Urban Dare Pittsburgh top 5 finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Pittsburgh.

Congratulations to Michelle Yanefski, Andrew Moss & Luke Van de Venne (age 10) for winning in a time of 1:20:54. They also won the family division.

Second place went to Teresa Pizzella & Jonathan Meck, and third place honors go to Jeff Catalina & Erin Catalina.

Next year we will head back to downtown.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Pittsburgh:

1:20:54 - Michelle Yanefski & Andrew Moss
1:22:58 - Teresa Pizzella & Jonathan Meck
1:30:01 - Jeff Catalina & Erin Catalina
1:30:19 - Michael Bode & Maureen Copeland
1:31:02 - Tim Ludwig & Sara Storti

Urban Dare Pittsburgh - Sat , Apr 30

Urban Dare Pittsburgh will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, April 30 at Claddagh Irish Pub at 407 Cinema Dr.

We will begin checking people in at 10:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare DC Top 5 Finishers

Thank you to everyone who particpated in Urban Dare DC.

Congratulations to Jon Caley & Mike van Opstal for winning in a time of 1:41:01.

Roberta Shea & Jim Wiecking came in second, and third place honors went to Matthew Goodrich & Matt Briner.

Having grown up in the area, it is always nice to be back in DC. I am already working on next year's race.

1:41:01 - Jon Caley & Mike van Opstal
1:54:26 - Roberta Shea & Jim Wiecking
1:55:45 - Matthew Goodrich & Matt Briner
1:59:13 - Mark Ferullo & Daniel Ferullo
2:00:47 - Gayle Ryan & Francesca McLin

Urban Dare DC - This Saturday, April 23

Urban Dare DC will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, April 23 at McFaddens at 2401 Pennsylvania Ave NW.

We will begin checking people in at 10:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Tampa - top 5 finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Tampa.

Congratulations to Stephen Lytle and Ryan Theriault for finishing under one hour with a time of 55:12.

Melissa Gunter & Ty Rodriguez came in second, and third place honors went to Jason Kelly & Kyle Smith.

All in all it was a good day of racing.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Tampa:

55:12 - Stephen Lytle & Ryan Theriault
1:09:16 - Melissa Gunter & Ty Rodriguez
1:15:09 - Jason Kelly & Kyle Smith
1:17:28 - Tammy Jones & Lance Billard
1:20:22 - Joseph Caballero & Henry Gonzalez

Urban Dare Tampa - Sat, Apr 16

Urban Dare Tampa runs this Saturday, April 16 at the Four Green Fields at 205 W Platt St. We will start checking people in at 10am and the race will start at noon.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Memphis Top 5 Finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Memphis.

Congratulations to Brian Hey & Will Vestal of Johnny Chimpo for winning in a time of 1:14:39

Second place went to Jami Ferrell & Katie Ferrell. Third place honors go to Jennifer Culotta and Henry Ellis.

We enjoyed our first race in Memphis. We'll be back next year.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare Memphis:

1:14:39 - Brian Hey & Will Vestal - Johnny Chimpo

1:28:55 - Jami Ferrell & Katie Ferrell - Fun w/the Ferrells

1:29:50 - Jennifer Culotta & Henry Ellis - TriSkrapers

1:41:26 - Gary Lewis & Leslie Howard - Salty Dogs

1:41:28 - Jennifer Haslip & Laura Carpenter - Dreamgirls

Urban Dare Memphis - Sun, Apr 10

Urban Dare Memphis will kickoff at Noon this Sunday, April 10 at the Young Avenue Deli at 2119 Young Ave.

We will begin checking people in at 11:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare San Diego top 5 finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare San Diego. It was a great day for racing.

Congratulations to Paul Kim & Janine Sotelo of the San Diego Urban Dare Superstars for winning in a time of 1:13:26.

Second place went to Andy Reynolds & Brad Mayhew of The Trembulas, and Cristina Moore & Ryan Moore finshed third.

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

1:13:26 - Paul Kim & Janine Sotelo - San Diego Urban Dare Superstars (SDUDS)
1:18:24 - Andy Reynolds & Brad Mayhew - The Trembulas
1:28:41 - Cristina Moore & Ryan Moore
1:33:30 - Kimberly Robinson & John Sandor - Eat Bacon
1:37:33 - Drew McGuire & Kim Morgan - Mead for Speed

Urban Dare San Diego - Sat, Apr 2

Urban Dare San Diego will kickoff at Noon this Saturday, April 2 at the Tipsy Crow at 770 5th Ave.

We will begin checking people in at 11:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Tempe top 5 finishers

Pictured above are the winners of Urban Dare Tempe, and the 2nd and 3rd place winners.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare Tempe:

2:45:30 -Darlene McCloud & Heather McCloud - Naked Pants
2:47:31 -Teresa Damme & Jen Scholtes - Damme
2:49:39 -Morgan Miller & Renee Miller - Mighty Midgets
2:50:36 -Danielle Gonzales & Michael Jusko -
2:52:40 -Thomas McKinley & Mila McKinley - Mac Attack

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Tempe - Sat, Mar 26

Urban Dare Tempe will start this Saturday, March 26 at the Tavern on Mill at 404 S Mill Ave. We will begin checking people in at 10:30 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

Super Dare Winners

Congratulations to Andy Almonte & Tyler Runner of the Nads for winning the 2011 Super Dare and taking home the $5000 prize.

Second place went to Chris Campin & Paul Kim of the San Diego Urban Dare Superstars, and third place honors went to Michael Brill & Matthew Bell of Big Green Returns.

Thank you to everyone who came out and participated this weekend.

We will come out with a venue and a date soon for the 2012 Super Dare.

Urban Dare Austin Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Austin.

Congratulations to Paula Anne Spencer & Dacia Branch for winning in a time of 1:56:54.

Second place went to Super Moms - Wendy Carnegie & Amy Zeiner. April Musgrove & Blake McGregor took third.

All in all it was a great day of racing.

Here are the top 5 finishers:

1:56:54 - Paula Anne Spencer & Dacia Branch
2:04:23 - Amy Zeinner & Wendy Carnegie - SuperMoms
2:07:49 - April Musgrove & Blake McGregor - Blapril
2:07:58 - Betsy Tieman & Chris Lalich - Gimps, Not Wimps
2:10:16 - Kristi Mills-Jurach & James Jurach - Texasparagus

Thank you for everyone who participated in Urban Dare South Beach 2011.

Congratulations go out to Gene Sulzberger and Eric Sulzberger who finished in a time of 1:10:55 after subtracting 10 minutes for successfully finding the Apple bonus.

Second place went to Christiana Serle and Tracy Towle-Humphrey with third place honors going to Aaron Gillego and James Besteman.

Special kudos go out to Joel and Sonia Davis who, while accompanied by five month old Lydia, correctly finished all the clues and even managed to get the Apple bonus. Three diapers and two feedings later, Lydia more than qualified as our trooper of the day.

We will be back next year on the last Saturday in February.

Here are the top 5 teams for Urban Dare – South Beach 2011

1) Gene Sulzberger and Eric Sulzberger 1:10:55
2) Christiana Serle and Tracy Towle-Humphrey 1:12:32
3) Aaron Gillego and James Besteman 1:14:24
4) Corey Walton and Jeff Talbot 1:28:23
5) Jenny Blanco and Melissa Martinez 1:35:58

Urban Dare South Beach - Sunday, Feb 27

Urban Dare South Beach will start next to the Art Deco Welcome Center in the park at Ocean Drive and 10th St. We will begin checking people in at 10:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

January Sale

All 2011 races are now on sale for $80 per team of 2. This price is good through the end of January. Buy now at this bargain rate.

We will kickoff the 2011 race season with Urban Dare South Beach on Sunday, February 27. We'll get started right by next to the Art Deco Welcome Center at Ocean Drive and 10th St.

We're looking forward to a great year of racing.

Super Dare - March 12 & 13 - $5000 Prize

Super Dare will take place in Pasadena, CA on March 12 & 13. Super Dare is a 2-day fun-filled challenge. Beginning at Noon Saturday, we will provide a variety of mental, physical, and just plain mess with you challenges. The awards ceremony will be on Sunday afternoon where the winner will receive $5,000.

Super Dare will be a 3-stager race. Saturday will feature a trivia quiz and an Urban Dare style obstacle course complete with puzzles and other challenges. the final stage on Sunday will have a race format similar to a regular Urban Dare.

The awards ceremony and presentation of the $5,000 check will take place at 3:00pm on Sunday.

All teams that finished in the top 5 in 2010 Urban Dare races are automatic qualifiers for Super Dare. Automatic qualifiers must still register. You should click on Super Dare and use the comp code - top5 - when you register. The price for all other teams is $100 per person. We look forward to hosting a 2-day event.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Fort Worth Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Fort Worth.

Congratulations to Sarah Paxson & Nestor Salvado for finishing in a time of 1:13:27.

Second place went to Vaughn & Rex Williamson. Third place was a tie between a whole bunch of Habenichts - Lindsey & Tim, and Elyse & Daniel.

I learned a long time ago that sometimes there is more than one correct answer to a clue. When I designed the race I found the POW/MIA Memorial in front of the county courthouse downtown, and the Love Shack on 7th Street about 5 blocks from the start. Most teams went to these two locations. Others went to the POW/MIA Memorial at the Botanic Gardens, and some went to the Love Shack near the stockyards. These were also correct, but it lengthened the race.

Here are the top 5 teams of Urban Dare Fort Worth:

1:13:27 - Sarah Paxson & Nestor Salvado - Gatigos
1:25:27 - Vaughn Williamson & Rex Williamson - Big Old Dogs
1:29:08 - Lindsey Habenicht & Tim Habenicht
1:29:08 - Elyse Habenicht & Daniel Habenicht - Habernators
1:32:10 - Ken Lentz & Crystal Lentz - Tent Poppers

Urban Dare Fort Worth - Sat, Dec 4

Urban Dare Fort Worth will start and finish at the Magnolia Motor Lounge at 3005 Morton St. We will begin checking people in at 10:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

Urban Dare Houston Winners

Urban Dare Houston - Sat, Nov 20

Urban Dare Houston will start and finish at the Maple Leaf Pub at 514 Engle St. We will begin checking people in at 11:00 am and the race will start at Noon.

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.

Urban Dare Austin by Bike Winners

Thank you to everyone who participate in Urban Dare Austin by bike.

Congratulations to Sheila Torres-Blank & Sheila Reiter for finishing in a time of 1:03:00.

Mary Beer & Kristi Koellner came in second and third place went to Gregory Fox & Fred Fox.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Austin by Bike:

1:03:00 - Sheila Torres-Blank & Sheila Reiter - Sheila Squared
1:14:19 - Mary Beer & Kristi Koellner - Happy Birthday Kristi!
1:20:43 - Gregory Fox & Fred Fox - Fox
1:26:19 - Chris Miller & John Mallach - Dumb & Dumber
1:27:42 - Jack Goodman & Ursula Hammes

Urban Dare Orlando Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Orlando.

Congratulations to Kimberly Henry & Raquel Torres who won with a time of 1:29:11.

Michael Garvey & Lisa Beckman placed second and Gray & Drew Hill took third place honors.

Special kudos to Suzanne Clark who successfully completed all checkpoints in her wheelchair, along with her partner Yida Catala.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Orlando:

1:29:11 - Kimberly Henry & Raquel Torres - Fry My Butter
1:40:14 - Michael Garvey & Lisa Beckman - Team Garman
1:53:11 - gray hill & Drew Hill - Team Hill
1:54:11 - Bill Cail & Danny Manganiello - Shenanigans
1:58:22 - Daren Hill & Adrianna Jimerson - Andrew

Thank you to everyone who competed in Urban Dare Philadelphia.

Congratulations to our winners Ed Wagner and Nicholas Ventrola who finished only seven seconds ahead of the second place team of William Bodenschatz and LeeAnn Tanaku (Official time difference is 5 minutes and 7 seconds after bonus’s). Third place went to Chris Goodwin and Kim Goodwin.

Special thank you to Chris Goodwin and Ed Wagner for the fabulous photos. Not everything went as planned due to the Independence Hall Clock Scaffolding but it was great to see all of the teams go with the flow.

Even though the Phillies lost later that night, I was inspired by all of the Roy Halladay Jersey photos especially the two teams who took a picture of a dog wearing the Jersey. I should have made an executive decision and given an extra bonus for that.

Here are the top five finishers for Urban Dare Philadelphia:

1:30:00 Ed Wagner and Nicholas Ventrola - Clubedventures
1:35:07 William Bodenschatz and LeeAnn Tanaku
1:46:00 Chris Goodwin and Kim Goodwin -Team Shannon
1:50:42 Sara Dinardo and Brian Germain
1:53:01 Lauren Krug and Zach Guren

Urban Dare Nashville Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Nashville.

Congratulations to Lisa Gracey & Hugh Gracey for finishing first in a time of 1:21:38.

Second place went to Elizabeth Fedor & Chris Hancock of Da Bears. Rachel Lippert & Dario Gutierrez came in third.

Here are the top 5 teams of Urban Dare Nashville:

1:21:38 - Lisa Gracey & Hugh Gracey
1:22:23 - Elizabeth Fedor & Chris Hancock - Da Bears
1:23:51 - Rachel Lippert & Dario Gutierrez - The Knockouts
1:29:15 - Alex Naser & Neil Konouchi - "Steve Holt"
1:33:45 - Jacqueline R Stammen & John French - Arctics

Urban Dare Atlanta top 3

Urban Dare Nashville - Sunday, Oct 17

Urban Dare Nashville will start and finish at Dan McGuinness Irish Pub at 1538 Demonbreun St.

Due to the large number of registrants, we will begin registration at 10:00 am.

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.

Urban Dare Charlotte Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Charlotte.

Congratulations to Kristen Galli & Adam Lawrence of Cool Runnings! for winning in a time of 1:31:17.

Megan & Nathan King were the first in to the finish, but took a 2:00 minute penalty for getting their picture with a taxi instead of the taxi sign. Almost half the teams in the race took this penalty.

Third place honors went to Sonja Jones & Timmy Ender.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Charlotte.

1:31:17 - Kristen Galli & Adam Lawrence - Cool Runnings!
1:33:06 - Megan King & Nathan King - Queen City Kings
1:40:58 - Sonja Jones & Timmy Ender
1:46:56 - Jeff Smith & Brittany Smith - Mr. & Mrs. Smith
1:50:01 - Ed Sause & Lindsay Nelson - Team Octoberfest!

Urban Dare LA Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Los Angeles.

Congratulations to Ryan Blood & Brian Walsh for finishing first with a time of 1:52:56.

Tal Rabinowitz & Terence Carter took second.

Third place was a tie between Team Papy and Spankin' Papy

1:52:56 - Ryan Blood & Brian Walsh
1:56:31 - Tal Rabinowitz & Terence Carter - Black and Jewish
2:12:18 - Robert Papandrea & Kim Newport - Team Papy
2:12:18 - Laura Mapes & Laura Mapes Scott Jordan - Spankin' Papy
2:16:42 - Jason Brown & Michele Brown - Itchydizzy

Urban Dare Albuquerque Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Urban Dare Albuquerque.

Congratulations to Sean Smith & Jill Oldewage for coming in first with a time of 2:15:34.

Second place went to Kristin Garrison & Kirstin Kalberg, and third place honors go to Erin Ferreira & Arien Gessner.

Kudos to Betsy Sutton & Wendy Anglin of Wunderpants who won the costume contest and also came in fifth place.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare Albuquerque:

2:15:34 - sean smith & Jill Oldewage - off in the shower
2:38:47 - Kristin Garrison & Kirstin Kalberg
2:50:07 - Erin Ferreira & Arien Gessner - Truffle Shuffle
2:57:48 - Brian Helms & Angelica Helms - Luna Moon
2:59:13 - Betsy Sutton & Wendy Anglin - Wunderpants

Urban Dare Albuquerque - Sat, Sep 25

Urban Dare Albuquerque runs Saturday, Sep 25. We will kickoff at Noon. The race will start and end at Kelly's Brew Pub at 3222 Central Ave SE.

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.

Urban Dare San Antonio Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare San Antonio.

Congratulations to Michael Kelly & Raul Juarez for finishing first in a time of 1:47:54.

Peter & Joey Raubenheimer took second, and Kris & Cathi Davis had third place honors.

Randy, Gina, Ryan & Megan Noland were the first family team and 7th overall.

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

1:47:54 - Michael Kelly & Raul Juarez - Los Locos
2:04:33 - Peter Raubenheimer & Joey Raubenheimer - Road Trippers
2:09:45 - Kris Davis & Cathi Davis - Beauty and the Beast
2:10:52 - Donna Dodd & Miriam Sobre-Denton - Dixie Vixens
2:10:52 - Jason Dendy & Stephanie Corley

Urban Dare NY II Winners

Thank you to everyone who competed in Urban Dare NY II.

Congratulations to our joint winners Andrew Arens & Ben Schneider and Troy Miller & Peter Senftleben. Yes, we had a tie.

Third place went to Charles Walz and Ray Wadkins.

Our family winners were Sweet 16: Ali Hahn, Cyndi Hahn, Keri Wagner and Katherine Hartig (I don't think anyone had a better time except for maybe the team that finished well behind the pack but partook in all the available refreshments & were feeling no pain).

Specials kudos go out to team PMX-Train for completing all the tasks plus all of the bonus's while accompanied by a very well behaved one year old.

A wonderful team of ladies decided to be creative. Instead of getting a photo of two people doing a piggy back, they took a pricless photo of a pink PIGGY BANK. It
goes without saying that they got full credit. If the aformentioned team reads this, please send us the photo. I gaurantee it will be published.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare NY II:

2:54 Andrew Arens and Ben Schneider
2:54 Troy Miller and Peter Senftleben
3:14 Charles Walz and Ray Wadkins
3:21 James Daley and Pat Finnegan
3:23 Tim Bickford and Christine Glueckert

This Saturday NY and San Antonio Urban Dares

This Saturday, September 18, we host 2 races - Urban Dare NY and Urban Dare San Antonio.

Urban Dare NY begins at 12Noon at Kenny's Castaways on Bleecker St.

Urban Dare San Antonio begins at 12Noon at Waxy O'Connors at 234 Riverwalk.

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.

Urban Dare San Francisco Top 5 Teams

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare San Francisco.

Congratulations to Martin Dent & Colby Leno of Taintastic! for successfully defending their title of Urban Dare San Francisco champions.

Second place went to Irwin Tran & Peter Kim of Magnum P.I., and the GrapeHunters, Nancy Hwang & Graham McAden, took third place honors.

Here are the top 5 teams of Urban Dare San Francisco:

1:51:04 - Martin Dent & Colby Leno - Taintastic!
2:25:40 - Irwin Tran & Peter Kim - Magnum P.I.
2:40:07 - Nancy Hwang & Graham McAden - GrapeHunters
2:43:45 - William Saunders & Steve Mcmahon - Dads - IITWI
2:44:05 - Kari Rice & Kristy Toph- Sir Topham Rice

Urban Dare San Francisco - Sat, Sep 11

Urban Dare San Francisco runs Sunday, Sep 11. We will kickoff at Noon. The race will start at the median in front of the Ferry Building, near where the street cars run. Closest BART is Embarcadero.

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.

Urban Dare Long Beach Winners

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

Congratulations to Elizabeth Epstein & Kimberly Gimenez for winning the first Urban Dare Long Beach.

Tony and Chris Vaca took second and third place honors went to
Mark Dressner & Shayna Howitt.

Also pictured is the First Family team of Andrew, Yedid & John Stanton

Here are the top 5 finishers:

1:44:37 - Elizabeth Epstein & Kimberly Gimenez - Long Beach Dutch Girls
1:49:06 - Tony Vaca & Chris Vaca - The Skeleton Crew
1:52:09 - Mark Dressner & Shayna Howitt - The I1's
1:52:21 - Kim Newport & Rob Papandrea - Team Papy
1:57:38 - Cindy Carlson & Jason Watanabe - ohana

Pacific Beach by Bike Video

Urban Dare Long Beach - Sunday, August 22

Urban Dare Long Beach runs Sunday, August 22. We will kickoff at Noon. The race will start and finish at Panama Joe's at 5100 E 2nd 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.

Pacific Beach by Bike Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in the first Urban Dare by Bike.

Congratulations to debi & Tom Preece who finished in first place, by making their bulls-eye ahead of second place Wendy Hoier & Yolande Hamilton.

Noelle Espinosa, Brian Burgess , Nicole Burgess & Mika Burgess took third place overall and won the family division.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare PB by Bike:

2:24:15 AM - Debi Preece & Tom Preece - Preece
2:25:35 AM - Wendy Hoier & Yolande Hamilton - Red Bra No Panties
2:56:12 AM - Noelle Espinosa, Brian Burgess , Nicole Burgess & Mika Burgess - Devil Cats
3:07:16 AM - Brian Poffenberger & Clint Reed - Village Idiots
3:07:25 AM - Mari Rago & Jeff Rago - RAGO'S RULE

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.

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

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.

Urban Dare Denver Winners

Urban Dare Seattle Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Seattle.

The Avenging Narwhals, John & Eric Zobel, successfully defended their title of Urban Dare Seattle Champions. They've become the team to beat in Seattle. Given their record, I can't figure out just what it is they are out to avenge.

Matt Mast & Milena Basile of Ah-Man came in second. Kimberly Koenig & Dani VonGunten of Mama Said Knock you Out took third place honors, and won first place for best dressed.

Also pictured is the First Family - Lisa Dufresne, Connor Jason, Chelsea Peare & Alexis Dye of shiny angry people.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Seattle:

1:20:30 - John Zobel & Eric Zobel - Avenging Narwhals
1:37:12 - Matt Mast & Milena Basile - Ah-Man
1:43:50 - Kimberly Koenig & Dani VonGunten - Mama Said Knock you Out
1:51:18 - Dan Nolte & Katherine Fountain Mackinnon - The Viaduct Tunnelers
1:54:42 - Tai Luu & Wilson Wang - Chickety China the Chinese Chicken

Urban Dare Chicago Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Chicago.

Congratulations to Anand Parekh & Dan Daly who finished in a time of 1:47:47.

Second place went to Carann & Patrick Flynn, and Julie Miyamasu & Laura Busse came in 3rd.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Chicago:

1:47:47 - Anand Parekh & Daly Dan - Daly / Parekh
2:07:32 - Carann Flynn & Patrick Flynn - Iowa Flyers
2:37:02 - Julie Miyamasu & Laura Busse - Team KBM
2:39:09 - Elizabeth Charton & Traci Blazosky - Team MILF
2:39:55 - Bjorn Hanson & Mark Shirbroun - Twack And Field

Urban Dare Minneapolis Winners

Thank you to everyone who competed in Urban Dare Minneapolis.

Congratulations to David Stillman & Erik Reisetter for winning in a time of 1:12:56.

Second place honors went to Greta & Nathan Hanson, and Amado Sleiman & Todd Petit came in third.

The first family was the Urban Marines - MIke LOCASCIO, Luke LoCASCIO & Clay Penca.

Here was the clue that caused a good deal of separation in the race:

The USS Minneapolis served in the Pacific theater of operations during World War II, and fought in many of the major sea battles. Get your picture with a bell for the USS Minneapolis.

As it turns out, there happens to be 2 USS Minneapolis bells in the metropolitan area. The one from the ship that served in WWII is located downtown next to the convention center. The other bell is located on the northeastern shore of Lake Calhoun, a good distance away from all the other checkpoints. The ship it comes from, also the USS MInneapolis, was commissioned in 1896 and decomissioned in 1921.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Minneapolis:

1:12:56 AM - David Stillman & Erik Reisetter - Stillman/Reisetter
1:14:52 AM - Greta Hanson & Nathan Hanson - FTW
1:17:31 AM - Amado Sleiman & Todd Petit - Vegas Express
1:33:26 AM - Toby Neal & Tom Daymont - Unky's Bar and Grille
1:44:45 AM - Julie Weninger & Mark Weninger - JUMA