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This past weekend was the first Mind Over Mountain Adventure Race (MOMAR) of the season. Featuring a new location, DART-nuun athlete Jen Segger-Gigg was contracted by the event company back in the fall of last year to design the course for MOMAR, in Squamish, BC. After nine months of planning and preparation, it was showtime on Saturday.

â??My goal was to design a course that would really showcase what kind of trails and terrain we have right here in Squamish. This is my training ground and it really offers something for both the new racer and the elite athlete alike. I created a course that had the flare of a point to point race so that racers would actually experience the feeling of a journey.â??

Over 220 racers were on the start line. The race sold out several weeks ago with a huge wait list of people wanting to get in. The course was a combination of mountain biking, trail running, navigation and for the first time ever in MOMAR history, a rappel. Squamish has a reputation world wide for being a rock climbers haven so Jen really wanted to show people exactly just that.

Fellow team mate Aaron Rinn brought up two rookie racers to join him for the weekend, racing as team DART-nuun Sport. The team did extremely well and noted that they will be back to Squamish to play and race again in the near future.

As for next year, Jen already has some new terrain chosen and an unbelievable rappel selected. â??Race directing is a great way to give back to the sport that I have such a passion forâ?? Jen noted. â??Its all about growing the sport and getting more people involved. While I love racing, I do look forward to putting on another race next season.â??

Look for Aaron Rinns race report and pictures at this site soon.

Full details of the race and results can be found at http://www.mindovermountain.com/momar/

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