Paddling in Adventure Races
Most adventure races include some sort of paddling discipline, and other water events such as tubing, river boarding and even swimming have been included in recent high-profile races.
While you should be prepared to flatwater kayak or canoe in most races, the course designer will likely inform you in advance what the paddling discipline will be. Virtually all course designers will notify you if whitewater travel will be involved, as special skill are required to safely compete in these events.
Paddling can quickly become an expensive undertaking and there are few areas in adventure racing where a little training will go further. The links to the left provide basic resources to develop your paddling skills and give a few adventure racing specific tips as well.