Sunday, July 26, 2009

Urban Dare San Diego - Sat, August 1


Urban Dare San Diego begins Saturday, August 1 at Noon at Maloney's in the Gaslamp at 777 5th Ave.

Check-in will begin at 11:00am and we will be taking registration up to the start of the race. Proceeds from the race will go towards the fight against breast cancer.

Our first place teams from the 2009 series win a 3-day Caribbean Cruise, where they will compete in the first ever Super Dare. Racers will compete on the boat, and at our 2 ports of call. It will be 3 days of fun and games on the last weekend of February 2010. Super Dare winners will receive $5,000.

We now have a family division. I've always allowed kids to race with their parents, but never made an official division. Family divisions can be three or four people and must have one person 16 or under.

This year we are relaxing our rule on having to wear Urban Dare shirts. If you have team costumes/uniforms, you may wear those. Otherwise, you must wear the Urban Dare shirts, which you will receive at check-in. We will have a $50 prize for the best costume and for the best picture from the race.

You should bring a cell phone and a digital camera to show your pictures at the end of the race. A cell phone camera will work. Maps are also handy and you should have someone to call to help look up clues. I also recommend a pen or pencil to take notes.

Urban Dare, www.urbandare.com, is the race where smarts can beat speed. Teams of 2 solve clues to find checkpoints where they must take photos or perform dares.

Once you are out of the starting blocks, you will pick up your clue sheets and be on your way. You can call friends as much as you want for help on clues. For the checkpoints that mention a dare, you must check in with the Urban Dare official, accomplish your task, and get your passport stamped before moving on. On checkpoints that mention a photo, you must get a photo with both team members to show you were both there.

This is a team race. You must be together throughout the race. You may walk, run or use public transportation to get to checkpoints.

At checkpoints with dares, you must accomplish a task and get your passport stamped to move on to the next checkpoint. Dares range from throwing a bulls-eye, doing a climbing wall, completing a puzzle or eating something (things people like, not bugs).

We expect the winners will finish the race in about 2 hours and most of you will finish under 4 hours. We are working to provide a fun-filled day for you, while providing some good challenges.

See you at the race.

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Urban Dare Denver Winners


Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Denver.

Congratulations to Marcy Beard & John Beard who won in a very fast time of 1:01:51. We now have 16 teams that have won the Super Dare cruise.

Second place went to Ryan Ruddell & Chris Baker , and Reed Colfax & Rudy Kammerer took 3rd place honors.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare Denver:

1:01:51 AM - Marcy Beard & John Beard - Team Vignette-MJ
1:06:10 AM - Ryan Ruddell & Chris Baker - Dos XX
1:34:50 AM - Reed Colfax & Rudy Kammerer - Salsa
1:48:14 AM - Wendy Gossett & Greg Gossett - Team Gossett
2:03:21 AM - Caleigh Bates & Brian Bates - Clueless

Sunday, July 12, 2009

Urban Dare Milwaukee Winners


Thank you to everyone who participated in the first ever Urban Dare Milwaukee.

Congratulations to Erin Bilot & Emily Bilot of Victorious Secret, who used the five minute bonus to win Urban Dare Milwaukee. We now have 15 teams that have won the Super Dare cruise.

Second place went to Brenda Lenser & Andrew Koffman, and Tim Mulvihill & Maureen Mulvihill took 3rd place honors.

Glenn Podlesnik & Logan Podlesnik of the Boys of Summer won the First Family division.

We still have a couple winners to be determined. Please send your pics to enter the best costume and best picture contests by Noon Tuesday.

The postal workers statue proved to be the hardest clue for people to find. I like the team that waited for the letter carrier to come out from delivering the mail to find out from her where it was located. All in all it was a pretty good day.

We have already mapped out a course for next year's race and will get it up on the schedule as soon as we fix the date. We also anticipate adding Urban Dare Madison to next year's schedule.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare Milwaukee:

2:07:34 - Erin Bilot & Emily Bilot - Victorious Secret
2:09:04 - Brenda Lenser & Andrew Koffman - Cool Vest
2:09:48 - Tim Mulvihill & Maureen Mulvihill
2:11:40 - Lara Brzezinski & Vicky Lutgen - Designated Drinkers
2:15:25 - Britton Domer & Charlie Domer - Domer

Saturday, July 04, 2009

Urban Dare Milwaukee - Sat, July 11


Urban Dare Milwaukee begins Saturday, July 11 at Noon at McGillycuddy's at 1135 N Water St.

Check-in will begin at 11:00am and we will be taking registration up to the start of the race. Proceeds from the race will go towards the fight against breast cancer.

Our first place teams from the 2009 series win a 3-day Caribbean Cruise, where they will compete in the first ever Super Dare. Racers will compete on the boat, and at our 2 ports of call. It will be 3 days of fun and games on the last weekend of February 2010. Super Dare winners will receive $5,000.

We now have a family division. I've always allowed kids to race with their parents, but never made an official division. Family divisions can be three or four people and must have one person 16 or under.

This year we are relaxing our rule on having to wear Urban Dare shirts. If you have team costumes/uniforms, you may wear those. Otherwise, you must wear the Urban Dare shirts, which you will receive at check-in. We will have a $50 prize for the best costume and for the best picture from the race.

You should bring a cell phone and a digital camera to show your pictures at the end of the race. A cell phone camera will work. Maps are also handy and you should have someone to call to help look up clues. I also recommend a pen or pencil to take notes.

Urban Dare, www.urbandare.com, is the race where smarts can beat speed. Teams of 2 solve clues to find checkpoints where they must take photos or perform dares.

Once you are out of the starting blocks, you will pick up your clue sheets and be on your way. You can call friends as much as you want for help on clues. For the checkpoints that mention a dare, you must check in with the Urban Dare official, accomplish your task, and get your passport stamped before moving on. On checkpoints that mention a photo, you must get a photo with both team members to show you were both there.

This is a team race. You must be together throughout the race. You may walk, run or use public transportation to get to checkpoints.

At checkpoints with dares, you must accomplish a task and get your passport stamped to move on to the next checkpoint. Dares range from throwing a bulls-eye, doing a climbing wall, completing a puzzle or eating something (things people like, not bugs).

We expect the winners will finish the race in about 2 hours and most of you will finish under 4 hours. We are working to provide a fun-filled day for you, while providing some good challenges.

See you at the race.