WILD WEST ECO: 05.1.2010

Event Details

Location:

Milford, KS

Race Type:

Adventure Race

Duration:

50 hours

Website:

adventureracekansas.com/wildwesteco.html

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Event

description

50 +/- miles wild west style, discover how much true grit you really have. 4 person co-ed is the premier division for the qualifier. 3 person coed and 2 person coed teams will be eligible for ranking and prizes. Cowboy up, it’s going to be a wild ride (for 8-12 hrs). All male or female teams can register/race and receive official rankings, but not official prizes. 2 person teams (will be limited to max of 15 2-person teams total).
Total race registration for the Wild West is limited to the 1st 120 racers registered.

Registration is $90 per racer. 4 person team $360 total, 3 person team $270 total, etc. Full refund available by check (active.com does not refund your credit card) if cancellation is made at least 30 days prior to race.

No refunds given for cancellation of registration within 29 days before the race. If there is a last minute family emergency, you can receive a 50% credit of your registration toward

the next race registration. Race will not be cancelled due to weather unless severe storms are forecasted ALL day in which case, the alternate race day will be 5/8/2010.

Registration includes free orienteering class (approx 1 month before race–date TBD) and ropes class (approx 1 month before race–date TBD), race, watercraft and climbing gear rental, topo maps, awards supper and free tent camping at Acorns Resort on Fri/Sat night. Tshirts will be available for additional cost.

What is a National Qualifier and can any team race?

The United States Adventure Race Association capstone event for the year is the 24 hr National Race at varying locations each year. In order to race (in the open division) at Nationals, teams need to qualify via point system throughout the year. The Wild West will be an official qualifier for 2010, highest ranked teams will receive qualifying points and winning 4 person coed team will win $400 toward their entry free at Nationals. However, a race that is a qualifier is open to all teams for participation, beginners through advanced. This race will include all levels of competition and will be an amazing experience for teams just starting out.

What does “Wild West” really mean?

Can’t really give that away–sorry. Just know that mountain biking, running/trekking, canoeing/kayaking, orienteering and ropes will be the main focus. But the theme will be evident throughout, from the country covered to the checkpoints. It wouldn’t hurt to catch a rodeo or two prior and whatever you do, don’t forget your cowboy hat.

And the “ECO”?–with a prerace challenge required?

Adventure races were born from Eco–Challenges, coed team oriented endurance races involving non–motorized sports in the rugged outdoors. Some races even take it a step further and require all teams to participate in an Eco challenge prior to being cleared to race. Why? Because adventure athletes can give back to the areas that they enjoy while creating a positive impact for others in the future. The Wild West Eco requires an Eco-challenge be completed prior to race day. The Eco challenge is the team’s

choice with a few limits. Sometime from Jan 1st to Apr 30th, each team’s challenge is to work 1 hr per racer on an “eco” project that benefits the public.

How does a team complete the prerace challenge?

Projects that will be considered having met the challenge are things like blazing a new section of trail, providing major renovation to an older trail, doing a large clean up in an unmaintained area, building a natural obstacle on a mtb trail, fortifying trails or banks to prevent erosion, spearheading a recycling project, building or repairing a walk/bike bridge over a creek/ravine, etc. Projects that will not meet the challenge are: picking up trash in a semi-maintained area, clearing a few limbs from a popular trail, etc. Total time required doing the project is 1 hr/racer. If everyone in the team cannot participate, one team member can carry another (i.e. one teammate does 2 hrs, 1 for himself and one for another). Prove that your team has completed the challenge by emailing charmion with date of service, team name, racers and number of time spent doing what and contact name and phone number for project (i.e., park manager). If you haven’t finished this challenge and/or can’t find a project in your area, a new trail is going in next to Acorns Resort–just come to one of the trail clearing days or show up about 1.5 hrs early for prerace check in (with a hand saw).

WILD WEST ECO GEAR LIST

Required Individual Gear:

Cowboy Hat
Headlamp
Mountain Bike (must have rear red BLINKING light)
Bike Helmet
Spare bike tube
Backpack
Minimum of 2 liters water
Sufficient food and electrolyte replacement
Emergency blanket
Whistle (easily accessible)
Knife (min 1 ½” blade)
Waterproof jacket
Gloves (for ropes/paddling/biking)

Required Team Gear:

1 Cell phone (fully charged)
Compass
UTM map reading tool (1:24,000)
Writing utensil
Bike and chain repair tool
Air pump or CO2 Cartridge
First Aid kit ample for team– (several bandages, gauze, tape, several ibuprofen, moleskin, antibiotic ointment)