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48
hours of adventure
Race of endurance at Jervis
Bay
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MAJ Fleur Keough
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GeoQuest
2003 Sea-Kayaking leg
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GeoQuest
2003 Mountain
Biking
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A
handful of military teams fronted up to Jervis Bay on the Queen’s
Birthday weekend to test their mettle against the terrain, the
clock and the other competitors in the Mountain Designs GeoQuest
48-hour adventure race.
The Jervis Bay area provided plenty of scope for rough paddling,
crazy downhill mountain biking, challenging navigation and even
an abseil with bikes!
Adventure Racing primarily involves trekking, mountain biking,
kayaking, navigation and roping skills.
It is a continuous competition with competitors choosing their
own route, rest and nutrition strategy.
This sport is becoming increasingly popular with military members
due to the natural inclination we all have to test ourselves,
physically and mentally and to work towards achieving team goals.
The sport is team based and requires all four team members to
complete the course together; if one person pulls out, the whole
team is out.
Craig Bycroft, an Army Officer based in Canberra, and Louise Foulkes,
a Naval Officer, were the race orgainsers for this top notch 48-hour
event that attracted the best adventure racers from all over Australia.
Twenty-eight teams in total entered the race with 18 teams achieving
a ranked finish.
Five military teams entered, including a Navy team (ADFA), three
Army teams (Mates, K9 and TFG), and one Air Force team (The Jetsons).
There is nothing predictable about this sport - each team had
very different perspective to share about their race experience...
GeoQuest 2003 Course:
- Leg
1
27km sea kayak
8km mountain bike
18km beach trek, swim across Sussex inlet
- Leg
2
5km mountain bike
9km kayak
45km moutain bike and abseil
- Leg
3
35-40km trek
9km kayak
5km mountain bike
- Leg
4
52km mountain bike
- For
more information check out www.geoquest.com.au
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