Event - Adventure race in Grizedale coming up (From The Westmorland Gazette)

Event - Adventure race in Grizedale coming up

12:10pm Saturday 26th March 2011 in Sport

A FIVE-hour adventure race on bike and foot through Grizedale Forest and fells takes place on Sunday, April 3.

Open Adventure are staging the fifth and final race of their Mountain Hardwear Open5 Winter series.

It is open to solos and pairs over the age of 18 wanting to take part from first timers to elite athletes.

The Open5 races are all at different locations in the UK and within five hours you have to visit as many points (controls) as you can on the map.

Some can only be collected by mountain bike others by foot.

Each control is worth varying amounts of points and the one with the most points after five hours wins.

If it’s your first race why not pair up with a more experienced racer and give it a go!

There will be prizes on the day from the event sponsors.

Entries are still open, so if you fancy giving it a go visit the Open Adventure website at www.openadventure.com for more information.