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The fourth annual challenge competition titled “Fusion 2010” was hosted on Saturday 05th June 2010. The Fusion competition is an exciting, physical and intellectually challenging sporting event that requires courage, fortitude, stamina, commitment and most importantly teamwork.
This year sixty (60) teams (43% more than the previous year) comprising of four (4) persons per team participated. Each team was required to hike/hash selected mountain trails within Trinidad as well as complete a series of team-work/problem-solving activities. There was an average of twenty-five (25) officials on the trails as well as eight (8) search and rescue paramedics.
Competitors were required to assemble at Maracas Beach opposite Sam’s Bar no later than 3:00am where numbers were assigned to each team as the final step to completing their registration.
Fusion 2010 started at 3:45am with an event titled ‘fill the bottle’ where, as the name suggests, each team was required to fill their labelled bottle using their labelled cup. Both of these items were placed approximately 200m away on the opposite end of the beach next to officials. A team member had to run along the beach to the officials and return to their team with the items. On returning to the team, they were now required to use the cup to fill the bottle with a red liquid from buckets at the same point where the bottle and cup were located; only 1 person per team was allowed to run at a time. Once the bottle was filled the team could proceed onto the trail which began at the back of Sam’s Bar. The filled bottle represented their token for entry onto the trail and they were required to have it in their possession at all times.
The first leg of Fusion was estimated to take from 2.5 hours (estimated fastest time) to 5.5 hours (estimated slowest time). This leg was approximately 10.4km long and had a total ascent of approximately 5,165ft. All four (4) team members were required to compete on this leg which included a ‘night’ hike and was marked with silver reflective tape. The first part of the leg comprised of a long painful ascent (which was compounded by the darkness) and 2 rope climbs amid the sounds of the night forest. This was followed by 5 multiple choice questions which carried time penalties if answered incorrectly. Teams continued along a fairly wide benching path along a mild downhill to the top of St. Joseph where they were required to solve a cryptogram which embodied the definition of Fusion.
By this time, darkness began to give way to sunlight and teams now faced the daunting task of a fairly short but excruciating climb. The downhill was technical, long and proved to be trying for even the best teams. Teams took the opportunity to cool themselves in a stream at the bottom of the hill before starting the final test for this leg; a 2km road run to the finish line at Maracas Beach. Team times for this event ranged from 2 hours 35 minutes to 6 hours 9 minutes.
The second leg started at the top of the Lady Chancellor Hill and this previously abandoned trail proved to be a very scenic one which few participants were aware of prior to Fusion. This leg was 12.5km long, required 3 team members and began at 11:10am. Three members from each team were directed down Teracita Hill, across to St. Anns and then to the bottom of Hololo Hill. On very tired legs, teams again had to conjure up their spirit to ascend a road hill which at this time would appear intimidating especially under full sunlight. By request from participants, some workers sprayed participants with water to cool them down; additionally, there was a scheduled water-stop at the top of Hololo. Much to the delight of the teams there was now some downhill but this was very short-lived as there was yet another hill climb but now in the forest. After a short but steep downhill, the trail flattened giving way to a majestic view of Santa Cruz on the right. Teams were now required to solve as many ditloids as possible with each correct answer reducing their overall time.
The trail continued to 2 large steel plates which serve as radio transmitters, then onto a long benching with several technical parts including treacherous cliffs and huge gorges; several of which were outfitted with support rope. The trail allowed for many splendid views of Port of Spain which drew closer with every step. The end of the trail was marked by a beautiful gorge spanned by a bridge; a rarity in the forest. The completion times for this leg ranged between 2 and 4 hours.
At around 5:00pm, teams (using 3 persons per team), were required to run for 5km from TGIF in a clockwise direction around the Queens Park Savannah and back to TGIF. They then proceeded down Victoria Avenue and headed toward the Fire Services Headquarters where they were rejoined by their fourth member. All four (4) members then continued running to the Cruise Shipping Complex at the Port Authority where they all received medals. This leg of the event ranged from 21 to 45 minutes and culminated in a prize giving ceremony within the packed Cruise Shipping Complex where there were prizes for the top 9 teams, team spirit, the top 2 female teams, the top port team and the most senior team to complete the entire event
| Award | Team Name | Entity |
| 1st Place | Eco Adventures | Eco Adventures Ltd |
| 2nd Place | Sea Wyf Sailors | Hell Yeah! |
| 3rd Place | Junglist | Port Authority of T&T |
| 1st Port Team | Junglist | Port Authority of T&T |
| 4th Place | Vinci Construction | Vinci Construction |
| 5th Place | Jumbies Trail Warriors | Jumbies MultiSport |
| 6th Place | TTRC | T&T Road Runners Club |
| 7th Place | Die Hards | Angostura Limited |
| 8th Place | Trailing Edge | Trailing Edge |
| 9th Place | Casuals Bail Busters | Crix Corkie’s Casuals |
| TEAM SPIRIT | Junglist | Port Authority of T&T |
| 1st placed Female Team | Fusionistas | Jumbies MultiSport |
| 2nd placed Female Team | Humming Birds | Jumbies MultiSport |
Sponsors
Title Sponsor:
Port Authority of Trinidad and Tobago
Other Sponsors:
The Ministry of Sport and Youth Affairs
Container Recovery & Billing
Pilots Association
Gatorade
Ocean Spray
Monster
Kiss
Gullon
Yoplait
Grace
Gillete Fusion
Oscar Francois
Nature Valley
Ovaltine
Subway
Holiday Snacks
Angostura
Johnson and Johnson
Carib Brewery
Sanctuary Day Spa
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