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Endurance Quest Saimaa
29.-31.8.2025
Savonlinna, the race's host city, is a a central location in the lake Saimaa region. After the race, be sure to visit the impressive historical old castle, a must-see for any visitor.
Endurance Quest Saimaa is an adventure race in the Lake Saimaa area. Finland's largest lake, Saimaa, offers a beatiful terrain and challening location for the kayaking, swimrunning, and coastaleering stages.
Endurance Quest is known for its tough navigation challenges, and Endurance Quest Saimaa will be no different. Expect challenging navigational legs using super-detailed maps. Most of these legs will utilize standard IOF orienteering maps.The mountain bike (MTB) legs will take you on gravel and forest roads, with some single-track sections included.
Race Partners
"Very well planned and beatiful course, race reached beyond all expectations"
Staffan Björklund / NIAR Adventure - Winner of Endurance Quest 2024
"One of the most challenging navigation in the ARWS circuit"
Silver Ensaar / EstoniaAce LaSportiva - World Championship 3rd 2023
"Fastest race I have ever raced with lot of demaning stages"
Pauliina Pohja / Multisport.fi - Winner of Endurance Quest 2023
"Perfectly organized race with exceptional map quality. Finland is Beatiful"
Pablo Lopez Franco / Marmaroutdoor -Race Director of ARWS World Champs 2021
TESTIMONIAL
Endurance Quest Sponsors
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Endurance Quest Sponsors
Teams of 4
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Mixed ARWS teams of 4 (Atleast 1 woman & 1 man)
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Mens Team (full male team)
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Womens Team (full female team)
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Team limit: 100 teams
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90 Spots via registration
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10 spots reserved for ARWS Europe Series winners
Course
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Winning time 23h
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Course open 30h
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Race distance 250km
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MTB, Kayaking, Swimrun, Ropes, Trekking
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MAP example: https://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2024eq/
Prizes
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Winning team of ARWS Mixed Category wins free entry to - World Champioships 2026
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Top 3 teams receive product prizes from the sponsors
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Prizes for the fastest team on the special stages
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Every team gets ARWS ranking points
Entry Fee includes
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Race bib
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Race merch
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Two sets of maps
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Kayaks & Canoes
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Race logistics
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Post-race lunch
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GPS tracking
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Race photos
Rules &
Equipment
Entry Fees & Cancellations
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Early Entry fee 850€ until 31.12.2024
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Standard entry fee 950€/team 1.1.2025 - 31.4.2025
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Late Entry fee 1100€ / team 1.5.2025 - 1.7.2025
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50% Entry fee refund before 1.5.2025
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No refund after 1.5.2025
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Race T-Shirt +20€, you can buy your official race T-shirt during the registration