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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.
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Stop by Indiana Cycling & Fitness on Friday or Saturday to
receive your 15% off discount.
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Packet pick-up: Saturday,
August 2nd from 3 pm to 7 pm
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On site registration: Saturday, August 2nd from 3 pm to 7 pm
(No race day registration)
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Bike & run course pre-ride
will be available from 3 pm until sunset on
Saturday, August 2nd.
- Race
Day: Sunday, August 3rd
- Packet
Pick-Up: 0700-08:30
- Pre-Race
Briefing: 08:30
- Race
Start: 09:00
- Post
Race Gear Raffle & Pizza Party: 12:30
- Awards
Ceremony: 1:30 pm
Location:
Yellow
Creek
State Park
, Penn Run,
Pennsylvania
. www.state.pa.us.com or
www.visitPAparks.com
PA Keyword: state parks.
"Racers must have a USAT liscense." Get
it here
RACE COURSE DESCRIPTION:
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.
Computerized
Timing by, Rogue Racing.
*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."
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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.

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Male
& Female
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Thanks
to Active.com you may register for an individual race
and pay online.
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Lodging is available
in nearby Indiana, Pennsylvania for a reasonable
rate.
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Holiday Inn Complex (724) 463- 3561
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Best Western (724) 349-9620
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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.
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