Arctic KIMM Relaunched as Icebug24

Rob Howard / 31.01.2007

The Arctic KIMM has now acquired a new sponsor, a new name and introduced a 24 hour rogaining class.

The race is based in the resort town of Hemavan in Northern Sweden (the base for last years ARWC2007) is now called the Icebug24.
New sponsor Icebug make a range of racing and winter footwear with a unique stud system designed for exceptional grip and is endorsed by Bjorn Rydvall of the Lundhags Adventure team among others.

The race will retain its classic 2-day mountain marathon class, with an estimated total winning time of 6 hours and this has a first prize in mens, womens and mixed classes of 5,000sek (about £360) in the form of a training stipendiary.

The new attraction is the chance to rogaine in the wide-open spaces of Northern Sweden and with the race taking place on the last weekend in July there will only be a few hours of darkness to contend with. This event is for pairs and the first prize is an impressive training stipendiary of 24,000sek (£1750).

A new website will soon be open at www.icebug24.com which will contain more information and registration details. You can find out more about Icebug at www.icebug.se

(News translated from the Swedish by Nick Barrable of CompassSport, the UK’s orienteering magazine.)