The Santee Endurance Adventure Race will be held in and around the waters, swamps, upland forest, beaches of Lake Moultrie and the surrounding areas.This race is designed for both novice and veteran adventure racers. Teams will cover approximately 30-40 miles of some of the most beautiful (and challenging) landscapes the Lowcountry of SC has to offer. Teams of two or three racers will canoe (8-10 miles), mountain bike (15-20 miles), and trek (5-8 miles) through a series of checkpoints and challenges. This is not a triathlon – you will canoe, bike and run in no particular order, and maybe multiple times. Racers are completely self-supported, carrying all mandatory gear, food and water throughout the race. Racers will be required to plot UTM coordinates on the provided map to navigate to each checkpoint. The team with the most checkpoints in the allotted time will emerge victorious.
Not quite ready to hang with the veterans? That’s ok. The Santee Endurance Adventure Race is well-known for being beginner friendly. Your race directors will be conducting a basic land navigation clinic Friday evening before the race. You will learn basic compass work, plotting a course, plotting UTM's, and race strategy. This clinic is FREE. Events offering a land navigation clinic often charge $50-$100.
The schedule will be as follows:
Friday, March 8, 2013
6 p.m. to 7 p.m. – Team check-in, packet pickup, gear check and land nav clinic
The Bottom Grill & Pub, 1033 Black Oak Rd., Bonneau, SC 29431
Spagetti dinner provided by The Bottom for $7/person.
Saturday, March 9, 2013
7 a.m. – Check-in, receive course map and pre-race briefing
8 a.m. – Race start
4 p.m. – Deadline for teams to finish
4 p.m. - 6 p.m. – post race dinner & awards (meal will be catered)
Required Gear
Camel Bak or hydration pack
Compass
1:24,000 UTM map tools (one per team)
Map case (one per team)
Waterproof pen (one per team)
Whistle
Knife – fixed blade preferred (at least 2” blade)
Mountain bike
Bike helmet
Bike tool kit (spare tube, tools, pump or air cylinders, patch kit) – one per team
First aid kit (one per team)
Fleece or polypro top
Headlamp or flashlight
Cell phone (OFF and in a waterproof bag – one per team)
10’ section of rope, 3/8” thickness min. (one per team)
No personal canoes. SEA will provide canoes, PFD’s & paddles.
Suggested gear:
Bug spray/sun screen
gaiters
Race Registration/Fees
through March 1, 2013
2 person team – $200
3 person team – $290
USARA membership is required to participate. A one time license ($8.00) will be required at check in. Online Registration is hosted by Active.com. For mail-in registration, completed registration form and check should be mailed to Santee Endurance Adventures, 120 Sandhill Path, Summerville, SC 29483. Mail in registrations must be received by March 1, 2013.
* A portion of the registration fees will go to a charity TBD.
Refund Policy
75% refund for cancellations prior to 14 days before the event. No refunds will be made after that time. In the event the Santee Endurance Adventure Race is cancelled, 100% of the registration fee will be refunded. However, SEA Races are rain or shine events – it will take more than weather to cancel this event!