1st ANNUAL CALLEVA ADVENTURE RACE

Poolesville, MD

Minutes from DC beltway

SUNDAY, AUGUST 3, 2008


Welcome to our first annual CALLEVA Adventure Race! Calleva Adventure Race 2008 will be a great race for those new to the sport as well as for seasoned athletes looking for a challenge.
This year we'll give you 8 hours to complete the course. No navigational "plotting" experience required. If you can read a map, you can do this race! Rogain style orientieering check points will spice up the course for the fastest! Preplotted maps provided by Calleva.

Teams (2-3 Racers)


Distances:
  • 5-15 miles of running, trekking, orienteering;
  • 15-20 miles of mountain biking;
  • 5-10 miles of mostly downstream flat water canoe paddling with navigation around islands; - team Challenge.

Specifics:

  • Canoes, PFDs and paddles are provided by race organizers / Calleva. Limited number of mountain bikes will be available for rent from Calleva.
  • Free prerace orientieering clinic will be provided by Team Calleva AR
  • Race registration will begin in March. Race Registration fee: $75 per person The fee includes: T-shirt; canoe, paddle, PFD rental; goodie bag; post race food; maps; passports.
  • Grab some friends and come on out for a great, fun CALLEVA style challenge!
  • Prizes for top 3 team placements in each category.

Schedule:

  • 7:30 AM - Registration and Check-In opens at Riley's Lock. All team members must be present for mandatory gear check. Bibs, number for bikes, maps, rules of travel, reserved rental bikes and give-a-way stuff will be distributed to teams at the end of check-in.
  • 8:30 AM - Registration closes. Bikes and all equipment for biking section must be loaded on truck for transportation to Transition Area.
  • 8:30 AM - Orienteering clinic.
  • 8:45 AM - Mandatory race briefing. All teams and team members must be present.
  • 9:15 AM - All teams will be loaded on Calleva buses and transported to the start of the race.
  • 10:00 AM - Race starts. Location will be announced at the race briefing.
  • 6:00 PM - Official race finish at Riley's Lock. Teams that cross the finish line after that time will be unofficially ranked and will be ineligible for awards.

Race Details:

Registration:

NEED VOLUNTEERS:

More information will be made available at this site; along with registration, cash purse, and race schedule.


If you have any questions, please email callevaracer@gmail.com
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