Introducing the Strong Adventure Race

This is my latest race directing project. Earlier this year, I was approached by my friend Kevin (a diff one than the one I put on Adventure24 with) and the North River YMCA here about putting on a race to benefit the Strong Kids Campaign. Hmmm, interesting. After a bit of talking and arm twisting, I was in. The Y was super psyched at our ideas and the entire board was ready to get involved.

The race will be comprised of 2 events: a youth race (as part of the goals is to expose the sport of AR to kids and get them excited to get out in the woods), followed by a late afternoon main event (6hrs). We are modeling our event after the Challenge Four Adventure Race put on by the YMCA-Cherokee Outdoor Center near Atlanta, which seems to have great success (and is coming up shortly!)

Kevin is working hard to design the courses; I'm doing the official race directing (coordinating a ton and making sure all the Y volunteers keep busy with their talks - which really makes my life easier!).. and of course, I'm took it upon myself to do the design & such for the event.

For more info on the event, check out the website.

We need racers, mentors for the kid's race, and volunteers for the day of the event!
We also need sponsors of all kinds! monetary, in-kind product (swag bags & prizes), etc. Please drop me a line if you are interested in supporting the event!