2010 Calleva Race Results

The Third Annual Calleva Race Official results including CP breakdown:

EXPERT | SPORT

A-List/Too Many Kids once again took the first in EXPERT prime!
First place in SPORT prime is going to The Regulators.

Team Huckleberry is first in EXPERT open.
Team Filthy Frog is first in SPORT open.

We want to thank all racers for taking on this incredible challenge. We have already started working on 2010 Calleva Adventure Race.

Keep up the good training and get ready for the next year.



We have many photos and even some video from the race, but in two days team Calleva is going north to New Hampshire for 3 days Untamed New England adventure race. We will upload most photos and videos next week. We are sorry for delay.

Vetting team recommendations.

On July 18th our vetting team Brian and Monika tested the EXPERT course of the Calleva Race 2010!
Here are some of their recommendations. All these recommendation, except of the river swim are good for the SPORT category racers.

Brain, team SOG:

• Pants are not needed. The only times we ran into significant nettles were when we were in the wrong place.
• On land navigation isn’t too tricky. I made a few route choices but don’t think they affected our time much. I mostly tried to avoid going up and down hills and was able to do so successfully many times. You can choose your routes to suit your preferences and maybe the ease of navigating.
• On water, navigation was tricky. Should definitely be interesting with lots of people paddling up and down the river.
• Water stops are dispersed well throughout the course. 3L water carrying capacity recommended (3L bladder or 2L bladder plus bottles).
• Make sure to fill up AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE before leaving the last water stop. If you clear the end of the course you will need all the water you can carry to make it back if you are staying hydrated.
• Be sure to fuel up (eat extra food) before you go on river swim unless you plan on stopping during the swim to eat something. It will take more than an hour which is a long time to go without eating if you haven’t just eaten.
• Knee pads are recommended but not necessary on the river swim. Also recommended to have flippers with covered toes or where some sort of shoes in flippers in your fins.
• Bring a large backpack. PFD’s and bike helmets are hard to squeeze into a small backpack. You can bring multiple sizes to the race to test out when you get there but plan on using a 25+L. 30L recommended.
• River Swim navigation is a little tricky.
• Be sure to allocate enough time to finish the course. The end of the course does not allow for much shortcutting (optional points) so you may have to skip some optional points earlier than expected to make sure and finish on time. (SPORT category have more optional points at the end of the race)
• I enjoyed land navigation. Nothing too tricky just challenging enough. There was more terrain than in past years to help navigate instead of having to rely on bearings and land markings as in past years.

Monika, team Trakkers:

• Bring a backpack big enough to fit your helmet and PFD
• Our pre-race day was really hot and I drank three full bladders for the entire race and I ran out of water the last hour
• I hit my knees several times on the rocks swimming in the river, maybe you want to take some knee protectors with you
• It's a fun course, enjoy it. Definitely some navigation in it!

More photos from the pre-run are on the Calleva Race Facebook page.
The next race bulletin will be out 1 week before the race

New Race Discipline for 2010! River Swim!

This year we are introducing a new race discipline for the Expert category. In addition to running, biking and paddling these brave racers will swim in white (and flat) water on a riverboard, also known as a boogie board. According to the father of the riverboarding sport, Robert Carlson, the newest extreme sport is actually one of the oldest. He has been quoted as saying, "Anyone who jumps into the water and grabs onto a log is doing riverboarding. It goes back to Paleolithic times." Read more about history of riverboarding.

Many adventure races have a river swim as a discipline. Here is a video from the 2008 Untamed Virginia river swim demo:


Calleva's river swim will not have such white water, but you better learn to avoid underwater obstacles. Don't forget fins, they will help you to maneuver and move faster in flat water sections. You would be very wise to get a good waterproof case for your map; you will navigate while in the water. We recommend you to have a foam boogie board with a leash. You can buy one in most sporting goods stores like Sport Authority. Try to avoid the heavy plastic boards (aka ripboards), because you might run/hike with your boards for part of the course.

Don't forget to register before the end of the month. Registration fees will increase June 1st!