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Welcome to Florida Xtreme
FLORIDA XTREME is North Florida's Largest Extreme Racing Club which is involved in sports like adventure racing, trail running, off-road triathlons and other endurance events. We are a source for teams and racers to meet, train, learn, gather teammates and race together. FLORIDA XTREME is an organization dedicated to sharing the adventure racing experience with athletes of all fitness levels, skills, and abilities in North Florida and South Georgia. Please sign up to be a member and enjoy great benefits as well as never race alone by using the contact information below.
To receive our weekly adventure racing newsletter with updates on events, training, clinics and meetings. Call or email today for more information. 904-303-7954 teamflx@hotmail.com
Many of us have been competing in running and biking events for years and found that no matter how much training we do that it is very hard to win a solo event. Adventure Racing is about using your brain, teamwork and strategy, not just being the strongest or fastest athlete. At events we have seen the most physically fit teams take off in the wrong direction. Adventure racing has leveled the playing field for athletes that can prepare, plan, navigate, communicate and work hard to win the race without being superstars.
Adventure racing (AR) is an outdoor endurance sport requiring teams of varying size (usually 3 or 4) to travel through a series of checkpoints by varying means of transportation. Most AR events include the following three core disciplines: Mountain biking, Running/hiking and Padding via canoe or kayak.
Many races include other sports, including but not limited to navigation using map & compass, caving, inline skating, river swimming, mountain climbing & rappelling via ropes, whitewater rafting, skiing, archery, sailing and "special" obstacle-based tests. Race durations vary anywhere between 6-hour "sprints" to 10 day "expeditions." To be considered in the competitive class of most races, teams must be mixed-gender and all team members must travel together from start to finish.
A typical event does not disclose the actual race course until just before the start of competition. Many times, teams are merely given topographical maps and a list of numerical coordinates that correspond to each of the checkpoints on the course. Teams must accurately plot these coordinates and on their own determine the best route to take to each point. This often entails both on and off trail travel, so efficient route selection and strategy play an important part of every team's race. A bad navigation decision usually leads to a team getting lost and may cost them time, effort, and energy.
In addition to physical prowess, teamwork and interpersonal dynamics are major factors in determining how well a team performs. Team ingenuity and adaptation to the elements is key rule and not the exception. Teams are usually permitted to come up with innovative ways to speed their progress. For instance, using bungee to tow teammates is a common occurrence on hiking and biking segments. In the past, some teams have resorted to using umbrellas as makeshift sails on flat-water paddling legs.
What is Adventure Racing?
Never train or race alone again!
It is Winter again and we have lost the daylight. Due to time change and lost of daylight the weekly training days every Wednesday have been canceled until March 11th 2009. Florida Xtreme will still continue to have random Saturday training throughout the Winter so keep a eye on our newsletters.
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FLORIDA'S PREMIERE ADVENTURE RACING CLUB
Latest News:
Upcoming Events:
November 1st in Orlando, FL
November 7th Blueridge, GA
Nov 8th Hobe Sound, FL
Dec 13th in Orlando, FL
9/27/09 Congratulations to Team "All Mixed Up" for placing 1st in the Elite Coed divison of the Croom Crusher.
9/2/08 Congratulations to Team JAX and Team Mimms the Word for placing third and forth at the BEAR Adventure race.
7/19/2008 Team Florida Xtreme/Team JAX wins 1st overall in the Performance Multi-Sports 6 hr. Great race in a new location. (PHOTOS)
7/02/08 Florida Xtreme would like to welcome one of our new sponsors RUDY PROJECT. This will provide the club discounts on eyewear and bike helmets.
