The Point Adventure RaceOne Day Adventure Race
West Jordan Salt Lake City UT
Graffiti Racing is bringing adventure racing back to the Wasatch Front. The Point Adventure Race is multi-sport endurance event using mountain bikes, running/trekking, paddling, and navigation using a map and compass to attain check points. The Point will be a multi-city race using urban paved trails and wilderness trails to travel a course covering approximately 40-100 miles in a 4-24 hour period.
Graffiti Racing will give participants a "Mt. Everest" sense of accomplishment by challenging participants to think "Out-of-Bounds" of the typical endurance race.
Race Information:
Date - June 2012 29th-30th
Race Start time -
Adventure 10pm June 29th
Sprint and Sport 10am June 30th
Race Check-in and Gear Drop: The race really begins at Check-in. Teams will have 2-4 hours to plot Check points, stategize, organized gear, and drop off gear at transition areas.
Adventure 6pm-9:30pm June 29th
Sprint and Sport 6am-9:30am June 30th
Start Line Verification
Adventure 9:30pm - 10:00pm June 29th
Sprint and Sport
Location/Venue
South Jordan - Starting line information will be posted and emailed on June 24th. This is so participants do not have any course knowledge before the race begins.
Divisions
Solo Male/Female
2 Person Coed/Open
3 Person Coed/Open
Relay - Up to 9 people - Coed/Open
Corporate - 3 person coed/Open
Distances/Disciplines
Sprint - 4 hours - No Relay Teams Allowed This is the perfect entry level course with a sample of each discipline in mild terrain.
15-25 mile bike - paved trails and roads
5-10 mile run - paved and dirt trails
3 mile canoe - Class I water - swift currents, minor obstacles and navigation.
Orienteering/Navigation - coordinate plotting (UTM), basic understanding of map reading and some off trail use
Cerebral Challenge
Sport - 12 hour The Sport course is perfect for all abilities. It combines basic level adventure racing skills with advanced level skills. Teams will be able to determine level of difficulty by check point selection. Some check points are easy and others will require good navigation and map reading skills. For those who are fearful of 12 hours of racing, sign up for the Relay category.
40-55 miles bike - paved trails/roads, dirt roads, single track
15-20 mile trek/run - paved trails, dirt trails, and off trail use.
5 mile canoe with 1 plus mile boat portage - Class I water - swift currents, minor obstacles and navigation.
Orienteering/Navigation - Coordinate plotting (UTM), Rogaine navigation, Topo map reading skills (no GPS).
Cerebral Challenge
Adventure - 24 hours The adventure course is also perfect for all abilities, it too has basic and advanced check points. And remember the SOUL of adventure racing is the extreme endurance, even if you are on a RELAY team you will still have a SOUL experience.
60-70 miles bike - paved trails/roads, dirt roads, single track
25-35 miles trek/run - paved trails, dirt trails, and off trail use.
10 mile canoe with 1 mile plus boat portage - Class I - swift currents, minor obstacles, and navigation.
Orienteering/Navigation - Coordinate plotting (UTM), Rogaine navigation, Topo map reading skills (no GPS).
Cerebral Challenge
Cost
Sprint - $70 per person
Sport - $150 per person
Adventure - $225 per person
Relay
Sport - $800 per team
Adventure - $1100 per team
Registration after May 30th is an additional $25
The first ten Sport and Adventure teams to register will receive a free SPOT rental.
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graffitiracing@gmail.com
(801) 243-1791