2007 June > Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing
Squamish's inaugural Mind Over Mountain Adventure Racing (MOMAR) was a huge success with over 200 racers from across North America being tested on our incredible terrain! The 45 km course was designed by Squamish's Jen Segger-Gigg, professional adventure racer and personal trainer. The course started at Alice Lake Provincial Park with an 8+km navigational trek. Next was cross country mountain biking on trails such as Rob's and Cliff's Corners, Pseudo Tsuga, and Powerhouse Plunge. Then there was an intense hike 4km up and down Mount Crumpit, a short bike stage, and a 30m rappel down the Smoke Bluffs. There was a final urban navigation trek through downtown Squamish with the finish at the Pavillion. Racers had to navigate to 22 checkpoints throughout the course with penalties if they missed any. The winning team was Gary Robbins of Squamish and Todd Nowack of Victoria on Team Helly Hansen with a time of 03:52:49 and the last teams came in just over 8 1/2 hours. The after party was at the Howe Sound Inn and Brewing Co. with a buffet, awards, and live music with Cam Salay and the Hair Farmers. For more information go to www.mindovermountain.com.
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| MOMAR Squamish start at Alice Lake Provincial Park with over 200 racers from across North America |
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| Gary Robbins (Squamish) and Todd Nowack (Victoria) Team Helly Hansen 1st place winners of the Squamish MOMAR as they cross the finish line |
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| Gary Robbins (Squamish) and Todd Nowack (Victoria) Team Helly Hansen as they cross the finish line as 1st place overall winners with a time of 03:52:49 |
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| Team Suburan Rush with Lina Augaiti (Whistler), Don Barthel (Vancouver), Dean Wutke (Vancouver), and Jordy Ydse (Burnaby) as they crossed the finish line 1st in the 4 combined category with a time of 04:43:31 |
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| Bart Jarmula (Revelstoke) at the transition between the navigational trek and the bike segment (won bronze solo male category) |
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| Rick Jerabek (Seattle) as he rappells part of the Smoke Bluffs |
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| Checking the map!! Don't forget any checkpoints! |
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| Todd Nowack (Victoria) and Gary Robbins (Squamish) Team Helly Hansen (1st place winners) as they start the bike stage |
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| Gary Robbins (Squamish) and Todd Nowack (Victoria) Team Helly Hansen (1st place winners) as they complete the navigational trek |
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| Todd Nowack (Victoria) and Gary Robbins (Squamish) Team Helly Hansen 1st place overall winners with a time of 03:52:49 |
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| Team Suburan Rush with Lina Augaiti (Whistler), Don Barthel (Vancouver), Dean Wutke (Vancouver), and Jordy Ydse (Burnaby) at the transition between the navigational trek and the bike segment |
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| Dave Norona interviewing Bart Jarmula (Revelstoke) at the finish line after Bart won bronze in the solo male category with a time of 04:21:03 |
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| Shawn Wenger Team Valhalla Pure Kamloops as she rappells the Smoke Bluffs |
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| Sasja Nieukerk Team Valhalla Pure Kamloops as she rappells the Smoke Bluffs |
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| Bryan Tasaka (event director) and Dave Norona (announcer) at the finish line |
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| Amanda Wu, one of the many volunteers that made the event possible |
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| Kathy Vinge of the Hill Betty's got into the spirit dressing for the costume portion of the event |
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| 8+ km Navigational trek at Alice Lake |
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| Bike staging area at Alice Lake |
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| Squamish MOMAR medals |
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