THE GOLD RUSH
SUMMER CHALLENGE
Northern California’s 6 hr and 2 hr run, ride and paddle adventure races.
May 15th 2012 :Race Information pack
Gold Rush Summer Challenge
Two, Three or Four Person Teams.
Come experience the wilderness of the beautiful lakes and hills of central California
The 2012 event will be Sunday June 3rd. We are expanding the event to include a 2 hr 'sprint' event as well as our traditional 6 hour event and also will include 2, 3 or 4 person teams and solo. On Saturday the 2nd we will have training tips and demos to help newcomers to the sport.
For those of you new to Adventure Racing, the events require the teams to stay together and each member will do every part of the event. This is NOT a relay race.
We will offer camping and refresher courses and activities on Saturday June 2 to help everyone get ready. These will run from 1pm until 5pm. They will be led by experienced adventure racers who can share years of race experience and stories.
1:00pm Mountain Bike fundamentals and tips seminar.
2:15pm Orienteering and navigation seminar
3:30pm Paddling skills seminar
Then we will have a fun evening camping and preparing for the race. The race will include Orienteering, Trekking, Mountain Biking, and Kayaking along with beautiful scenery. The race is appropriate for beginner Adventure Racing teams as well as more experienced teams. Map and compass only, no GPS allowed.
Inflatable boats will be provided for the 2 hour event. For the 6 hour event we recommend you bring your own boats. If you need to rent boats please email us and if we have enough rental requests, we can get a trailer load of boats delivered to the lake.
The weekend will be based at TuttleTown rec area on Melones Lake near Angels Camp California just off Hwy 49 in the middle of Gold Rush country! Email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you would like a campsite. Camping at the group site will be $10 per person. Entry to the Tuttletown rec area is $8 per car but you have to pay for Saturday and Sunday seperatly so $16. Other individual campsites are available at the Tuttletown rec area if you wish to look into those.
Big Blue Adventures is partnering with us so we can offer a great event. To register go to imAthlete.com
We hope to see you there.
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- Whether you come to race hard or just enjoy your first adventure race, this
- is a great challenge for your summer.
- Disciplines: Orienteering, mountain biking and paddling.
- Two, 3 or 4 person teams or solo.
- Race organization can help you to make up a team – contact us.
- Schedule: Sunday June 3rd. Registration and team briefing.
- morning 8am Start
- afternoon 4pm Race cutoff, food and awards.
- Place: The race will take place at lake Melones within easy reach of the towns of Sonora and Oakdale in central California. Details will be announced in the entry packet.
- Approximately 2 hours from San Francisco Bay Area.
- Course: Fun, entertaining and scenic.
- Approximately equal parts foot, bike and paddle.
- Details of the race course will be provided at the start. The course is a new challenge this year.
- Need to know: Crew not required but supporters and family are welcome.
- Post race meal included in entry.
- Race director Mark Richardson
- Entry:
- Entry Sprint race $80/person and $125 for the 6 hour.
- Last years race filled up early. Reserve your entry soon.