Team Checkpoint Zero will be travelling to Costa Rica in late August to throw it’s hat in the ring with an international field of expedition adventure racers at the Adventure Race Costa Rica, an AR World Series event.

Arenal Volcano

At the annual meeting of the AR World Series, held just after the end of this years World Championship, staged in Portugal early in November, Costa Rica got the OK from AR’s president Geoff Hunt. Alexander Baker, racer and co-organizer of the race in Costa Rica along with Antonio de la Rosa, racer an organizer of the Bimbache Extreme (next years World Championship), came to agreements with the organization. The race will be held during August 20th-28th, 2010.

The race will cover a wide variety of landscapes, beaches, warm ocean, dry forests, rain forests, cloud forest, volcanoes, lakes, rivers, whitewater and even a traditional local sport will be part of this fantastic race. The race course was carefully designed and scouted by de la Rosa and Baker: “We guarantee the racers to have a great time during the race”, “they won’t be bored with the same scenario, and the scenery changes constantly as you proceed the course”.

“All you need is your bike and trekking gear. The organization provides climbing and paddling gear. No need to bring loads of clothes, a rain jacket and a couple of cycling shirts and shorts should do”, adds Baker.

The race is sponsored by the Costarican tourist board (I.C.T.) and other local business. We expect to get a lot of teams from Europe. We already have one team from Finland, two from Spain, one from Portugal, one from France, one from Ecuador, one from Colombia, two from the U.S and three from Costa Rica. We have limit for the race of thirty teams. This because the race passes through protected areas and we want minimum impact to the environment.

The race organization will also offer for friends and family, an adventure tour that will travel along the race visiting strategic points along the race course, where they can watch their teams go by and enjoy different attractions like canopy rides, rafting, horseback riding and even the opportunity to see part of the race start from the air in a ultra light. While the racers are having fun in the race course, their family and friends don’t have to be waiting at the check points. They can enjoy the race as much or more than the racers (they will have time to sleep) and can be at the end of the race to celebrate with their teams. A great way to spend your holiday.

For more information visit the official race website at http://www.arcostarica.com.