Obstacle Mud Runner - issue 09

ForEliteAtheletes to FunRunners 01732 452404 41 RACE : PREVIEW The world’s first OCR Orienteering race! 17th August 2018. Norrvalla, Vörå, Finland Coincidentally this race is being launched in the home country of the sport Orienteering. Situated in the deep forests of northern Finland, teams of 2 will fight to find the obstacles over the tough terrain with a compass and a map until sunset. With a mix of award-winning obstacles this race will be something special never seen in Finland before! Toughest Orienteering is a team race with two members per team that will try to find the obstacles and complete them to collect as many points as possible in the shortest period of time. The team that collects most points by finding and completing obstacles or controls in the shortest time wins Toughest Orienteering. The order in which order you complete the obstacles is up to you and is part of the strategic game with the exception of the ramp that must be the last obstacle. Points will be awarded for each obstacle completed and may vary depending on the level of difficulty chosen. All teams will start as one. There are approximately 15 challenges to overcome as a team in addition to approx. 20 Toughest signature obstacles. You will cover approximately 15km – 20km with a maximum time of 5 hours in which to complete it. Are you willing to see if you have what it takes to compete? Go to the web page for more info and to register: http://www.toughest.se/en/events/toughest- orienteering/ Make a weekend of it. By entering the orienteering race you may also receive 20% discount to Toughest Saturday’s main event in Vörå on 18th August 2018. (Code is sent with the registration mail.) n Included is a free shuttle to Vasa Airport, read more under the transportation tab. The course is 8 km long with 40 obstacles and you can choose to run the main race with timing and penalty rounds 10:00 – 13:00 or Toughest Fun Run without timing and penalty rounds 13:00 – 15:00. For more info see here: http://www.toughest.se/en/events/vora/ TOUGHEST Vörå Orienteering We’re sending 2 of our team over. Let us know at [email protected] if you’re going.