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Rather than maintain our own web pages with reports, we tap into a great site which gives reports from all over the USA and around the World. The links below mostly take you to Adventure Race Reports dot com. At this site you can reply to our postings or you can create your own tales of adventure. For registration we are happy to partner with Race It dot com, where you can register and we get the details in a nice spreadsheet.

Future Events

2010 Races 
Our plans for 2010 include the following tentative - but we hope solid - dates.

March 27

Peaks and Valleys

June 05

Mount Laguna (Steve and Jake)

August 22

La Bufadora

October 02

Otay Lakes

November 06

Equinox 12 Hour


March 27
We will start the year with the third edition of Peaks and Valleys.

This is an event at Mission Trails, where you can either;
(1) run the entire course, or
(2) run and ride, or
(3) form a 2-person team where one person runs part of the course and the other rides part of the course.

We will be happy to send you a map of the area to go scout and decide on the trails best for you. Please send and email and we will send a trail map.

There are 5 peaks in Mission Trails Park (Cowles Mtn, Pyles Peak, Kwaay Paay, South Fortuna and North Fortuna), you visit all of those, plus 5 valley locations (Mesa Creek, San Diego River, Suycott Wash, Shepherd Pond and Oak Creek).

The course records are presently;
(1) run entire course - Team ViaSat  2008 - 5h 13m
(2) solo run and ride - Ann Hall and Ian MacDiarmid - 4h 10m
(3) 2-person run and ride - Josh and Veronica Williams - 2h 09m
The start location will be at Mast Blvd and you can go to the checkpoints in any sequence. Start time 8 AM (to beat the heat we have had the past years).


The checkpoints are:

Name

UTM Zone

Easting

Northing

Elevation

North Fortuna Peak

11S

494024

3634656

1222

South Fortuna Peak

11S

494864

3633009

1079

Kwaay Paay

11S

495720

3632179

1151

Pyles Peak

11S

496425

3631664

1352

Cowles Mtn

11S

497026

3630537

1560

Mesa Creek

11S

498626

3631496

509

San Diego River

11S

494923

3631773

220

Suycott Wash

11S

494131

3632440

388

Shepherd Pond

11S

493124

3634522

667

Oak Creek

11S

495304

3634910

502


We want to keep the rules simple:

  • You select the order you go to the checkpoints (we will have something at each checkpoint to identify it and at the finish you must tell us what was there).
  • If you use a bike, the bike must be at the start when you start and it must be at the finish when you finish (you cannot stage the bike on the course or leave it out there).
  • You cannot take the bike on designated running trails (not even carrying or walking it).
  • You can run on biking trails.
  • You cannot bike on any section of Mission Gorge Road (but you can carry or walk/run the bike on or across that road).
  • You must stay on trails at all times (no cross country). There are trails which are not marked on the map. If you intend to use these you must tell us about your choice before you start.

You are welcome to plan your route and start training. Please give us feedback on additional rules or clarifications we may need, or other suggestions.


Next race - Laguna Mtn, June 05
Steve and Jake have plans to put on another race at Mount Laguna.  The plan is for June 05, before it gets too hot in the mountains.  Run and Ride.

In August we will again have our annual race at La Bufadora in Mexico.  While we have no entry fee for this (or any of our races), this race will have a restricted number of entrants due to the logistics.  So if you are interested keep in touch.  The race will be the weekend of August 21-22 (free kayak clinic - with free use of kayaks on the Saturday, and use of the kayaks for the race Sunday).  This is a family friendly weekend and we have a niño race.

We have a race ready to go at Otay Lakes, and best time appears to be in October, after the summer heat.  It is a short race with very little elevation gain so great for beginners and your friends. Bike, Hike and Kayak.

The fifth race we have planned will be about a 12 hour race it may go longer as we have lots of options.  It will involve multiple kayak, bike and hike.  No crews necessary.

NOTE:
As well as these races we sometimes put on navigation classes / AR orienteering races. We had one in January before part of the Rose Canyon / Miramar area was closed. We do have plans for other like events.  They are held in the evening and the wining time could be as low as 1½ hours, with a hike time of more like 3+ hours.  The idea is to just have some fun and learn to read a map.  Because of our location they kind-of gear themselves to San Diego folks.

As in all of Equinox’s races, you pay nothing, you win nothing, and you accept full responsibility for your actions.


Past Events

2010-Jan: Wednesday Fun Run Results
2010-Mar: Scavenger Dash SD, FIRST PLACE - Team Equinox

2009-Dec: Mission Bay Results 
2009-Dec: Mission Bay Race Report
2009-Nov: Mission Trails Results
2009-Nov: Mission Trails Race Report
2009-Oct: San Elijo Hills Results
2009-Oct: San Elijo Hills Race Report 
2009-Aug: La Bufadora Results
2009-Aug: La Bufadora Race Report
2009-May: Mt Laguna Results
2009-May: Mt Laguna Race Report
2009-Apr: Peaks and Valleys
2009-Feb: Equinox 24Hr Report and Results

2008-Nov: Mini #2 Black Mountain Results
2008-Nov: Mini #2 Race Report
2008-Aug: La Bufadora (Mexico)
2008-Jul: So Cal Scout Race
2008-Apr: Peaks and Valleys 
2008-Mar: Baja Travesia (Mexico)
2008-Mar: Mini #1 Results
2008-Mar: Mini #1 Race Report
2008-Feb: Desert Rage Temecula
2008-Jan: Mock AR Irvine

2007-Oct: Desert Rage San Diego
2007-Aug: Mini#2 La Bufadora (Mexico)
2007-Jul: So Cal Scout Race
2007-Jun: Michigan Expedition Race
2007-May: Central Coast Adventure Challenge
2007-Apr: Baja Tra
vesia (Mexico)
2007-Feb: Desert Rage Vail Lake
2007-Jan: Mini#1 Announcement

2006-Dec: Mini#4 The Fast Fifty (12 hours)
2006-Oct: Desert Rage Lake Hodges
2006-Sep: Urban Dare
2006-Sep: So Cal 24Hr Big Bear
2006-Aug: Baja Xtreme 24Hr (Mexico)
2006-Jul: Mini#3 La Bufadora (Mexico)
2006-Jul: So Cal Scout Race
2006-May: Central Coast Dawn to Dusk
2006-Apr: Baja Xtreme 8Hr (Mexico)
2006-Mar: Mini#2 Santa Veronica (Mexico)