Garmin has unveiled a new Adventure Racing sport profile, a new activity profile that allows participants to track information while utilising Garmin’s Enduro multisport watch.
Garmin Enduro is designed specifically for adventure racers and those who train to compete in endurance events. The device has tied up with Adventure Racing, organiser of the Adventure Racing World Series, making it the first GPS-enabled watch that is Adventure Race authorized.
The new Adventure Racing sports activity is now available through a free software update. Athletes can receive the software update by pairing and syncing their watch to Garmin Connect Mobile.
“Adventure Racers have been training with Garmin products for years, and now with the introduction of the new Adventure Racing sports activity, they can actually compete without taking off their watch,” said Heidi Muller, International Events and Brand Director of the Adventure Racing World Series.
“We are thrilled to team with Garmin to create an activity profile built for all aspects of training and competition, on a watch that can withstand the gruelling elements and duration of an Adventure Race.”
An Adventure Race is a multisport orienteering competition – often run in teams. Each team, typically comprised of four members, competes in multiple disciplines including kayaking, mountain biking and trekking over hundreds of miles.
There are no marked routes, but teams must navigate to specified check points along the way using only a map they receive hours prior to the start of the race.
“Endurance athletes will now be permitted to wear a Garmin multisport watch while competing in Adventure Races, without losing any data,” said Dan Bartel, Vice President of Global Consumer Sales.
“With the new software update, Adventure Racing competitors can continue to monitor biometric data, set timers and utilize other built-in features like an altimeter and compass while adhering to the guidelines of the sport.”
When using the Adventure Racing activity, location information is recorded but unavailable for racers to view during the event. Because Adventure Racing and orienteering competitions do not allow GPS navigation, users are not able to view GPS based data fields, but they can still record the track log.
With Garmin Enduro on the wrist, competitors can monitor and record biometric data, such as heart rate, and will be able to use other functions of the watch like altimeter, compass, alarms and timers. A verification page shows when the activity began and ended, allowing competitors to prove to an official that GPS navigation was disabled during the race.
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