The Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon has been on my radar for a couple of years and 2014 might just be the one in which I enter (if I can persuade the G-Force to get down off the climbing walls for a day!). The Quad is a multi-discipline adventure race over one day. It includes:

• Swim – 1.35k (0.8 miles) to north side of Loch Tay
• Run/Walk – seven Munros encompassing the Lawers and Ptarmigan Ridges to Morenish (approx 24k or 15 miles)
• Kayak – 11k (7 miles) back to Ardtalnaig
• Cycle – around Loch Tay 54k (34 miles)
• Slice a melon – in two with a sword to stop the clock. (I didn’t know about that last bit until I read the details more closely!)

All competitors must raise funds for chosen charities, Mary’s Meals and Mercy Corp,  as well as paying their entry fee.

Find out more about the Quad

Anyway, if this interests you or you want to find out more about the challenge, which takes place on July 12, 2014, you could pop along to one of two evening presentations. The short, after-work presentations take place in Edinburgh and London.

During the event, founder of the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon, David Fox-Pitt, will show a DVD of the event and chat about the Quad’s unique ethos and fundraising, the route, kit, training and preparation. There is an open Q&A session at the end of the presentation for as long as people have time for.

Mercy Corps and Mary’s Meals, the two beneficiary charities, will also be there to give you a proper taste of the incredible impact the Quad fundraising has around the world.

Quad presentation evenings

EDINBURGH:

Time: 17.30

Date: Tuesday, 26 November

Location: Artemis Investment Management, 42 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HA

LONDON:

Time: 17.30
Date: Tuesday, 12 November
Location: Artemis Investment Management, Cassini House, 57 St James’s Street, London, SW1A 1LD

It’s important to sign up for a place as these events as seats are limited.

Contact [email protected]. Light refreshments will be provided.

See the website, too, for more information about the Artemis Great Kindrochit Quadrathlon. And for a taste of the 2013 Quad, see the Flickr photo set.