About

Name

Joe Faulkner

AR Team

NAV4 Adventure

Hometown and Region

Penrith, Cumbria

Adventure Racing Experience

Advanced;
20x Two Day Ace Races – +25k points
5000+ Open5 points
Open Adventure Endurance series podium place
WARC and ARWC exped races
3x Hebridean Challenges …
Quite a few off road triathlons …
Dragon’s Back Race
Sometimes a race organiser ….

AR Ambition

To help develop some sustainable AR clubs, which produce highly competitive, yet sporting teams, and then retire a happy man!

NAV4 welcomes anyone who wishes to train with us – our NAV4 ‘Paddle Club’ meets once a month on Ullswater (currently second Sunday of the month) to work on our paddle skills. A moderate charge applies for use of boats, etc.

Basic Sports Information

‘Ultra’ and fell runner of many years’ experience.
Competent paddler and ex-BCU Instructor – now just with 4* award.
Competent all round mountaineer – MLC / MIA / SPA
Fall of my bike less often than I did, and don’t walk so much … but it’s not my strongest discipline ..
Provider of Navigation tuition and AR skills

Looking to Join a Team

No

Background and Ambitions

I helped found UK AR Club, so as a offer a collective voice for UK AR. I was elected Chair, which is a great honour and challenge.

A formal ‘paid up’ membership is necessary in order to have a proper club; benefits may not be immediately apparent but will develop soon;

Our UK AR Club Paddle Club is just a quick example of what we can offer …