Adventure Racing Ireland National Solo Adventure Race Series 2024.

The Solo Adventure Race series includes running, cycling and kayaking in some of Ireland’s most challenging and picturesque terrain.
Athletes in both the Expert and Sport Series gain points from achieving a top 50 placing in gender categories in all Series events with their best 5 scores to count towards their final Series total. You have to be an ARI member on the morning of the event to gain points towards the National Solo series so sign up for ARI membership today!!
The top 3 placed athletes in both the women’s and men’s expert and sport series will receive commemorative *prizes later in the year.

2024 National Solo Adventure Race Series Events – Best 5 Results to count

2024 Series Tables Available Now

Final 2023 National Solo AR Series Tables are available below

The National Adventure Race series was setup in 2010 with 5 events and included all the major Adventure Races that were happening in Ireland at that time.  There was one section only that year the first series winners were Derval Devaney and Niall Somers

The following year 2011 was the first time there was separate ‘Sport’ and ‘Expert’ Categories and there were 10 events with best 5 events/results to count

The 2022 NSARS is planned to be as below with 2 categories: ‘Expert’ and ‘Sport’ – All events info is based on best available data at the time of publishing.

1. In each category a racer’s any best 5 results will count towards final total

2. NARS does not have any input in to the organization or operation of any of the qualifying events in the series. This includes but isn’t limited to the course design, the entry process, the race structure, race location, race rules or any other decisions that an event organizer may make. Races in the NARS will be reviewed at the end of each year and assessed for eligibility and suitability for the upcoming year
3. ARI will provide Series race organisers a basic recommended code of practice which will include items such as kayak allocation, mandatory kit, external support, penalties for breach of race rules, etc – This is to aid event organisers and give clarity and uniformity to all ARI National Solo AR Series Events
4. Points will be awarded based on the FINAL published results from each race:
   • These are the official final results as provided by the race director and official race timing partner
   • NARS does not have any input in to these and tables will not be published until final official results are available
   • Note that official final results may not be the same as position crossing the finish line. Wave starts will be factored in to final official results and points awarded will reflect the final results list
   • Separate points will be awarded for first 100 finishers in both women’s and men’s category in each race
     • 100 points for 1st place, 99 points for 2nd place, 98 for 3rd place etc…
   • You do not need to be a member of any club to be eligible for NARS or to be awarded points
5. You do not need to register to participate in NARS or be awarded points
6. If you finish in the top 100 (of your gender) in any qualifying race (see race list) then you will be automatically added to the NARS points table
7. The only information on any racer NARS has any access to or uses is the data available from the race results which is publically available on the race website
8. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 Women and Men in both the Expert and Sport category with the racer in first place in each category being names ‘National Adventure Race Series Champion’
9. In the event of a tie for first place and overall National Series Champion the following tie breaks will be initiated and they will be initiated in the following order
   • Of the racers tied for 1st place – whoever has the most race ‘wins’
   • Of the racers tied for 1st place – whoever has the most points in head-to-head events
     • This means events where the tied racers participated in same race
     • This means ‘started a race’ – a DNF counts as 0 points in this situation
   • Of the racers tied for 1st place – Lowest cumulative head-to-head time
     • Example: the tied racers competed head to head in 2 events. Their overall time for the 2 events is added up and the lowest cumulative time determines the winner
   • In the event that racers are still tied for 1st place there will be joint 1st place
10. In the event of a tie for 2nd and 3rd place the same process will be followed as 9. above
11. There will be no criteria or resolution applied to any ties outside of top 3 in each category
12. Points Tables
    • Tables will be published after the Final Official results are available from each event
    • Tables will be published on the adventureracing.ie website