August 15th —TURFF
The Urban Race for Fifty
REI—Southside Works
This race will include approximately 2 miles of flat-water paddling on the Allegheny River, 12+ miles of biking on bike trails and roads, and 6+ miles of running. It will be run in a Rogaine format in which control points in the form of orienteering style punches will have to be retrieved on foot, bike, and in boat. The value of each point will depend upon how difficult it is to retrieve. Difficulty can be determined by distance, navigation, or mode of transportation. Total possible value of points retrieved will be 50. A total of three hours will be allotted to retrieve the points and the winner will be the team that collects the most points in the least time. Anyone going over three hours will be penalized (1) point for each minute they are over.
Required gear: Per person—Bike and helmet and some method of hydration. Per team—Compass and map case (1 gal. zip-loc ok.), cell phone with case (zip-loc ok).
Meet and start at REI—Southside Works on the Southside of Pittsburgh, Pa. Start time is 8:00 am. Finish time is 11:00am. Awards will be held shortly after finish time. There will be a pre-race packet pickup at REI on Friday before the race. There may be a non-mandatory prologue at that time to be used as a bonus for additional race time.
All Grass Roots Adventure Races are designed to be raced by teams of two (any sex) and teammates must travel together at all times. Solo racers are invited to race unofficially or we can try to locate a teammate for you.
Prizes will be awarded to top three in each category--Co-Ed, all Female, and all Male--with the best prizes going to the Co-Ed division
Register early on active.com to take advantage of our low prices.
