Thursday, February 23, 2012

Urban Dare Austin - Sat, Mar 3


Urban Dare Austin runs Saturday, March 3. We will kickoff at Noon at Duncan Park at 900 W 9th St. Look for the blue Urban Dare shirts.

Race-day check-in will begin at 10:30am 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 races.

Monday, February 20, 2012

South Beach Top 5 finishers


Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare South Beach.

Congratulations go to Gustaf Arnoldsson and Daniel Villa for winning in a time of 1:15:32.

Second place was a tie between Craig Garmendia & Michelena White and Gene Sulzberger & Steven Suggs followed by Martin Politi and Vicky Politi.

There was a minor upset in the costume contest with Team Risky Business edging out the Angry Birds. Kudos go out to Bernie Weis and Sharon Weis who completed the entire race perfectly including both bonus’s without a map or a smart phone. A task that is almost as difficult as climbing Mount Everest without oxygen.

We did have a marriage proposal at the finish. She said YES. Congratulations go out to Jordan Black and Elizabeth Lesley

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare South Beach:

1:15:32 – Gustaf Arnoldsson and Daniel Villa
1:19:54 – Craig Garmendia andMichelena White
1:19:54 - Gene Sulzberger and Steven Suggs
1:25:42 – Martin Politi and Vicky Politi
1:27:04 – Irene Hung and Carlos Sandoval

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Urban Dare South Beach - Sunday, Feb 19


Urban Dare South Beach runs Sunday, February 19. We will kickoff at Noon at Lummus Park where 8th hits Ocean Blvd. Look for the blue Urban Dare shirts.

Race-day check-in will begin at 10:30am 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 races.