November 11, 2007 Hamilton, Ontario (aka the Hammer):
Teams of 3 will trail run, orienteer, trek, road run, scramble and likely crawl a grueling 25K'ish course. Expect steep muddy climbs, interesting navigation challenges and some sweet Axis Gear swag in this race that marks the 10th annivesary of GHO's first adventure run.
This race attracts ~250 racers including many of Canada's best trail runners, orienteers and adventure racers. Current Raid the Hammer champions are Team Supplier Pipeline (4th at the 2006 Primal Quest).
In an effort to increase participation in the orienteering community from the NE US, Michigan, Quebec areas we are considering hosting a middle distance or sprint race on November 10th. We welcome your feedback on this idea in this discussion group.
I'll add some pre-race hype here shortly but in the mean time you can find race info here:
http://www.dontgetlost.ca/raid
Registration for the Raid the Hammer Adventure Run is now open. Early bird registration closes on September 20th.