Junior Adventure Racers Training Day 2
| Entry Fee | €25.00 |
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Adventure Racing Ireland will coordinate a second training day for junior adventure racers in Blessington, Wicklow on Saturday 14th of February 2026.
This training event will be hosted by experienced adventure racer Brian Keogh and is open to any young adventure racers based in Ireland ( from 16 to 25) and will form part of the national selection process for Irish teams to go to the junior world championships taking place in Québec, Canada, from 23–26 July 2026.
Junior athletes under 18 years of age must be accompabied by an adult on the day. This person should be available during the day if required.
This training event will include mountain biking, foot navigation and map reading challenges and other activities. A schedule for the day and recommended kit list is provided below. All attendees should also bring a good packed lunch, termos and other snacks for the day.
Adventure Racing Ireland also invites expressions of interest from young endurance athletes to be considered for selection to represent Ireland at the Junior Adventure Racing World Championship.
Provisional Schedule of the day will be as follows:
- 10am:- Participants arrive and get ready their bikes/ food / bottles and assemble at Event HQ
- 10.30am:- Briefing for the Day
- 10.45am: Mountain Biking Training / Skills Ride
- 12.15am:- Return to HQ
- 12.30am: Bike Repair and BIke Navigation Skills
- 1- 1.30pm: Lunch Break
- 1.30 - 2pm: Map Reading Skills
- 2.00 -> 3.15pm Navigation Trek
- 3.15 - 3.30pm Short Break
- 3.30 - 4.30pm - Orienteering
- 4.30 - 5pm - Review
- 5pm - Day Concludes
The event will be hosted from Lackan Community Centre, near Blessington.
To enter this Training event you need to have current membership to ARI. If you are not a member already you can Join ARI Here
Recommended Kit:
- Mountain Bike
- Bike Helmet, spare tube, pump & tyre levers, bike lights mounted on the front and back of the bike
- Bike Map Holder RECOMMENDED only.
- Trail running shoes
- Change of cloths from biking to foot based activities
- Quality Waterproof Jacket and Overpants.
- Waterproof Map holder
- Mobile Phone in a waterproof holder or zip lock bag
- Back Pack
- Spare base layer
- Water + Snacks
- Good Lunch & Food ( for the day)
- Warm Clothing for after activities
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