Here are some photos from the Doug Doyle led MOMAR 101 Clinic held last weekend in Victoria.  Eight eager adventure newbies spent the morning learning the basics of navigation as well as many other important tips on racing the MOMAR.  Hope everyone had a fun time and that it prepares you well for the MOMAR Shawnigan that is less than a month away!

Clinic instructor, Doug Doyle, marks the CPs at 12am.

We have added a new MOMAR 101 Clinic in Vancouver to the schedule.  The clinic date is July 12th and is taught by veteren MOMAR racer, Tom Jarecki.

It’s great to see so many people taking the 101 clinics again this year especially because navigation plays such a crucial role in your success at the race.  Here’s a brief summary of what the MOMAR 101 will teach you:

MOMAR 101 is for new and experienced Adventure Racers who would like a comprehensive introduction to the adventure racing and navigation skills needed to successfully complete a MOMAR race and other shorter adventure races. This course focus on navigation. This one day course is easy enough for beginning racers, and challenging enough for those who want to polish more advanced racing and navigation skills. Be prepared for plenty of inside racing tips specific to the MOMAR! Limited to 8 participants per clinic.

Click here to sign up and reserve your spot!

MOMAR 101 Clinic Instructor, Tom Jarecki, reports on yesterday’s clinic session in North Vancouver. This is Tom’s first of three clinics that he is instructing before the Squamish MOMAR.

My dog Buddy and I arrived at the base of Mt Seymour at 7am and went for a 2 hour bike ride to set up the check points (8 of them ranging from 105m elevation to 570m and in one metre of snow) between the Mt Seymour Rd to the east and north and the Seymour River to the west. After greeting the 8 participants shortly after 9am I spent just over an hour going over the basics of MOM adventure racing, demonstrated my race gear and transition setup, and introduced them to Mr Map and Ms. Compass and the engrossing intimacy that they’re capable of. Then we were off – each participant lead the group to their designated check point, keeping track of collecting and catch features and planning their approach from the attack point. Our pace varied from walk in the park strolling to we’re going to win this thing even if it kills us fast downhilling on Neds. What goes on at the clinic stays at the clinic but I can report that all were successful (eventually) finding their check points and that the dog got very, very muddy.