Congratulations to all of you for persevering through yet another Storm the Trent weather event! This was one for the books though - well over 100mm of rain had hit the area in the weeks prior to race weekend, with at least one single-day rainfall record having been broken. This resulted in some trails on the course that would normally be "wet and mucky" becoming completed submerged in pooling water. We're pretty certain that no one will soon forget the now-legendary CP50!
That said, you all pushed through posting some very strong results in spite of the conditions.
Official rankings and team splits as well as race pics, team shots, finish frame and top finisher photos are all now available on the 'Results & Photos' page of
www.stormthetrent.com Many thanks to Jason Sheridan, Brad Jennings and Petra U for providing us with their awesome pics!
As always, we love to hear feedback on what you thought of the race. Please do feel free to write to us at 'info' at stormevents.ca, or if you have a moment, post a review on Facebook, or through Google Reviews.
And yes, plans are already well under way for next year, with some exciting new ideas in the works! Watch for news regarding the 2018 edition to be posted to our website in September.
HOOKED ON ADVENTURE RACING? CHECK OUT ROCKSTAR!
If you liked what you did out there last weekend, just wait 'til you see what we have in store for July 22nd!
Our RockstAR Adventure Race is the highlight of the summer for many - even described once by an enthusiastic racer as "more fun than Christmas!" Imagine the type of course you just raced but instead of a pre-determined set of routes or checkpoints, the choice of what or how much to do is entirely yours!
This is the concept of RockstAR - a 'choose-your-own-adventure' type of format in where you have the choice of what checkpoints to attempt, what order to attempt them, and even what race discipline to use! Teams of 2 or 3 have either four or eight hours to reach as many checkpoints as they can, each with a different point value based on its level of difficulty. Some are near; some are far; and some are even challenge-based in where you are required to complete a special task in order to earn the CP value. No two routes are ever the same - the experience is all yours to create!
Registration for 2017 is already tracking at over 70% of full capacity and on-site canoe rentals are almost completely booked, so you definitely don't want to delay! Check it all out at www.racetherockstar.com
HELP US HELP OUTWARD BOUND CANADA
As you hopefully now well-know, Outward Bound Canada is the official charitable partner of Storm the Trent. We are really hoping to help them meet their fundraising goals for 2017, and each of you can help!
If you're headed up to cottage country this weekend, why note check out the premiere of
Traversing Wild, a documentary featuring Ontario's own Wilderness Traverse adventure race.
The film will be shown at the Algonquin Theatre in Huntsville on Friday May 19th at 7:30pm, for one night only!
Tickets are still available by
clicking here,
or by calling the box office at 1-877-989-4975. Tickets also available at the door. Doors open at 6:30pm. We'll definitely be there - hope to see you!
Enjoy your summers - looking forward to seeing you out there again soon!
