Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR)

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It All Starts With a Beer

Rob / 19.10.2004

That\'s the motto now branded to the weekend\'s festivities at the Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR). As racers arrived at the Riding Fool Hostel for mandatory registration, the first step in the check-in process was to grab a cold pint of Piper\'s Pale Ale. Not a bad start to the race so far!

This was the final MOMAR of the 2004 season and it all wrapped up in the historic mining town of Cumberland, BC, on Vancouver Island. A record crowd of 215 racers showed up to tackle the 40km course that was filled with great single-track, spectacular paddling, tricky navigation and even some yoga, swimming, and a wedding!

The sun was out and it was another warm fall day. The race started in the water with an 8km paddle on Comox Lake, followed by a 6-8km trek that had racers self-navigate to seven checkpoints within a complex network of trails. Next they jumped back into their boats for a 2km paddle to race central and to the start of the 20km+ mountain bike stage. The bike stage came complete with a 20 minute hike-a-bike and a ride on aptly named trails like Buggard Pig and Bucket of Blood.

As racers came into the finish area, they were given the choice of either running down the beach or swimming out to a swim dock for their final CP. Almost all of the racers took the opportunity to cool off and so swim they did.
In only his second MOMAR, Cumberland local Jeremy Grasby, became the new MOMAR champion with an earth shattering time of 3:36:44 - the fastest MOMAR time in history. Grasby, who rode the race using a single speed bike, had the fastest trek and bike split.
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