Mission

Grass Roots Racing is dedicated to increasing the understanding, appreciation, and use of the natural environment through the medium of adventure racing.

About Us

Grass Roots Racing is a collaborative effort of outdoor enthusiasts. With over 30 years combined racing experience, and over 20 years combined race directing and course design, we pride ourselves in producing events that are challenging to seasoned racers while providing newcomers with the opportunity for a great first time experience.

Contact

Address: 4925 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa 15224

Frank Eyth: Race Director

Frank has extensive experience racing at the sprint distance, as well as stage and expedition length races. He has been racing competitively in A/R since 1995, but started well before that in competitive skiing, cross-country, road running, triathlon, and road biking. He competed in the Hi-Tec Sprint Series as the captain for Team dsports.com (Dick’s Sporting Goods) in 2000 and in the Balance Bar Series for Team TIMEX in 2001. He has also competed in the Mild Seven Outdoor Quest in LiJiang, China, the Hidalgo Extreme in Mexico, the Expedition BVI in the British Virgin Islands, and Primal Quest in both Colorado and Utah.

This is Frank’s fifth year producing races as Grass Roots, but he has been involved in race production and course design for over eight years.

Bethann Eyth: Race Director

Bethann is an avid endurance athlete. She has raced competitively in triathlon, duathlon and adventure racing for 10 years. This is her fifth year producing races as Grass Roots, but she has been involved in race production and management for over 6 years with her previous company—where she gained valuable experience managing road running, duathlon, triathlon and adventure races.

Athletic Achievements: Duathlon/Triathlon/Running 3:09 PR Boston Marathon Four Time member of Duathlon Team USA Mid-Atlantic Long Distance Female Triathlon Champion, Finisher of 2005 Coast to Coast Michigan Adventure Race with Team Curelukemia 1st Place—Krista Griesacker Memorial Adventure Race where she qualified for the 2005 USARA National Championship in Tampa Florida. In 2006 she raced to the first female team position in the Cap City sprint race in Harrisburg and finished second overall at Buff Betty Cunningham Falls, Md.

Chuck Kozora: Race Photographer and Web Design

Chuck is a freelance photographer, chemist, and web developer who has partnered with Grass Roots Racing to photo-document the race series. When not photographing the numerous joys of adventure racing, Chuck is an avid cyclist and espresso junkie.

Athletic Accomplishments: 2008 completion of the 'Tour of Strongland' Road Race; 1996, 1997, and 1999 completion of '24 hours of Canaan' held in Canaan Valley, WV