Adventure running
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Adventure running is the sport of running over a variety of surfaces (dirt, road, mountain, sand), generally over long distances, where the racer has to overcome nature. Challenges include river crossing, scrambling
, snow, extreme high or low temperatures, and high altitudes.
Whist the origins of Adventure Running involved a non-competitive personal challenge, Adventure Running races are growing in number. The dontgetlost.ca Adventure Running series in Ontario has been running for over a decade. It is the oldest and largest series of Adventure Running races in North America.
Routes are often point-to-point and scenic, a long-distance trail
, or canonical for example Land's End to John O'Groats or London to Brighton
.
Adventure running is less known than trail running
or mountain running.
Adventure running is very similar to the running section from an adventure race
( which can include orienteering
).
Examples of adventure running events include:
Scrambling
Scrambling is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. It is an ambiguous term that lies somewhere between hillwalking and rock climbing. It is often distinguished from hillwalking by defining a scramble as a route where hands must be used in the ascent...
, snow, extreme high or low temperatures, and high altitudes.
Whist the origins of Adventure Running involved a non-competitive personal challenge, Adventure Running races are growing in number. The dontgetlost.ca Adventure Running series in Ontario has been running for over a decade. It is the oldest and largest series of Adventure Running races in North America.
Routes are often point-to-point and scenic, a long-distance trail
Long-distance trail
Long-distance trails are the longer recreational trails mainly through rural areas, used for non-motorised recreational travelling ....
, or canonical for example Land's End to John O'Groats or London to Brighton
London to Brighton events
The route along the A23 from London to Brighton in south-east England is popular for races, tours, charity rides and rallies...
.
Adventure running is less known than trail running
Trail running
Trail running is a variant on running that differs markedly from road running and track running. Trail running generally takes place on hiking trails, most commonly single track trails, although fire roads are not uncommon. A distinguishing characteristic of the trails is that they are often...
or mountain running.
Adventure running is very similar to the running section from an adventure race
Adventure racing
Adventure racing is a combination of two or more endurance disciplines, including orienteering and/or navigation , cross-country running, mountain biking, paddling and climbing and related rope skills...
( which can include orienteering
Orienteering
Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...
).
Examples of adventure running events include:
- Great Wall Marathon
- Big Five MarathonBig Five MarathonThe Big Five Marathon is a marathon race situated on the savannahs of South Africa. The race gets its name from the famous animals of Africa referred to as The Big Five Game: lion, leopard, elephant, rhino and buffalo....
- Great Tibetan MarathonGreat Tibetan MarathonThe annually recurring Great Tibetan Marathon is a marathon takes place on the Tibetan Plateau in northern India - also known as little Tibet.Hosted by Adventure Marathon, the Great Tibetan Marathon is unusual in that it happens in an altitude of 3,500 meters in spiritual Buddhist surroundings...
- Petra MarathonPetra MarathonPetra Marathon is a marathon and ultra half marathon that took place for the first time on Saturday, September 26, 2009. The race is run in and around the ancient city of Petra in Jordan....
- Polar circle marathonPolar circle marathonThe Polar Circle Marathon is a classical 42.195 km marathon, which however has the very untraditional feature that it is situated on 66 degrees northern latitude - also known as the polar circle. This means that the temperatures are relatively low...
External links
- Leor Pantilat's Adventure Running
- dontgetlost.ca Adventure Running race series
- Trail Runner Magazine Adventure Running
- Costa Rica The Coastal Challenge
- Inca Trail,Machu Picchu,Perú,Patagonia,Ecuador Adventure Running
- Run New Zealand
- Great Places, Incredible Races: A Guide to 100+ Races Worldwide
- ULTRAmarathonRunning.com Global Ultramarathon Races & Events Calendar
- RUNTHEPLANET•fr adventure running around the world
- Mayan Running Adventure Adventure Running at Guatemala's beautiful Lake Atitlan