GEAR Adventure​ ​Race on Aug. 26

The ​Guam​ ​Extreme​ ​Adventure​ ​Race​ ​organization​ ​will​ ​be​ ​hosting​ ​a​ ​sprint​ ​“GEAR​ ​Adventure​ ​Race” on Aug. 26 at 7am at Channel 10 ​top​ ​of​ ​Turner​ ​Road in ​Nimitz​ ​Hill.

Participants ​will​ ​compete​ ​in​ ​teams​ ​of​ ​two with the​ ​objective​ ​of​ ​the​ ​challenge​ ​is​ ​to​ ​navigate​ through pre-set ​checkpoints​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​surrounding​ ​areas​ ​on​ ​mountain​ ​bike​ ​and​ ​by​ ​foot​ ​using​ ​a topographical ​map.​ ​Each​ ​checkpoint​ ​will​ ​be​ ​worth​ ​a​ ​certain​ ​number​ ​of​ ​points.

The ​first​ ​team​ ​to​ ​get​ ​back​ ​to​ ​the​ ​starting​ ​point​ ​with​ ​highest​ ​points​ ​tally​ ​will​ ​be​ ​the​ ​winners.

The ​organizers​ ​have​ ​arranged​ ​a​ ​variety​ ​of​ ​unique​ ​locations​ ​for​ ​checkpoints​ ​that​ ​will​ ​test participants’​ ​skills​ ​of​ ​navigation,​ ​local​ ​knowledge​ ​and​ ​endurance.

“Races ​are​ ​typically​ ​held​ ​in​ ​jungle​ ​and​ ​cross​ ​country​ ​locations​ ​and​ ​consist​ ​of​ ​navigation, mountain​ ​biking,​ ​coastal​ ​steering​ ​and​ ​often​ ​water​ ​crossing​ ​and​ ​kayaking,”​ ​says​ ​race​ ​organizer Phil ​Law.

There ​will​ ​be​ ​four​ ​races​ ​in​ ​the​ ​series​ ​and​ ​the​ ​overall​ ​highest​ ​grossing​ ​racers​ ​will​ ​receive​ ​prizes.

Participants ​completing​ ​three​ ​or​ ​more​ ​races​ ​will​ ​receive​ ​T-shirts​ ​as​ ​well​ ​as​ ​refreshments​ ​after the​ ​race.

Registration will​ ​take​ ​place​ ​on​ ​​race​ ​day​ ​from​ ​6​am​ ​at​ ​a​ ​cost​ ​of​ ​$10​​ ​per​ ​race.

Teams ​interested​ ​in​ ​signing​ ​up​ ​can​ ​search​ ​Guam​ ​Extreme​ ​Adventure​ ​Race​ ​on​ ​Facebook​ ​email race ​ ​organizer​ ​Phil​ ​Law​ ​at​ ​​phil.is.law@gmail.com​. (PR)