American Adventure Sports, LLC

XTERRA APPALACHIA will be held August 3rd, 2008. Presented by American Adventure Sports, LLC and Indiana Schwinn Cycling & Fitness. In cooperation with the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation & Natural Resources. www.state.pa.us, PA Keyword: state parks.

There will be NO REGISTRATION the morning of the race. On site registration will only be accepted on Saturday, August 2nd... from 3 pm to 7 pm.

Swim: 800 meters, average water temp is 82 degrees. Swim will be well marked with buoys & athletes will swim in a clock wise direction, with the buoys on their right. ( DCNR life guards will be stationed at intervals along the swim in kayaks.) SAFETY: Racers must pass through the head count chute before the start of the swim & after the completion of the swim while heading to transition.

Mountain Bike: 11 miles. The mountain bike course is a combination of fire roads, single track trail & some park roads. Terrain is rolling & typical of western Pennsylvania . There is some challenging single track (the deer trail), a creek crossing and some challenging, lung busting climbs & bombing down hills. Technical difficulty is about a 5 on a scale of 1 to 10. The bike course will be marked with the BLUE XTERRA arrows & BLUE CHALK on the ground. SAFETY: Please use caution when passing Amish buggies or horses.

Trail Run: 4 miles. The trail run is almost entirely run on single track trails, some of which are very technical. A good portion of the trail run will follow the Ridge Top Trail, located to the south of the beach parking areas. Terrain is rolling & typical of western Pennsylvania . The run course will be marked with the RED XTERRA arrows at waist high & RED CHALK on the ground. (There will be 2 water aid stations along the course.)

There will be an aid station located at the START/TRANSITION/FINISH area with water, Gatorade. Gatorade will be providing plenty of product, including bike bottles full of Gatorade for the bike course. The Start/Transition/Finish area is located near the beach on the south shore. Just off of state road 259. There is plenty of parking, hot showers, a food concession, picnic tables, the beach, play grounds for the small children, boat rentals, pretty much anything that you could need for a day of family fun.

Awards will be given to the TOP 3 Females & the TOP 3 Males Overall & the TOP 3 Females & the TOP 3 Males in each category.

The TOP 3 females & the TOP 3 males will receive free entry into the 2009 XTERRA APPALACHIA.

DON'T MISS THE athletes gear & sports raffle valued at more than $4,500.00. Win a new bike, bike gear, and one of three adventure weekend getaways for 2, valued at more than $900.00 each, and much more.

*Results & pictures will be posted on our site & results will be posted on active.com within 72 hours.*

"Every registered athlete will receive a technical jersey or tank top, 2 bottles of GATORADE & GU, a bottle of Nature Cure Bee Seng tablets and, a bottle of Nature Cure Joint/Renu plus MSM.... a $54.90 value, and an American Adventure Sports finishers medallion."

The cost to register is

Age Groups

$60.00 before June 15th.
$65.00 before July 15th
$75.00 before August 1st
$85.00 after August 1st

Following the race there will be a huge, free, raffle GEAR give away, that all racers are automatically entered in.

Male & Female

15-19
20-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-44
45-49
50-54
55-59
60+ (women)
60-64
65+ (men)
Collegiate Woman
Collegiate Men
Hercules (men over 200 pounds)
Athena (women over 150 pounds)

Thanks to Active.com you may register for an individual race and pay online.

Register for this event

Print & mail your registration here

Lodging is available in nearby Indiana, Pennsylvania for a reasonable rate.

* Holiday Inn Complex (724) 463- 3561

* Best Western (724) 349-9620

* Comfort Inn (724) 465-7000

* Super 8-Indiana (724) 349-4600

* Cabin at Yellow Creek Trout Club, 4 private rooms with queen size beds, 2 shared bathrooms, full

kitchen, fire place, deck, fish pond.... the race course passes within 200 yards of the cabin. $75.00

per room per night. Contact Steve Renosky with inquiry or to make a reservation. (724) 463-2122

or (412) 309-1155.