Thursday, July 29, 2010

Pacific Beach by Bike - Sat, Aug 7


Urban Dare Pacific Beach by Bike runs Saturday, August 7. We will kickoff at Noon. The race will start and finish at Kate Sessions Park. Race-day check-in will begin at 11:00am and we will be taking registration up to the start of the race.

We look forward to hosting our first bicycle race. We will have hot dogs and beverages at the finish.

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. 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 races.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Urban Dare San Jose Winners


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

Congratulations to Gary & Kelly Black, a father-daughter team, who now reign as Urban Dare San Jose Champions.

Kevin Moul & Keith Devey placed second.

Bonuses came into play for third place. Stephen McMahon & Bill Saunders were the third team to finish, but were passed with a five minute bonus by Jane Shinn & Adam Burger.

We'll be back next year.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare San Jose:

1:46:41 - Gary Black & Kelly Black - Black Sheep
1:56:30 - Kevin Moul & Keith Devey - Victorious Secret
1:57:41 - Jane Shinn & Adam Burger
2:01:38 - Stephen McMahon & Bill Saunders - DIITWI
2:02:10 - Alvin Chen & Mike Wiesner

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Urban Dare San Jose - Sat, July 24



Urban Dare San Jose runs Saturday, July 24. We will kickoff at Noon. The race will start and finish at Britannia Arms at 173 W Santa Clara St.

Race-day check-in will begin at 11:00am and we will be taking registration up to the start of the race.

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.

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.

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.

See you at the race.

Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Urban Dare Denver Winners