1999 Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series Invades Sacramento Aug. 29; Folsom Lake Hosts Event for Second Straight Year.LOS ANGELES--(BW SportsWire)--July 20, 1999-- The planet's hottest new sport returns to Sacramento! The sixth race of the 1999 Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series(R) will take place in Sacramento at Folsom Lake Folsom Lake is a large reservoir in Northern California about 25 mi (40 km) northeast of Sacramento. The lake is formed by Folsom Dam, constructed in 1955 to control the American River. , Sunday, Aug. 29, at 7:30 a.m. Hosting a Series event for the second straight year, the 1999 Sacramento event will likely exceed the 450 participants who took part last year. Teams of three will battle the environment as well as each other in trail running, kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving across water. Kayaking is differentiated from canoeing by the fact that a kayak has a closed cockpit and a canoe has an open cockpit. They also use a two bladed paddle. Another major difference is in the way the paddler sits in the boat. and mountain biking mountain biking Sports medicine A sport in which participants use specialized bicycles to navigate rough, steep trails covered with unforgiving rocks Injury risk Concussions, fractures, death. See Extreme sport, Novelty seeking behavior. . In addition, teamwork will be a priority as up to 10 "special tests" will be added to the course to further challenge the competitors. It's the sport of the future and the future is now! In its fourth season, The Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series is one of the fastest-growing sports in the world, and provides the perfect test for the "weekend warrior." Each competition involves a trail run between five and eight miles, a mountain bike trek between 10 and 15 miles, and a kayak segment between one and three miles. The five to 10 special tests provide intrigue to both participants and spectators, setting the race apart from its predecessors and contemporaries. Special tests have included oil-slicked wall climbs, traversing 200 feet across a gorge, impromptu memory tests and orienteering orienteering Cross-country footrace in which each participant uses a map and compass to navigate between checkpoints along an unfamiliar course. Introduced in Sweden in 1918, it later spread throughout Europe. World championships have been held since 1966. exercises. Prior to the race, none of the competitors have any knowledge of the course set-up or any idea what mystery tests await them. By season's end Season's End are a British band based in Hampshire. They describe themselves as playing Progressive symphonic metal[1], although they are often tagged as a gothic metal band by reviewers and reference sources[2][3]. , more than 8,000 adventure racers will have participated in the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series in 1999 alone. The Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series is the brainchild of Michael Epstein of Agoura Hills, Calif. "The Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series provides a unique blend of mental endurance, physical strength and a sense of camaraderie unparalleled in other multi-sport events," said Epstein. "The sport's accessibility, relatively low entry fees and sense of accomplishment offer an attractive drawing card for local athletes who may have full-time jobs and cannot afford to take time off for the training that goes into the sport on a professional level." Following the Sacramento event, the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series continues with stops in Hartford (Sept. 12), Pittsburgh (Oct. 3), New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of (Oct. 17), and Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. (Oct. 30). The first race of the season took place in Phoenix and was won by Team Balance Bar (May 23). Team Fogdog fog·dog n. A bright or clear spot that appears in breaking fog. [From the fact that it accompanies fog as a dog accompanies its owner.] took the Miami event (June 6); Team Balance Bar won again in Atlanta (June 27); and Team Red Bull captured the event in Dallas (July 11). The Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series stops in Portland, Ore., Aug. 8. For more information or to register for the Hi-Tec Adventure Racing Series, contact Michael Epstein Sports Productions at 818/707-8867 or visit the Web page at www.mesp.com. |
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