SF Bay Area Adventure Racing Resources

[Dave]

In response to some recent questions about adventure racing resources in the San Francisco Bay Area, here are some useful items that come to mind; also, thanks to the BAAR members who sent in suggestions!

AR Groups
The Yahoo BAAR Group
Place to find teammates, advice, informal training events, clinics, etc.
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/baar/

Nerds On Ice Wiki
Adventure race resources in the SF Bay Area.
http://www.nerdsonice.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?Nerdsonice_Wiki

Dirty Wiki
Additional adventure racing resources for the SF Bay.
http://dirtywiki.com


Single Disciplines
Kayaking
Bay Area Sea Kayakers
A great web resource.
http://www.bask.org

California Canoe and Kayak
In Oakland, provides certification and training, both sea kayaking and whitewater.
http://www.calkayak.com

Sea Trek Kayak
In Sausalito, offers classes, tours and rentals.
http://www.seatrekkayak.com/

Orienteering and Navigation
The Bay Area Orienteering Club
Has meets almost weekly across the Bay Area, and each meet typically has an introductory training session available.
http://www.baoc.org/

Cal Eco / CSM
Offers courses specifically geared towards navigation in adventure racing.
http://www.csmevents.com/adv_training.html

Running
The Schedule
I find it's a great place to find local and regional SF-Bay races.
http://www.theschedule.com/

Mountain Biking
Responsible Organized Mountain Pedalers (ROMP)
The oldest Bay Area off-road cycling advocacy group.
http://www.romp.org/

Mountain Biking in the San Francisco Bay Area
A good site with trails and other resources.
http://mtb.live.com/mtb-sfbay.html

Two local Yahoo! groups:
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/BayAreaMTB/
http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Rugged_Riders/

Trail: South Bay Ride, Kennedy Loop
http://www.nerdsonice.org/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?KennedyLoop
Trail: North Bay Ride, Lagoon Valley
http://www.zdap.com/racereports/viewtopic.php?t=1133

Ropes
Ropewise
Led by Jim Hewett in Marin, offers courses in ropework and climbing for athletes and enthusiasts of all skill levels.
http://www.ropewise.net/homepage.html

Local and Regional Adventure Races
Big Blue Adventure Series
Well-established and popular races in Reno, East Bay, Half-Moon Bay, Tahoe, now with a 24-hour series.
http://www.bigblueadventure.com

Shooting Star Adventures
A new one, had some good races in 2004.
http://www.shootingstaradventures.com

By The Beach Productions
A new one as of 2004, the first race went very well.
http://www.bythebeachproductions.com

West Coast Adventure Racing
Good races, SoCal, within driving distance
http://www.teamepinephrine.com/wcar/wcar

Explore California
A new 24-hour race series for 2005.
http://www.exploreca.com

[dolface]

just wanted to add http://www.baarbd.org to the list of AR Resources