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LIONHEART
A.R. - USARA NATIONAL QUALIFIER
What:
24 hour adventure race
When: 31 May - 1 June 2008
Where: Ohiopyle State Park, PA (click
here for map)
USARA
National Qualifier: 4th running of the LIONHEART 24 hour
adventure race.
This race
is transitional/unsupported & will be raced in a
Rogaine format. The race will start/finish &
transition at wilderness Voyaugers.
Solo's, 2
person, 3 person & 4 person teams will race 85 to 90
miles across the beautiful & rugged Laurel Mountains
of south western Pennsylvania.
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45
miles of mountain biking on single track, quad
trails, rail trails & back roads.
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25
miles of trekking & orienteering
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12
miles of kayaking on the Casselman & Middle
Yough river
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130'
rappel off of the Historic railroad tressel
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150 meter river swim on flat water
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"Pictured
is the GoLite race jacket the the winning 3
person coed team will receive.
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"The
winner of the 3 person coed category qualifies
for the USARA National Championship in November
& will receive $400.00 toward there entry
fee to USARA Nationals from American Adventure
Sports, as well as USARA GOLITE race jackets,
from USARA & GOLITE. The 2nd & 3rd place
coed, 3 person teams, also qualify for USARA
Nationals" |
| "Zanfel
will be providing an additional $100.00
sponsorship towards the winning 3 person coed
teams entry fee for the USARA National
Championship". |
| Packing
List for the LIONHEART - Click
here |
ENTRY
FEE:
solo -
$185.00
2 pers - $350.00
3 pers - $525.00 (USARA National Qualifier)
4 pers - $700.00
*Awards
given to the top 3 teams in each category.
*Must be 3 teams in a category to be competitive.
Athletes
will receive technical wear / bike jersey's, color maps,
clue sheets & passports, quality boats, double
bladed paddles & PFD's.
*Athletes
can use their own paddles & PFD's but they are
responsible to transport them to & from transition.
"Every
registered athlete will receive a bottle of Nature Cure
Bee Seng tablets and, a bottle of Nature Cure Joint/Renu
plus MSM.... a $54.90 value."
LIONHEART
SCHEDULE
- Check-in
Friday night from:1900-2100
- Rappel gear
inspect & skills test.
- Receive color
topo map/clue sheet/CP Punch Card
- Transpose
(some) CP's.
- Check-in
Saturday morning: 0700-0730
- Pre-Race
Briefing: 0800
- Race Start:
0900
- Race Cut-Off
Time: Sunday-0900
- Post Race
Feed: Sunday-0900
- Awards
Ceremony: Sunday-0930
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Directions:
From
Philadelphia & Wahington D.C
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (76) west to exit
10 at Somerset
Follow Hwy 281 south to Hwy 653
Follow 653 west to Normalville
At Normalville take 381 south to the town of
Ohiopyle
From
Pittsburgh
Take the Pennsylvania Turnpike (76) east to exit
9 at Donegal
Take Hwy 381 south to Ohiopyle
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USARA
National Qualifier
Thanks to Active.com you may register for an
individual race and pay online.
*Registration closes for the
LIONHEART on 29 May .*
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