Urban Dare Indianapolis - Top 5 Finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Indianapolis.

Congratulations go to Cherylynn Schilling and Stephanie Schilling for winning in a time of 1:15:13. Urban Dare is deeply saddened that they will not be able to compete in our Championship Race next June in Milwaukee. Something about a teaching gig in China that will stop them from a chance at Adventure Racing immortality. Priorities are not in order, it appears.

Second place went to Marla Johnson and Gibson Gilmore, and third place honors went to Scott White and Kimberly Duncan. Kudos to our first Family winners of Ryan Spence and Jamie Spence who wielded a carriage plus a 2 and 5 year old who were real troopers.

Apparently there were some sailors in town who helped teams re-enact the famous WWII sailor/nurse Times Square kissing photograph. Next race there will be a bonus for that.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Indianapolis:

1:15:13 – Cherylynn Schilling and Stephanie Schilling
1:33:44 – Marla Johnson and Gibson Gilmore
1:34:13 – Scott White and Kimberly Duncan
1:37:13 – Troy Hatfield and Jacob Summers
1:40:06 – Andrew Beckman and Brendan Frank

Urban Dare Long Beach Top 5 Finishers

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

Congratulations to Barry & Erin Vince for winning in a time of 1:17:58.

Lindsay Golden & Andrew Robison took second place and third place went to Edgar Salmingo, Jr. & Amanda Acuña.

Also pictured is our First Family the Mudder Duckies - Kim Gimenez, Beth Epstein, Brad Jensen & Conrad Jensen.

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

1:17:58 - Barry Vince & Erin Vince
1:23:01 - Lindsay Golden & Andrew Robison
1:23:19 - Edgar Salmingo, Jr. & Amanda Acuña
1:25:50 - Erin Fry & Alison McGinnis
1:28:06 - JOCELYN SHAW & Manny Gonzales

Long Beach and Indianapolis Dares - Sat, Aug 20

Urban Dare Long Beach will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, August 20 at the Auld Dublin at 71 S Pine Ave.

Urban Dare Indianapolis will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, August 20 at the Front Page Sports Bar at 310 Massachusetts Ave.

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 PB Winners

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

Congratulations to Jonna & Rachael Griggs for winning in a time of 1:16:26. These 2 sisters also won this race in 2008.

Second Place went to Scott & Paula Finkbeiner, and third place honors went to David & Meredith Wilson.

Jenny Myers, Forrest Dedrick & baby Ivan were the first family.

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

1:16:26 - Jonna Griggs & Rachael Griggs
1:32:10 - Scott Finkbeiner & Paula Finkbeiner
1:32:23 - David Wilkinson & Meredith Wilkinson
1:34:12 - Rob Condy & CJ Burkart
1:41:14 - Robert Lakosil & Charlie Whitney

Urban Dare PB - Sat, Aug 6

Urban Dare Pacific Beach will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, August 6 at the Typhoon Saloon on Garnet Ave.

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 San Jose - Top 5 finishers

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

Congratulations to Suzanne von Briesen & David Wagner for winning with a time of 1:19:59.

Jesse Padilla & Henry Leyvas took second place, and third place honors went to Melonie Martinez & Donald Drotts.

Rachel Moncton, Eric Royer & Lee Moncton were the first family.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare San Jose:

1:19:59 - Suzanne von Briesen & David Wagner
1:21:02 - Jesse Padilla & Henry Leyvas
1:21:11 - melonie Martinez & Donald Drotts
1:22:35 - Benedicta Werle & Brenna Broadnax
1:25:18 - Will Cheng & Michelle Cheng

Urban Dare San Jose - this Saturday, July 23

Urban Dare San Jose will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, July 23 at the Britannia Arms at 173 W Santa Clara 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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Denver Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Denver.

Congratulations to Andy Almonte & Tyler Runner.

Chris Baker & Daniel Newman placed second, and Andrea Albert & Aspen Mankowsky took third place honors.

The Childers won the family division.

Here are the top 5 teams of Urban Dare Denver:

54:04 - Andy Almonte & Tyler Runner
1:12:57 - Chris Baker & Daniel Newman
1:15:11 - Andrea Albert & Aspen Mankowsky
1:15:33 - Amy Geisert & Teva Sienicki
1:22:10 - Carrie Richardson & Paul Richardson

Urban Dare Denver - Sat, July 16

Urban Dare Denver will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, July 16 at Pat's Downtown Bar & Grill at 1624 Market.

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 Providence Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Providence.

The biggest shocker of the day is that team KFC won the costume contest.

Congratulations go to Erica Kupferschmidt & McKenzie Gould for winning in a time of 1:05:55.

Second place went to Aaron C. Smith & Craig Prest, and third place honors went to Dan Gittings & Ryan Fredericks.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Providence:

1:05:55 – Erica Kupferschmidt & Mckenzie Gould
1:11:23 – Aaron C. Smith & Craig Prest
1:14:49 – Dan Gittings & Ryan Fredericks
1:21:17 – Andy Rodia & George Smilov
1:21:22 – Heidi Ford & J. Christian Brown

These five teams gain free entry to the June 2 & 3, 2012 Super Dare, where the winners will receive $5,000.

Urban Dare Minneapolis Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Saturday's Urban Dare.

Congratulations to Jon Fredkove & Brian Grace who won with a time of 1:36:17.

Kelly Hobson & Rachel Elvester took second place, and third place honors went to Marcia Hokenson & Taya Upkes.

Here are the five teams that won free entry to Super Dare:

1:36:17 - Jon Fredkove & Brian Grace
1:39:20 - Kelly Hobson & Rachel Elvester
1:40:03 - Marcia Hokenson & Taya Upkes
1:43:05 - Melissa Maurer-Jones & Christy Haynes
1:43:12 - Kyle Bantz & Audrey Meyer

Providence & Minneapolis dares this weekend.

Urban Dare Providence will kickoff this Saturday, July 9 at the Ri Ra Irish Pub at 50 Exchange Terrace. We will begin checking people in at 10:30 am and the race will start at Noon.

Urban Dare Minneapolis will kickoff this Saturday, July 9 at The Loon Cafe at 500 North 1st Avenue. 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.

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Urban Dare Columbus - Top 5 Finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Columbus
The biggest surprise of the day is that very few teams were able to find someone wearing an Ohio State Football Jersey around town with only 7 teams getting the bonus.

Congratulations to the father/daughter team of Carl King and Carrie King for winning in a time or 1:24:39.

Second place went to Zach Schwartz & Sarah Schwartz, and third place honors went to Jared Turnwald & Jay Clementz.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Columbus:

1:24:39 - Carl King & Carrie King
1:30:45 - Zach Schwartz & Sarah Schwartz
1:36:15 - Jared Turnwald & Jay Clementz
1:42:50 - David Bitonte & Zheyl Teoh
1:43:57 – Drew Yoder & Signe Anderson

Urban Dare Columbus - Sat, June 25

Urban Dare Columbus will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, June 25 at the Claddagh Irish Pub at 585 S Front St.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Seattle top 5 Finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Seattle.

Congratulations to John Zobel & Greg Adams for winning in a time or 1:02:22.

Second place went to Heather Roufs & Chad McLaughlin, and third place honors went to Zachariah Birkenbuel & Aliki Birkenbuel.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Seattle:

1:02:22 - John Zobel & Greg Adams
1:17:48 - Heather Roufs & Chad McLaughlin
1:31:26 - Zachariah Birkenbuel & Aliki Birkenbuel
1:32:39 - Kari Dreyling & Tim Dreyling
1:34:50 - Ciara Bertulfo & Justin Jocson

Urban Dare Seattle - Sat, June 18

Urban Dare Seattle will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, June 11 at Sluggers at 538 1st Ave S.

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.

See you at the races.

Urban Dare Lexington Top 5 Finishers

It was a real hot day out there today and I am really impressed with the racers from Lexington with all but two out of 59 race teams finishing.

Our winning team was David Kluedig and David Tweedie with a time of 1:23. It could have been the shortest winning time of the year if I did not have to send them back out to complete a task.

2nd place went to Sarah Sjuts and Nathan Schwake with 3rd place honors going to Kyle Hagan and Susanna Bowsher.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Lexington:

1) David Kluedig and David Tweedie 1:23
2) Sarah Sjuts and Nathan Schwake 1:29
3) Kyle Hagan and Susanna Bowsher 1:32
4) Kristina Olsen and Mathew Olsen 1:36
5) Jennifer Patrick and Emily Vander Zanden 1:36

Urban Dare Chicago top 5 Finishers

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Chicago.

Congratulations to whitney mysliwiec & Jeremy Bauer for winning with a time of 2:17:01.

Matt Pangallo & Jennifer Vacey placed second, and Brian Runft & Johanna Johnson took third place.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Chicago:

2:17:01 - whitney mysliwiec & Jeremy Bauer
2:17:51 - Matt Pangallo & Jennifer Vacey
2:18:05 - Brian Runft & Johanna Johnson
2:22:11 - Josh Wilson & Sarah Wilson
2:29:04 - Jeremy Inabinet & Anna Inabinet

Urban Dare Chicago - Saturday, June 11

Urban Dare Chicago will kickoff at Noon on Saturday, June 11 at the Four Farthings Tavern at 2060 N Cleveland 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.