It’s been a week since MOMAR Cumberland and in that time people have been sharing their race experiences all over the blogosphere.  I’ve also had numerous emails from both racers and volunteers telling me what a great time they had.  It’s so great hearing everyone’s stories especially those from the mid pack who are out there more for the experience rather than a podium finish. Thanks to all of you for taking the time to write these up; I love reading each one and hearing first hand how things went out on course.

I have posted all the blog reports that I have found so far on the Race Results page of site, but here they as well.  Grab a coffee or a beer and enjoy the reads. Be sure to add your comments to the posts if you like them!

• Sleepmonster report by Jackie Windh
• Article in the Comox Valley Record Newspaper
• Article in the Revelstoke Times Newspaper
• Blog Report by Gary Robbins
• Blog Report by Sarah Seads
• Blog Report from Team HHVI
• Blog Report by Shane Ruljancich
• Blog Report from Colin Wilson
• Blog Report from MC Dave Norona
• Blog Report from Barb of Coast Mountain Sports
• Blog Report from Erik MacKinnon

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.

We are very excited to announce that Dave Norona will present his feature documentary “The Iditasport Impossible” as part of the MOMAR weekend in Cumberland.

In the year 2000, Kevin Vallely, Andy Sterns and Dave Norona attempted to Cross Country Ski from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska following the 1800km Iditarod Dog Sled Trail. For 33 day they fought their way through minus 65 degree temperatures, insane storms and pushed themselves further than they had ever before. The Iditasport Impossible film was mastered by Chris Wilberg of Barney and Oscar Films and captures the beauty of Alaska as well as it’s harsh winter environment.

I have seen this film and it is nothing short of inspiring. You will be amazed by their perseverance and dedication to the end goal.  Seeing this film will be all the motivation you need to get you to the finish line at the MOMAR!

DATE: Thursday, September 24th & Friday, September 25th
TIME: 7:00pm & 9:00pm (doors 30 minutes prior to each show and no late admittance)
LOCATION: Reel Films @ Frelone’s, 2781 Dunsmuir Ave, Cumberland, BC
DURATION: 78 minutes film followed by a Question and Answer session with Dave Norona
TICKET PRICE: $15 + online ticket processing charge

All proceeds go to the Cumberland Community Forest Society. Tickets are very limited (35 per screening) and are sure to sell out quick.

BUY TICKETS ONLINE NOW:
7:00pm – Thursday, September 24th
9:00pm – Thursday, September 24th
7:00pm – Friday, September 25th
9:00pm – Friday, September 25th
* Please note that tickets will NOT be mailed out. Your name will be on a list at the door.

Life outside the MOMAR sure has been hectic.  I have just finished producing the Surrey WinterFest event and that was all consuming. We had over 20,000 people attend and it was big success with lots of fun activities for the whole family as well as a rock concert featuring Eva Avila, Faber Drive, and Thornley.

Now that it’s over, I can refocus on the ’09 MOMAR season and locking in all our sponsors.  Jen Segger has been working on a new course design for the Squamish race and based on preliminary designs, it’s going to be epic!  This Enduro course will feature a BIG surprise section that is going to absolutely rock!

And I’m way ahead of the game for Cumberland.  The course concept is already complete and once the snow clears Liz Tribe will be start the vetting process.  I think there will be a bit more trekking in this one compared to previous years.

Keep checking back for more exciting news in the coming days!

The schedule for the 2009 Schick Xtreme3 Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing Series has been released.  This year the series will start in Squamish on May 23rd and end on September 26th in Cumberland.

Why only two races you ask?  Well, due to a very busy year ahead as the Project Manager for the City of Surrey’s 2010 Celebration Site, I will be way too challenged to put on three MOMAR events.  We may go back up to three next year but we’ll see how things go.

One exciting change is that we are adding a short course option to both races!  Billed as the “Sport Course” this category will feature a 30km course distance.  The regular course will now be called the “Enduro Course” and will be approxmately 50km in distance. Space will be limited to 200 racers in the Enduro and 100 in the Sport so we could see some early sellouts in registration.

The website has now been updated (except for the left header links) and registration will open on January 1st, 2009, at 10am. Mark the date on your calendar!