MISSION Adventure Race
Saturday, May 12, 2012
Muscatatuck County Park - North Vernon, IN
6:00AM - Midnight EDT (18 hour cutoff)
10th Annual: MISSION Adventure Race returns to its roots!
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For the MISSION's tenth anniversary, we return to its roots at Muscatatuck Park in North Vernon Indiana. A highlight of this year's MISSION will be the fantastic ropes events the event was known for in its early years. The rugged and beautiful Muscatatuck River valley provides the setting for this 18-hour team or solo challenge.
The MISSION Lite offers beginner adventure racers a chance to see what it's all about. A shorter, 4-hour cutoff; less complex navigation; and reduced gear list allow an introductory taste of AR.
Participants travel by foot, bicycle, and canoe in teams (or in the Solo
division), using map and compass to find checkpoints. Each team must stay
together the entire race. Along the way, they will encounter various natural
and manmade challenges that test physical and mental ability and creativity.
For those up to the challenge, a solo division is offered.
The course is designed to keep most participants going all 18 hours,
creating a dramatic finish line setting where family and friends can cheer
for their team as they emerge from the darkness.
DISCIPLINES
Navigation (entire event; includes plotting with UTM coordinates)
Cycling (on and off-road)
Trekking
Paddling
Ropes / Climbing Events
Special Challenges
Surprises!
START / FINISH / TRANSITION AREA LOCATION
Muscatatuck County Park
North Vernon, Indiana Website
ROPES SKILLS:
For participants who are less experienced with ropes gear (harnesses, ATC,
carabiners, etc) we offer a FREE Rope Gear Basics clinic on Friday May 11
from 5-7 pm. Each MISSION participant will be expected to do the following
without assistance: put on harness, and connect your ATC/descender and
safety line carabiners to ropes. If you are not comfortable doing this,
please attend the free clinic.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
Friday,
May 11 |
|
5:00-7:00PM
5:00-8:00PM
7:00PM
7:30PM |
|
Free Rope Gear Basics Clinic
Check-In
Dinner
Pre-Race Meeting |
Saturday, May 12 |
|
5:00AM
5:50AM
6:00AM
8:00 AM
NOON
MIDNIGHT
12:30AM |
|
Transition Area Opens
Final Instructions
MISSION Start
MISSION Lite Start
MISSION Lite Finish Cutoff
MISSION Finish Cutoff
Awards Ceremony |
TEAM DIVISIONS
Teams may be three or two persons. The six team divisions are: 2 & 3 person
Co-ed, 2 & 3 Female, and 2 & 3 Male. All teammates must remain within 100
feet of each other at all times. The field limit is 50 teams.
SOLO DIVISION
Participants applying for the solo division must provide a resume of
experience. An adventure race of this distance and difficulty is much safer
with team support.
To apply for the Solo Division, send a race resume along with entry form and payment. Race resumes should include recent solo or team adventure races, orienteering meets, etc. Include official results as proof. The key issue is safety; that you are a competent navigator and make good decisions with regard to safety. Solo participants are asked to carry a cell phone with them at all times.
ENTRY FEES
MISSION
Teams:
- $120 per person (3-person teams)
- $130 per person (2-person teams)
Solo:
MISSION Lite
Teams:
- $60 per person (3-person teams)
- $65 per person (2-person teams)
Solo:
* USARA members may deduct $8 from the entry fee.
* Entry closes April 30, 2012, or when sold out at 50 teams per division
(18hr and 4 hr).
Fees include: Friday night meal, primitive camping, map(s), event T-shirt,
post-race food, event insurance, professional event
management, and a great experience.
LODGING
Your entry includes Friday and Saturday primitive camping at the race site.
If you want a camp site with water and electric, reserve through the park at http://muscatatuckpark.com/camping.htm
The closest motel is Comfort Inn http://www.comfortinn.com/hotel-north_vernon-indiana-IN101
You may also consider motels in Seymour Indiana. There are about 8 motels
located at the I-65 & US 50 interchange, about a 20 minute drive to the race
site.
FOOD
Entry in the event covers the pre-race dinner on Friday night (7:00PM).
Post-race recovery meal will be served at the end of each race. During the
event, each team or soloist is to be self-sufficient.
DIRECTIONS:
North Vernon is halfway between Madison and Columbus IN. From the center of
North Vernon (SR 7 and US 50), go south on SR 7 one mile, watch for the park
entrance on the right just before crossing the river. (View Map)
USARA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER:
The MISSION can qualify your 3-person co-ed team to race in the USARA
National Championships (October 11-13, 2012; Catskill Mountains, NY). The
top
three teams in this division will be offered the qualifying slot, with
roll-down if top teams decline or have already qualified. The top finishing
co-ed team will receive $400 toward entry in the National Championships!
usaranationals.com.usaranationals.com.
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