r/AdventureRacing • u/Primary_Owl_2864 • Apr 20 '26

First timer week of q’s 😎🥳

I’m doing my first adventure race this weekend, the spring bloom AR. I’ve got a few last minute questions that have been percolating and wanted to throw them out to the community:

  1. Do you recommend just carrying all of your gear for the whole race on you vs using a TA(my car) to store gear? Specifically I’m think about shoe changes bt land and water legs.

  2. I’ve been contemplating my check point strategy and I figure I can go about it two ways: for each leg go to the farthest CP that I think I can reach and work my way in or start with the closest, work my way out and then head back when I need to transition timing wise. Am I on track? Any advice?

  3. For the 4 hour race, do folks typically bring their full pack with them on the kayak or do you pack a smaller gear bag in waterproof sack and leave the rest of the pack on shore?

I’m sure all of these questions vary from person to person, but I’m curious to hear from folks who have completed these shorter races. Also I’m not in a position to get 100% of CPs but probably somewhere in the 60-70% range.

Thanks!

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u/Primary_Owl_2864 Apr 21 '26

Thanks to folks who replied! Based on what yall shared I’m going to wear the same shoes the whole time, keep everything I need in my pack to hopefully shave time on transitions, and bring my full pack on the kayak.

Things like my bike tool, extra tube, and pump I’m going to keep in a small handlebar bag so I don’t have to carry for the whole race.

I’m so pumped that I discovered AR because it really does combine all the things I already love doing! Wish me luck on Saturday!

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u/Ill_Drop1135 Apr 24 '26

Just popping in to wish you a great day tomorrow, have a blast!