Adirondack Mountains Ironman Run
A race hosted by the Adirondack Park Alliance. It was founded in the early days of the alliance. At the start all runners were part of a faction within the alliance. Overtime the event became quite infamous across the world. Now a majority of participants are from all over the world. Participants are expected to hunt and scavenge during the run for food and drink water from the ponds and rivers.
Original Purpose
The run started out as a friendly competition to improve relations between the various thieran clans of the region. It was a way for young thierans to show their physical capabilities without having to fight against others. After the race was introduced, inter-clan violence declined rapidly.Route
The race starts and ends in Saranac Lake (471m). The total length is almost 190km and includes more than 10km of elevation. Often, the route leads through swamps and difficult terrain. Many of the mountains the route crosses are already covered by snow by the time the race takes place.- Lakes
- McKenzie Pond
- Lake Placid
- East Lake
- Lower Cascade Lake
- Avalanche Lake
- Moose Pond
- Round Pond
- Rock Pond
- Peaks
- Whiteface Mountain (1'483m)
- Lower Wolfjaw Mountain (1'272m)
- Upper Wolfjaw Mountain (1'281m)
- Armstrong Mountain (1'352m)
- Sawteeth Mountain (1'265m)
- Giant Mountain (1'410m)
- Dix Mountain (1'480m)
- Nippletop (1'405m)
- Mount Colvin (1'240m)
- Mount Haystack (1'510m)
- Mount Marcy (1'629m)
- Algonquin Peak (1'559m)
- Iroquois Peak (1'476m)
- Mount Marshall (1'332m)
- Panther Peak (1'354m)
- Santanoni Peak (1'404m)
You go, single human that finished the race! I love that the introduction of the race led to a decline in violence.
Yes! The violent and aggressive nature of the Therians is something I really want to channel into productive venues. This exacting run just gave me that. Some of the prompts really have done wonders for ideas.