Race Format

A Score Course event

Questars adventure races follow a score course format as outlined below…

We give you a map with all the checkpoints marked...

...how many can you visit within the time limit?

Waterproof

The course map is printed on tough waterproof paper which stands up well to the elements and won't disintegrate on you. Just make sure you look after it, especially if it's windy!

Pre-marked

The checkpoints are marked on the map for you. So you don't have to worry about understanding grid references or plotting the checkpoints in the right place or anything like that.

Checkpoints

There are separate checkpoints for each of the three disciplines. Within each discipline, you can visit as many checkpoints as you wish, and in any order (unless specified otherwise). It’s a good idea (but not mandatory) to visit at least one checkpoint in each discipline, after all it is an adventure race! 

Different colours and labels are used to identify the run, bike and kayak checkpoints from each other. These are normally marked on the course map as follows…

R
for
RED
Run
checkpoints
B
for
Blue
Bike
checkpoints
K
for
Black
Kayak
checkpoints

Waterproof

The checkpoint descriptions and values are printed on the same tough waterproof paper that the map is printed on. It stands up well to the elements and won't disintegrate on you. Just make sure you don't lose it!

Transition
from one discipline to another

If the transition point (TP) is located at the event base…

You should aim to transition only once between the trail running and the mountain biking. For example, if you choose to run first, it’s best to visit all the trail run checkpoints that you wish to visit before transitioning over to the mountain biking. In this instance your race would look something like this…

START
TP

Or if you were to bike first, then it’s best to visit all the mountain bike checkpoints that you wish to visit before switching over to the trail running. In this case your race would look like this…

START
TP

If the transition point (TP) is remote…

You will need to cycle to and from the transition point if it’s remote (i.e. not located at the event base). In this instance you can visit mountain bike checkpoints both before and after you do your trail running, so your race would look something like this…

START
TP
TP

If you ran from the start to a remote transition point to do your mountain biking then how would your bike get to the transition point? You would have to either carry your bike with you on the run or drop your bike off at the remote transition point before you start (and pick it up again after you finish), neither of which are practical.

If you want to run first you can still do so by cycling direct from the start to the remote transition point to do your trail run, leaving the vast majority of your mountain biking until after your trail run. Likewise, if you prefer to run last you can still do this by doing the bulk of your mountain biking before your trail run, leaving just enough time to cycle from the transition point back to the finish after your trail run.

If you opt to kayak, you will need to fit your running and biking in around your kayak time slot. You can do this by breaking either your trail run or mountain biking to do the kayaking, or in any other way you like as shown below…

You can only kayak within your time slot

This can be either before, after or in the middle of your trail run or mountain biking

Before run
In the middle
After run
Before bike
In the middle
After bike

If you do your kayaking in the middle of your mountain biking then you can visit mountain bike checkpoints both before and after you kayak. Similarly, if you do your kayaking in the middle of your trail run then you can visit trail run checkpoints both before and after you kayak.

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