Green Ridge Adventure Challenge - CANCELED

Oldtown, MD, US
Jun 14–15, 2013

Type: Adventure Racing - Local

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added by: mayer22

The third annual Green Ridge Adventure Challenge is expanding. This year we will be offering a 12 and 24 hour race option. Both courses are being designed by Kevin Howser who is the navigator/captain for the Cumberland Trail Connection adventure race team. The 24 hour course will start on Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. and end at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. The 12 hour course will start at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday and end at 8:00 p.m. (the same time as the 24 hour course). We are returning to the South End Rod and Gun Club near Oldtown, Maryland.

The 24 hour course is the premier race and is a USARA regional qualifier. The top 4 coed, male, and female teams will qualify for the October national championship race in Indiana. The winning coed team will receive regional championship jackets as well as a $400 scholarship toward their national championship entrance fee.

The race is also a North American Adventure Race Series (NAARS) Premier event. The winning team will receive a 25% discount to the championship race in August and jackets. Over $4,000 in SWAG will be given away to racers.

The race will start less than two hours before the sun sets. This is a great way to race your first time at night. Most of the 24 hour course will be run in a Rogaine format. Elite race teams will find this course to be one of the most challenging 24 hour courses of the year. Intermediate and beginner teams will be able to pick and choose checkpoints to allow them to get back to the finish in 24 hours. This is a true 24 hour course.

The 12 hour course may not be the premier race, but will still be challenging. The race course will also be in the Green Ridge State Forest. Participants will not know the course until the morning of the race. The full course will be approximately 60 total miles of trekking, biking, and paddling. Less experienced teams will not cover the entire distance, but will still be able to enjoy smaller segments of each section.

Teams will be either 2 or 3 person teams of the same sex or coed. Registration will close when we reach 25 teams in the 12 hour race and 25 teams in the 24 hour race or June 1st. Registration is $115/each for the 12 hour event and $175/each for the 24 hour event.

We will be providing canoes this year for the 12 and 24 hour races. You will be allowed to bring your own paddles and PFD’s.

We set new standards last year with our post race meal. We will once again provide an outstanding post race meal, which is in a league of its own. Steaks, corn cooked in the husk, and vegetarian dishes are just some of the items being planned. Additional meal tickets can be purchased for family and friends at a nominal fee at race check-in.


Name: Green Ridge Adventure Challenge
Dates: Friday, June 14, - Saturday June 15, 2013
Location: Green Ridge State Forest, - Start/Finish located at the South End Rod and Gun Club near Oldtown, Maryland
Directions: Click here
24 Hour Race Check In: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM Friday followed by map distribution at 6:15 PM and pre-race meeting at 6:45 PM.
24 Hour Race Starts: 8:00PM Friday
24 Hour Race Ends: 8:00PM Saturday
12 Hour Race Check In: 5:30 AM - 7:00 AM Saturday map distribution and pre-race meeting at 7:00 PM
12 Hour Race Starts: 8:00AM Saturday
12 Hour Race Ends: 8:00PM Saturday
Awards/Meal: 8:30 PM Saturday
Teams: 2 or 3 Person Teams of same sex or coed
Fees: $115 per person for 12 hour race and $175 for 24 hour race
Distance: The 12 hour race is 60+ miles to clear the course. The 24 hour is race 110+ miles to clear the course.
Disciplines: Trekking, Biking, and Paddling

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55.0		vlin
		mayer22 (log) cancelled :-(