Cool Adventure Race!

So, check out the Untamed New England Adventure Race

Bad news first, it's roughly $400 per person.

Plus everyone needs equipment, the most expensive of which would likely be mountain bikes, but there's tons of other stuff we probably need too.

The highlights though:

The course is roughly 60 hours with

• Mountain Biking (100+ miles)
• Ropes (1-2 courses including rappelling, ascending, and traverses)
• Trekking (40+ miles)
• Paddling (30+ miles)
• Orienteering (throughout the race, including specific orienteering courses)

It's in New Hampshire, which isn't too far away, and it's in June.

Adventure Racing, Oct. 21st

So it seems the urbanathalon that we were thinking of doing is scheduled during neuroecon, so we won't be able to do it. Looking ahead, the next viable race seems to be this one in southeastern PA.
Approximate distances include.....
5 miles of running, trekking, orienteering;
10 miles of mountain biking
5 miles of flat water canoe paddling plus fun team challenges.

Race Registration fee: $65 per person

Team Categories:
Single gender team of 2 or 3
Co-ed team of 2 or 3

They give you 6 hours to complete the race. Looking at some of the images, I think this may not be that challenging, but it shouldn't be too bad for our first one.

I think Kenway and I are interested, but Eric will be unable to do it. You interested Brian?

Who's game?

NYC Urbanthlon (September 29, 2007)
The race starts at the Band Shell area in Central Park and exit at 72nd Street and head west to Riverside Park. Participants will then go south down the West Side Bike Path to the skyscraper climb at 7 World Trade Center, 52-flights up and back down. Racers will then again continue south to Battery Park City, the Financial District and then the finish at Battery Park.

Urban obstacles will be encountered in the parks, on Piers 84 and 54, at other sites along the course to be determined, and at the finish.

The race is 7.6 miles long (8.1 including stair climb) and can be executed as a solo or as a 3-person relay.

Entry Fees
Solo: $90.00 (register before midnight 8/31/07)
$110.00 (after 8/31/07)
*Team: $135.00 (register before midnight 8/31/07)
$165.00 (after 8/31/07)