2020
Turgoyak lake,
Miass
relay races 3×1 km, 5+5 km.
WHAT'S THE CHALLENGE?
Turgoyak lake is a precious pearl of the South Urals in Russia, a nature monument of international importance, included in the list of 100 most valuable water basins of the globe. The purity of water in the lake is close to Baikal, the transparency reaches 17 meters.
The surroundings of Turgoyak are also magnificent: despite the relatively small size of the lake, the coastline is extremely diverse including beaches with fine quartz sand, green glades, steep cliffs, and mountain slopes covered with age-old forest.
Turgoyak is one of the most transparent lakes in Russia. The lake water has high transparency, which reaches 17 meters.
On the territory it is possible to place in rooms, yurts, set up tents in the tent camp. Conveniences are provided (shower, toilets, barbecue areas)
Distances
plan
the distance
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1 mile Participants start from the shore. They swim the distance floating round the buoys counterclockwise (on the right side, leaving the buoy on the left). Start and finish are in the same place on the beach.
5 km Before the start the participants are transported to the starting point. Everybody starts from the sandy beach on the west side of Vera island. They swim round it counterclockwise. Thereafter they move towards the finish line, orientating on the coastal landmarks and marking navigation buoys. The side of passing the buoys is optional, they are used as landmarks. Finish is situated on the main venue of the event.
5+5 km relay race Before the start the second stage participants are transported to the starting point. The first stage starts from the venue of the event, moves along navigation buoys towards Vera island. The participants swim round it counterclockwise and pass the baton to their partner on the beach. The second stage starts from the sandy beach on the west side of Vera island. The participants swim round it counterclockwise. Thereafter they move towards the finish line, orientating on the coastal landmarks and marking navigation buoys. The side of passing the buoys is optional, they are used as landmarks. Finish is situated on the main venue of the event.
10 km The participants start from the venue of the event, move along navigation buoys towards Vera island. They swim round it counterclockwise. Thereafter they move towards the finish line, orientating on the coastal landmarks and marking navigation buoys. The side of passing the buoys is optional, they are used as landmarks. Finish is situated on the main venue of the event. The feeding station will be situated in the area of Vera island.
Vera island (which is the starting, intermediate, and finishing point of our swim), is an absolutely incredible place. It has been attracting people since prehistoric times. Here scientists found the Neanderthal stand aged from 60 to 100 thousand years, megalithic structures like Stonehenge built about 6 thousand years ago, ancient quarries and remains of the Old Believer skete of the XIX century. The number of archeological sites totals to about 50. Some more sites are under water. What people were trying to find here for thousands of years remains a mystery. Maybe we can unearth it?
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Agenda
July 11
Launch of starter packs. EXPO. Swims 1 km, 3 * 1 km, 1 mile.
July 12
Swims 5 km, 10 km, relay race 5+5 km.
The basic information comes in the race book about 2 weeks before the event.
HOW TO GET THERE
Turgoyak Lake is 120 km away from the city of Chelyabinsk and 230 km from the city of Yekaterinburg. 10-12 flights a day fly from Moscow to Chelyabinsk and Yekaterinburg, airfare is from 2700 rub.
How to get from Chelyabinsk:
By car: Follow the navigator to CHC of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
The main applications of Taxi Gett, Yandex, Uber are working in Chelyabinsk. There are also many local services. The cost of the trip is 2000-3000 rub.
By bus: There are several trips per day, the duration of the trip is about 3 hours, the cost is from 299 rub.
Train + bus: You can take a train to Miass and transfer to a local bus to the village Turgoyak
How to get from Yekaterinburg:
By car: Follow the navigator to CHC of Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya
By bus: From the railway station to Miass, the trip takes about 4 hours, the cost is from 400 rub. Next, transfer to a local bus to the village Turgoyak.
BlaBlaCar: A very popular run, a car can be found every hour, the cost is 300-500 rub.
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