About Us

The best way to understand Pangea Adventure Racing is to experience it (which you can do by viewing our video). It could be said that this is the triathlon of outdoor sports, from trekking to biking to paddling. Each race is unique and different, providing both physical challenges as well as mental. You can compete in a variety of race levels according to what you’re comfortable with. Come out and try a sport race, or if you’re like me and need some healthy competition in your life, go for the glory of the elite division!

 

Race Descriptions

All adventure races involve biking, paddling, and run/trekking varying distances.

Elite Adventure Race Division: This is an advanced level adventure race requiring excellent navigation skills and great physical condition to be competitive. Teams should be able to plot UTM coordinates, use a compass with topographic maps and aerial views such as google earth, to determine location, distance, direction, and follow bearings necessary distances. Depending on route choices much time can be spent off trails. Many times there could be multiple options on route choices between check points it is your responsibility to choose the best and safest route.
Awards: 1st - 3rd place 4 person coed then 1st - 5th overall not including 1st - 3rd 4 person coed.
 
Sport Adventure Race Division: This is the intermediate level adventure race requiring modest navigational skills and good physical conditioning. Teams should be familiar with a compass to determine a bearing. Use a topographic map or aerial view to recognize major trails and terrain features. Navigation is usually on trails or marked but can on occasion go off trail.
Awards: 1st - 5th overall.

 

Pangea Elite Adventure Race Points Series 2008

8 races varying in length from 6 hours to 30 hours with the Pangea AR Cup to be awarded to the winning 4 person coed team. Large cash prize purse not to exceed $3,000,000.

 

Rules*: Teams of 2, 3, 4 and 4 person coed compete in the best 5 of 8 Pangea Adventure races. No solo racers in point series. Teams must compete in one of two 12+ hour elite adventure races, the Atlantic Coast Conquest or the Nocturnal Challenge, three of the other qualifying races and in the finale 12 hr Turkey Burn. (Winners will be determined by totaling points received from the ACC or Nocturnal Challenge + highest points received in 3 other qualifying races + points from Turkey Burn 08.) Teams may race as  2, 3, & 4 person teams for each race however 4 person coed teams must always race as 4 person coed teams to be ranked as such. Pangea will track team names not team members in the points series though this information is available on the team page. In the event of a points tie the team that finishes with the highest rank at the Turkey Burn race will be the official winner.

 

Awards: To be given at the end of the Turkey Burn. 1st - 3rd place 4 person coed then 1st - 7th overall not including 1st - 3rd 4 person coed. The winning 4 person coed team will win the Pangea AR Cup Trophy to be awarded to the 07 Turkey Burn winning 4 person coed team. Cash prize purse for 2008 is currently at $10,100 with a scheduled payout of 1st $2500, 2nd $1500, 3rd $1200, 4th $1000, 5th $900, 6th $800, 7th $700, 8th $600, 9th $500, 10th $400

 

Points: 1st 20 points, 2nd 19 points, 3rd 18 points, 4th 17points and so on to 15th 6points, all teams 16 on down get 5 points each for finishing the full course.

 

*Pangea Adventure Racing, Inc. reserves the right to alter or change rules as necessary to ensure fair outcome in the spirit that it is intended.