More than a triathlon. More than an adventure race. A unique journey across land and water. There are enough triathlons and duathlons out there. How about a true test of your late summer conditioning? After five successful years as one of the most difficult sprint triathlons in the world, The …
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More than a triathlon. More than an adventure race. A unique journey across land and water.
There are enough triathlons and duathlons out there. How about a true test of your late summer conditioning? After five successful years as one of the most difficult sprint triathlons in the world, The Gut Check was reconfigured in 2019 as a point-to-point adventure race within Cape Cod’s 2000-acre DCR Nickerson State Park. Each year, the course is different — and no one knows exactly what it will be until shortly before the race!
HOW IT WORKS:
TO WIN, YOU NEED TO BE MORE THAN JUST FAST.
Until shortly before the race, all you’ll know about this year’s Gut Check is that it will combine running, cycling, orienteering and water crossing (two race categories: swim or surfboard/paddleboard). You will present yourself at designated checkpoints along the way. Expect a finishing time of 1.5 to 2 hours. There will be no more than four swim segments, and each swim segment will be 1/2 mile or less. Paddle segments may be longer. Whether you compete solo or with a group of your friends (2, 3 or 4 persons—everyone races the entire course together), the objective is to use your wits and fitness to scramble your way (and, on the last cliff climb, it will be a scramble!) to the finish.
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