St-Lawrence Adventure Race 2025

The St-Lawrence Adventure Race will take place over 2 days (in stages) on May 17 and 18, 2025, around Rimouski (QC). This event aims to offer teams a memorable adventure while showcasing the beauty and attractions of the Bas-Saint-Laurent region. The race is part of the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS): https://www.arworldseries.com/races/st-lawrence-adventure-race-2025-canada.

Disciplines

Mountain biking, running/trekking, and kayaking. Each of these requires map and compass navigation. The distances listed below are subject to slight variations from the final course. This is a demanding endurance event. While it’s not exclusively for athletes, participants should have experience in all the disciplines covered by the race.

Course

Teams will traverse approximately 150 km, on an unmarked course, orienting themselves with map and compass. The course is designed to challenge experienced teams, while offering new teams the opportunity to experience a longer race format. As such, several checkpoints will be optional so that each team can choose a level of difficulty to meet their objectives. We expect a minority of teams to collect all the checkpoints. The route will remain secret until the day before the race.

Duration

The race will last between 8 and 12 hours (per day) depending on your route choices, checkpoint selections, and speed. There will be time cutoffs at various stages of the course.

Teams

Teams of 2 - men, women, or mixed.

Logistics

The organization will handle the transportation of bins, bikes, and kayaks if needed. Teams will have access to their bins at certain transitions between disciplines. The kayak is supplied with your registration and the model will be as follows: https://www.rtmkayaks.com/optimo-evo-confort/

Registration

Registrations here starting October 14 at 8pm (EDT): https://www.zeffy.com/fr-CA/ticketing/6adbb13c-be9a-4c89-ad77-4bf6c3dcd6a1 The number of teams will be limited to 50 teams.

The cost per team is 750$ + tax. This includes transportation of your gear boxes, bikes, and kayak, the kayak rental, loan of a satellite tracking device, course and map design, and post-race meals. Note that a wetsuit (sleeveless accepted) will be mandatory for one or more kayaking sections. Wetsuits can be rented upon registration. The minimum age to participate is 16, when teamed with an adult. This requires approval from the race director. Please contact us in advance to discuss.

Refund Policy

Refunds will be issued on the following scale: 85% until February 1, 2025, 50% between February 2 and April 1, 2025, 25% between April 2 and May 1, 2025. No refunds after May 2, 2025. Until May 2, teams have the option to transfer their registration after informing the organizing committee.

Camping and Accommodation

If you wish to camp, we recommend Camping Rimouski (https://campingrimouski.com/) as it is the closest campsite, and you’ll receive a discount. There are sites with or without services, as well as rooms available. Please call as soon as possible to reserve your accommodation and mention your participation in the St-Lawrence adventure race to receive a 15% discount (call 418 721-0322).