Monday, Jun. 9th 2008 3:11 PM
In the latest issue of Adventure World Magazine Robyn Benincasa of Team Merrell/Zanfel Adventure shares some of the navigation tips that have made her one of the most successful adventure racers in the world.
From the article:
If you are a good navigator, you can write your own ticket in the sport of Adventure Racing. Your race calendar will be full before you know it, with invites from some pretty solid teams. But navigation is a mix of art and science that needs to be practiced continually, so your best bet is to hook up with a local orienteering team (most of the sport’s best navigators have a competitive orienteering background) and see how good you can get! Plus, learning to navigate is just darn fun.
Here’s the quick down low on what you need to know to get from point A to point B while navigating. Make sure you have all of your DATAH before leaving for that next checkpoint!
To read the article in it’s entirety click here.
Monday, Jun. 2nd 2008 11:31 AM
GoPro and Primal Quest present the “Be a HERO…GoPro” Primal Quest Adventure Race Video Contest. GoPro will award the winning team $1000 cash and four complete GoPro camera bundles with accessories as a reward for most viewed video. Videos will be 2 minutes or less and posted on YouTube.com and Active.com.
GoPro’s wearable sports cameras will be distributed on loan to teams during the registration process. Memory cards (sponsored by Kingston) and batteries (sponsored by Energizer) will be swapped out at predetermined TA’s.
Teams are encouraged to participate in this opportunity to compile footage during the event to promote the excitement that is adventure racing. Filming with GoPro’s wearable sports cameras during the race will enable athletes to share their personal Primal Quest experiences with friends and family.
GoPro’s cameras and resulting videos also represent an excellent tool for use in obtaining team sponsors and generating non-participant interest in adventure racing.
Contest Details:
Footage from each team will be edited and uploaded to YouTube.com and Active.com by volunteers after the event. The winning video will be determined by the highest number of viewings on YouTube.com during the specified time period ending 9/1/08.
For more information on GoPro and their HERO line of wearable sports cameras, visit http://www.goprocamera.com
