
The annual Get Out There Magazine Readers’ Choice survey is now open and it needs your input. Last year, the MOMAR won for Best Adventure Race and Best Post Race Party. It was a nice honour to have that claim to ‘fame’ and we hope to repeat once again.
If you took part in the MOMAR and had a great time, PLEASE take a few minutes to complete the survey and vote for us in those categories!
Click here to vote! You can win prizes too!!!
I just arrived home from the final MOMAR of the season. I’m too exhausted to write up the wrap report or get the results formatted and posted. However, the great Tony Austin, did send me a few great photos so I’ll leave it at that until tomorrow morning. Thanks to everyone from coming out and celebrating the end of our 10th season!!!
The race started with a kayak stage on Comox Lake. Team Helly Hansen VI I & II battle it out.
The fastest racer on the water was John Markez with a split time of 49:50.
Jeremy Grasby heading out of the CP 7 transition gives John Markez a high-five.
Kevin Hodder from Whistler rides Bucket of Blood.
Victorious Secrets Cute C's Dayna Egyed and Penny Rundle from Surrey work the Urban Nav Stage. Nice job on the custom made jerseys!
Curtis Sanders and Tanya Berg of team T-Dot on the techinical trail Off-Broadway
The winner, Jeremy Grasby from Cumberland, crosses the finish line in 4:28:30!
Results to be posted by Monday noon.
On September 15th, 2009 Coast Mountain Sports will launch its first ever online contest for a chance to win a Canadian Rockies Adventure Tour provided by Yamnuska Mountain Adventures.
Entries can be made online at www.coastmountain.com/contest from September 15 to October 27 by successfully completing the contest entry form. Customers also have a chance to gain additional entries using a unique numerical CODE found on their transaction receipt when making a purchase at Coast Mountain Sports during the contest period. This code is then entered into the corresponding field on the contest site.
The prize consists of a trip for two to Canmore, AB which includes return airfare to Calgary, ground transportation to and from Canmore, a six night stay at the Westridge Country Inn, a choice of outdoor pursuits including; hiking, scrambling or rock climbing all led by a professionally trained Yamnuska guide and a $500 Coast Mountain Sports Gift Card.
Maybe a better question, is “who isn’t?”
Here is the List of Registered Racers for Cumberland. I managed to squeeze a few more in to bring the number up to 350, but due to limits on the banquet room capacity, that’s it! Anyone who still wants to race, will remain on the waiting list pending another team dropping out. Racers, please check this list carefully to make sure we have the correct information.
We have racers coming from all over Canada and the USA, as well, as from England, Ireland, and Australia!
It’s great to see 40 teams signed up for the Sport Course too!
Four weeks to go!
With just under six weeks before we are in Cumberland, BC, we are proud to announce the MOMAR is officially SOLD OUT! Oversold to be precise. More than 325 weekend warriors will do battle on the 30km or 50km course as they navigate from checkpoint to checkpoint on bike, kayak, and foot.
If you were planning on racing, but didn’t register, then you can email info@mindovermountain.com to be put on a waiting list.
We are also looking for volunteers and you can sign up via the volunteer page on the website. Space is limited here though too!
Thanks to everyone who signed up to be part of the biggest MOMAR in its 10 year history! It’s going to be one amazing weekend!
Normon Thibault from Frontrunners takes on the rappel (photo by Nick Sopczak)
If you are following the MOMAR on Twitter, you would already know that the photo gallery from the rappelling stage on the Stawamus Chief is now online. Big thanks to photographer Nick Sopczak for harnessing up and taking all the great shots! Check it out here.
I have also posted up new galleries from Larissa Buijs, Mark Teasdale, and Amber Thom.
We would like to extent a big MOMAR welcome to Coast Mountain Sports who are joining us as our new Title Sponsor! As leaders in outdoor equipment and apparel sales, Coast Mountain Sports is a your best bet to find everything you need for your next adventure race. And with 14 locations in BC and Alberta, you’re bound to find a store close to home.
Coast Mountain Sports is a retailer of some of our other sponsors like Helly Hansen, Ryders Eyewear, and KEEN. Stay tuned for details on their mega prize packages that will be given away at each MOMAR!
I would also like to give thanks to Schick Xtreme3 for their amazing support over the past two years. I’m sure everyone is going to miss loading up on their free supply of razors.
The March edition of the MOMAR eNewsletter has now been sent. In this issue we feature the Big Chop Summer Paddle Series, the MOMAR Training Clinics, and a call for volunteers. Click here to read it today.
Congatulations to Arrowsmith Bikes who will be celebrating their 15th Year in Business. Robin Dutton, owner of the Nanaimo location, has been a long time supporter of the MOMAR as a racer, MC, and bike check shop. This Saturday, March 14th, the will be having a big celebration to honour the milestone. Here’s are some details:
COME BY ON SATURDAY MARCH 14 TO HELP US CELEBRATE 15 YEARS OF ARROWSMITH BIKES. THERE WILL BE DEALS ON ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING FROM BIKES TO CABLE HOUSING. DISCOUNTS WILL VARY BETWEEN 10% TO FREE! THAT IS RIGHT FREE, WE HAVE LOADS OF FREE STUFF TO GIVE AWAY AND WITH EVERY PURCHASE YOU WILL BE ENTERED INTO A DRAW FOR A NORCO KATMANDU.
460 2980 Island Hwy, Nanaimo, BC
This weekend I’ll be heading over to Vancouver Island for the first Yeti of the season. Although I won’t be racing, I will be helping Marc out with timing and results and then staying up for some fun times at Fat Teddy’s later that night. If you haven’t tried snowshoeing, then you may want to enter the 5km course. There are snowshoes available to rent but you may want to book ahead. All the info can be found at www.theyeti.ca.
Registration has now opened for the 10th season of the Schick Xtreme3 Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing Series. Yeehaw! And to celebrate, we are giving away free Helly Hansen Cool tech tops to the first 50 people that register for BOTH events!
Sign up quick because this deal won’t last long! Click here to go to the registration page.
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