Adventure Racing: Saab Salomon Mountain-X Race‏ / Win a Trip to France!

Monday, February 25, 2008 - 10:06 PM

Okay, so it's not necessarily THIS BAD, but it could be!

For five consecutive days last summer, teams of adventurers from all
over the world took to the mountainous region of Savoie Mont Blanc in
France to trail run, mountain bike, paddle, swim, and climb as part of
the inaugural Saab Salomon Mountain-X Race (mountainxrace.com).

North America was represented by teams Salomon / Crested Butte,
Paparazzi, and Nike…in 2008, one of the teams to cheer for could be yours!
In partnership with Storm Racing and Golden Horseshoe Orienteering (GHO), Salomon Canada has created a opportunity for a team of three to win a free entry and travel package for participation in the 2008 Saab Salomon Mountain-X Race slated for July 21st to 26th, taking place in the French Alps once
again.

“Canada has such a rich history in trail running and multi-sport racing competitions”, comments Francis Argouin, Marketing Manager for Salomon Canada. “We wanted to celebrate the flavour of what Salomon created in France last summer and give people a chance to vie for a slot in this year’s
international event. Given the momentum and professionalism of the event partners we’ve selected to work with, we’re really excited about creating an incentive for all levels of participants to hit the trails this spring.”

“When Salomon approached us with the idea, we were all over it!”, said Mike Waddington of GHO. “We’ve been organizing orienteering and adventure runs for years so we’ve become very familiar with Salomon and the type of off-road events they support. We’re so happy to be involved so you can expect an extra special event this Spring!”

Sean Roper, Race Director for Storm Racing and member of Team Salomon-Suunto’s adventure racing squad adds, “Our events have grown substantially since our first race in 2002 and our participants have come to love the race experience Storm the Trent offers. This project came to us at just the right time as we can extend the reach of our sport to even more people, whether they’re competing for the big prize or just out for some fun in the outdoors. The prize winning team can expect a loud ovation from the 500 others that will be in Warsaw this May.”

To become the prize winning COED or OPEN threesome, your team must participate in both events this Spring and accumulate the most points:

LOCATION


Milton, Ontario Saturday, April
12th, 2008 200
25 km Adventure Run using map and compass

Warsaw, Ontario Saturday, May
10th, 2008 500
8-Hour Multisport Race:
Trail Running, Mtn. Biking, Paddling


A unique points system has been created to level the playing field between the COED and OPEN category so that every participating team has an equal chance of becoming the overall winner. Details are forthcoming at a to-be-launched website while more information about the two qualifying events can be found at dontgetlost.ca and stormthetrent.com respectively.