Youth Category

YOUTH

the period between childhood and adult age;

the state or quality of being young ...

When we organised our first Ace Adventure Challenge back in 2003, we had a category catered to the Youth. Adventure Racing was new to most people back then, and we did have a handful of Youth Teams who brave their hearts to race. Nevertheless, only 2 of the 5 registered teams finished the race, barely met the cut-off time. It was tough for these youth back then as most had not been exposed to long distance multi-sports races. Eventually, we moved the young athletes to race in the Open categories as it was too small a group to form a category within AAC.

Subsequent years, there were more races catered to the young athletes and by now, we see senior racers coaching school teams to compete in local and overseas races where they build very strong physical and mental toughness, and learn more about team work and self-discipline.

In view of the popularity of adventure racing among our youth, we are bringing back the Youth Category so that these young athletes have a chance to be competitive among their peers and win some prizes to motivate themselves.

So here you go, young boys and girls! You will race at the same level with the seniors with no concession! I bet this is what you really want too!

Youth Team (mixed)

- a team of 3

- at least one member must be the opposite sex

- all 3 members must be born between 1 Jan 1993 and 31 Dec 1990

Flag-off Time for Youth - 3:15 pm

Cut-off Time for Youth - 9:15 pm

All other race details & conditions apply to the Youth Teams.

Entry Form: Please use the same entry form, under the category column, please type *Youth

Race Registration

The race registration will open from 1 August to 15 August 2010.

To help save the trees, you do not need to print a copy of the registration form.

All you have to do is to download the entry form here, fill in your team details using the downloaded excel sheet, save the excel sheet file name as your team name, then EMAIL your completed form to aceadventurechallenge@gmail.com

You can either snail mail your cheque to us or do a Quick-Cheque-Deposit (OCBC). Account details can be found in the Entry/Registration page.

If you mail out your cheque, please remember to write your team name on the back of your cheque. If you plan to drop your cheque into the Quick-Cheque-Deposit, please include your Cheque details when you email your entry form to us.

Thank you, and we look forward to your participation!

Cheerio!

Rope ladder

Is the rope ladder daunting for you?

The rope ladder will make its debut once again.

Some love it, while others are still searching for the best technique to make it a less strenuous ascend.

Be prepared, the ladder will swing like a swing.

Go do some rock climbing practice, it will help you to improve your technique, at least a little.

Happy training =)

Sunset Adventure - Sat, 18 Sep 2010

Race Date:

Sat, 18 September 2010

Flag-off Time:

Men - 2.30pm

Mixed - 3pm

Women - 3.15pm

Driven by the love of the sport and the people who know how to push themselves and enjoy adventure - Ace Adventure Challenge (AAC) is into its sixth run this year. It is grueling, enduring and with much exhilaration.

There is really nothing so special about the race and the route. You and your teammates will race in this ever familiar ground, yet in some ways, you feel so out of comfort most of the time. You will have your teammates to depend on but will likely to be physically so exhausted that you would rather run your own race, but hey, this is a team race and that team above self can better guaranteed a finish! You may or may not get to the finish line, but without you, your team will be incomplete.

If you have not experienced AAC in the past or have not participated in an adventure race, think twice before you sign up. AAC is for people who generally can ignore and enjoy PAIN!