Urban Dare Fort Worth Winners

Urban Dare Tucson Winners

Thank you to everyone who participate in Urban Dare Tucson.

Congratulations to Wayne Beaudoin & Dave Nelson of the Mexican Hotdogs for
winning in a time of 1:45:54.

Rachael Simon & Jamie Little came in second, and third place honors went
to Paul Zyskowski & Ed Langlois.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Tucson:

1:45:54 - Wayne Beaudoin & Dave Nelson - Mexican Hotdogs

1:57:10 - Rachael Simon & Jamie Little - Fast and the Beautiful

1:57:14 - Paul Zyskowski & Ed Langlois - Dumb&Dumber

2:00:17 - Ashley Ellsworth & Alex Heilig - A Cubed

2:06:50 - Rane Clements & Tyler Stites - The Flying Hippos

See you at the races.

Kevin Keefe

Urban Dare Tucson - Sat, Dec 5

Urban Dare Tucson begins Saturday, December 5 at O'Malley's on 4th at 247 N 4th Ave.

Race-day 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.

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.

Urban Dare Houston Winners

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

Congratulations to Amanda Felder Derkacs & Mark Felder of the Crybabies for winning in a time of 1:50:46.

Jessica Duco & Bernie Duco came in second place, and Richard McCormick & Sharon Williamson took third place honors.

Carolyn Patrick, Julia Patrick, Julie Ann Gonzalez & Alejandro Gonzalez of Charlie bit my finger were the first family team. Here are the results of Urban Dare Houston:

1:50:46 -Amanda Felder Derkacs & Mark Felder - Crybabies
2:19:54 -Jessica Duco & Bernie Duco - So do you eat calamari?
2:24:14 -Richard McCormick & Sharon Williamson - Dynamic Health Racing
2:34:00 -Terese Conrad & Scott Conrad - The Conradicals
2:38:00 -Rose Molina & Izzy Molina - Super Sibs

Urban Dare Houston - Sat, Nov 21

Urban Dare Houston begins Saturday, Nov 21 at the Firkin & Phoenix Pub at 1915 Westheimer Rd.

Race-day 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.

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.

Urban Dare Orlando Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Orlando.

Congratulations to Sherry Cioffi & Allison Carcaise of Splitsville for winning with a time of 1:24:25.

Scott Herman & Amanda Scott came in second, and Kim Henry & Derick Cissel took third place honors.

John Pickett, Wilda Pickett and Kevin Schoeppler were the first family team.

We will definitely be back next year.


Here are the top 5 teams:

1:24:25 AM - Sherry Cioffi & Allison Carcaise - Splitsville
1:34:11 AM - Scott Herman & Amanda Scott - AmScott
1:36:46 AM - Kim Henry & Derick Cissel - Reggae Romp
1:40:27 AM - Michelle Schmiedecke & Capresse Smith - Absolutely Fabulous
1:48:00 AM - Jay Thompson & Thomas Noyes - LC

Urban Dare Orlando - Sat, Nov 14

Urban Dare Orlando begins Saturday, Nov 14 at Graffiti Junction at 900 E Washington St.

Race-day 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.

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.

Urban Dare LA Winners

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

Congratulations to Michael Hundgen & Justin Walter of Now You Know for finishing in an impressive time of 1:24:44.

Ryan Bradley & Brian Boles came in second and Anthony Malecki & Adam Kovach placed third.

We'll definitely be back. Thanks for the good time.

Here are the results of Urban Dare LA:

1:24:44 - Michael Hundgen - Justin Walter - Now You Know
1:30:50 - Ryan Bradley - Brian Boles - Dare Bellboys
1:42:17 - Anthony Malecki - Adam Kovach - X Factor
1:42:48 - Wayne Beaudoin - David Krause-Leemon - Clueless Chaos
1:48:22 - Rich Paisley - Sonni Stommel - Team Loopy Loop

Urban Dare LA - Halloween Day

Urban Dare Los Angeles will take place on Halloween Day - Saturday, October 31.

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

We will start at the Red Rock Grill at 8782 W Sunset Blvd.

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.

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.

Urban Dare Nashville Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Nashville.

Here was our stumper clue: Get your picture with a guitar that is three stories tall. You will find it at (unscramble for 2 words) REALYTAVL Guitar.

Congratulations to Rex & Brett Miller, father and son team, who won with a time of 1:47:59.

Ryan and Amy Taylor were the only other team to finish under 2 hours. Jennifer Flowers & Jason Marienfield used their 5 minute bonus to pass Kellye Smith and Kristen Pfister and take third place.

For the stumper clue, many teams came back with a picture of the big guitar in front of the Hard Rock Cafe. It is well under three stories and you couldn't unscramble the word to form hard rock. The correct guitar is on the Art Valley Guitar building on 12th street. Everyone went past this landmark on their way to get their photo with the Pontiac sign.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Nashville:

1:47:19 - Rex Miller & Brett Miller - Miller
1:57:42 - Ryan Taylor & Amy Taylor - Swift Taylors
2:18:22 - Jennifer Flowers & Jason Marienfeld - Team J
2:20:40 - Kellye Smith & Kristen Pfister - Laverne & Shirley
2:33:39 - Edward Brewer & Stephanie Dahmer - Dirty Monkeys

Urban Dare Nashville - Sat, Oct 10

Urban Dare Nashville begins Saturday, October 10 at Noon at Hall of Fame Park.

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

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.

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.

Philadelphia Winners

Thanks to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Philadelphia. Pictured here are the top 3 teams and the first family team.

The closest we had to a stumper clue was:

"Do bells whisper? Yes, when they are tolling of freedom. Get your picture with these bells."

Congratulations to Ed Wagner and Ryan Vellia who won with a time of 2:01:43. They win the Super Dare Cruise.

Mary Baker & Erica Scopino of the Lovely Lolitas finished second. Trang Nguyen & Kristy Chernin came in third place. They narrowly beat the Boulangerie Babes who suffered a 1 minute penalty for getting a picture of the Florence inscription instead of the Tel Aviv inscription at Sister City Plaza.

Donna, Mel, Heather & Jimmy Mchugh along with Donna Garrett were the first family team.

On the stumper clue, most teams correctly came back with a picture of the Whispering Bells of Freedom sculpture in front of the African American Museum. A few came back with a picture of the Liberty Bell. Then again, after it was cracked, it no longer tolled. Perhaps it whispers, too.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Philadelphia:

2:01:43 - Edward Wagner & Ryan Vellia - Clubedventures
2:38:32 - Mary Baker & Erica Scopino - The Lovely Lolitas
2:46:08 - Trang Nguyen & Kristy Chernin - Red Nanos
2:46:28 - Janna Giaimuccio & Sarah Rosin - Boulangerie babes
2:50:31 - Scott Harris & Bryan Selm - Poundenzevag

Urban Dare Philadelphia - Sat, October 3

Urban Dare Philadelphia begins Saturday, October 3 at Double Shots espresso bar at 211 Chestnut St.

Race-day 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.

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.

Urban Dare Oklahoma City top teams

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

Congratulations to Priscilla Ferguson & Sarah Paxson of Playing with Fire for coming in first with a time of 1:33:01. They came in 2nd place in May's Dallas race, and came up here determined to win the Super Dare race.

Terri Taylor & Mitch Ruzzoli came in second and third place honors went to Micah McCarty & Justin Fortney.

The Chisums were the first family to finish.

Some people thought I was being tricky by asking people to tell me at the finish how many people were in the red sculpture at the Bank of America building. Originally this clue was going to send you to the Land Run Monument and it would have been fun to have you count all the people depicted in that. When I ran the routes, I discovered this would have made the race a little too long. So I changed the checkpoint to the red sculpture and meant to have you count the number of pieces in it. For those of you who are curious, there are 14 pieces in the sculpture.

We are looking forward to growing the race next year.

Here are the top five teams of Urban Dare Oklahoma City:

1:33:01 - Priscilla Ferguson & Sarah Paxson -Playing with Fire
1:45:45 - Terry Taylor & Mtich Ruzzoli -Team MeOk
1:49:56 - micah McCarty & justin fortney -McFortney
1:51:56 - wendy gabrielson & dana vance -metro chicks
2:09:19 - Sean Fleming & Crissy Fleming -The Texas Two Step

Urban Dare San Antonio Winners

Thank you to everyone who came out for Urban Dare San Antonio.

Congratulations to Thomas Lane & Spencer Conklin of the Werewolves who came in first with a time of 1:41:25.

Jason Mittman and his father Mike Koranek could have come in first, but they have already qualified for the Super Dare cruise. They waited until the first place team finished and then they stepped across the line to take second place.

Third place honors go to Roberto Gonzalez & Matthew Belver of the Inglourious Basterds. The first family team was Margaret Brown, Brian Arellano, Eric Arellano & Marc Arellano of Brier Marmar.

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

1:41:25 - Thomas Lane & Spencer Conklin - Werewolves
1:41:47 - Jason Mittman & Mike Koranek - Father and Son
1:58:32 - Roberto Gonzalez & Matthew Belver - The Inglourious Basterds
2:03:15 - Russ Gifford & Shannon Davis - Kneeling Disciples
2:06:02 - Ravae Shaeffer & Casey Shaeffer - Two Aggies Running

Urban Dare San Antonio - Sat, Sep 19

Urban Dare San Antonio begins Saturday, September 19 at Noon at Waxy O'Connor's on the Riverwalk.

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

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.

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.

Urban Dare San Francisco Winners

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

Congratulations to Martin Dent & Colby Leno of Taintastic! who won with a time of 1:37:57. We now have 18 teams that have won the Super Dare cruise.

Second place went to Paula Kwok & Jason Jung of the Clowns and third place honors go to kat walsh & paul bixenstine.

Christina Corley, Cristian Porter, Katie Klug & Brandon Klug of the Fearless Four won the First Family. Well done.

My favorite checkpoint was human structures where you had to count the number of human forms in the sculpture. Almost all teams correctly counted 62 of them. Only about 12 teams got their picture with an acupuncture doll.

We will let you know when our videos come out from the race footage. We'll put something up on the site, but more importantly we will now have something to show to the channels we've been talking with about turning Urban Dare into a traveling reality show. We're keeping our fingers crossed.

Here are the 5 finishers of Urban Dare San Francisco:

1:37:57 AM - Martin Dent & Colby Leno - Taintastic!
2:00:43 AM - Paula Kwok & Jason Jung - The Clowns
2:13:45 AM - kat walsh & paul bixenstine - 261
2:28:34 AM - Clint Thomas & Ben Voiles - The Hustlehoff's
2:34:15 AM - Milena Basile & Matthew Mast - Ah-Man!

Urban Dare San Francisco - TV Pilot - Sat, Sep 12

Urban Dare San Franciscon begins Saturday, September 12 at Noon at The Ferry Building. We will be taping the race for our TV pilot, so you will have to sign a release for your images to be used in the show.

Race-day check-in will begin at 10:30am and we will be taking registration up to the start of the race. Look for the light blue shirts in the traffic island next to where the streetcar runs. Proceeds from the race will go towards the fight against breast cancer.

This will be a two stage race. You will get clues for 6 checkpoints at the start, and then you will get the next set of 6 clues at the finish of stage 1. In each stage it is up to you to determine the best order to complete the clues, but the finish checkpoint at the end of stage 2 should be your last stop.

For those of you who want to get the ball rolling early, on Friday evening we will have what we are calling a casting call party at the Fly Bar at 1085 Sutter St (@ Larkin) from 5pm - 9pm. We hope to do some pre-race interviews and get a feel for some of the participants we will be taping the next day. You will be able to check-in for the race here.

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.

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.

Urban Dare Newport Beach

Thank you to evereyone who participated in Urban Dare Newport Beach.

Congratulations to Sylvia Salcedo & Charlaine McKenzie who won with a time of 1:48:55. We now have 17 teams that have won the Super Dare cruise.

Second place went to Lindsey Denison & Tristen Ure of freckled.

Third place honors go to Junk Monster 1. The team of Junk Monster 2 came in fourth place overall and was the first family team to cross the line. They were known by the racers as the people with the purple hair. Well done.

The bonus question proved to be the most elusive, with only two teams finding it. I was originally going to include it as one of the mandatory checkpoints, but even I couldn't figure out how to find it on the net. Over by the Cannery, where the bridge crosses onto Lido Park Drive is where you will find this memorial.

Next year we will do Urban Dare Long Beach.

Here are the top 5 teams of Urban Dare Newport Beach:

1:48:55 - SYLVIA SALCEDO & CHARLAINE MCKENZIE
1:53:34 - Lindsey Denison & Tristen Ure - freckled
1:56:32 - Dana Middlebrook & Beth Overton - Junk Monster 2
1:56:53 - kara murphy ,simeon murphy, cole middlebrook & ian middlebrook - junk monster 1
1:59:17 - Namtran Nguyen, Minh Nguyen & Thuanan Nguyen - TEAM CRANK OC!!!

Urban Dare Newport Beach - Sat, Aug 22

Urban Dare Newport Beach begins Saturday, August 22 at Noon at Sharkeez at 114 McFadden Pl.

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.

Urban Dare San Diego Winners

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

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

1:31:00 - James Floyd & Tim Leung - San Diego Rocket Race
1:34:01 - Paul Kim & Augustus Gatto - San Diego Urban Dare Superstars (SDUDS)
1:35:50 - Robin Anderson & Cristina Moore - ROUS - Racers of Unusual Speed
1:40:00 - Theresa Viglizzo & Ryan Theret - Theretsa
1:50:07 - Greg Bowman & Merrianne Fermanian - Bowmanian

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.

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

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

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.

Urban Dare Sacramento Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in a rather hot Urban Dare Sacramento.

Congratulations to Ken Mejica & Matt Sheehy for finishing in a time of 1:49:57. We now have 14 teams that have qualified for the Super Dare cruise.

Second place went to Roxie Anderson & Barbara Oleachea, and Tracy Morse & Cate Husted took 3rd place honors.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Sacramento:

1:49:57 - Ken Mejica & Matt Sheehy - white rice
1:50:57 - Roxie Anderson & Barbara Oleachea - Boobtrotters
2:00:41 - Tracy Morse & Cate Husted - Smothered Cattery
2:04:31 - Dan DeJager & Bob Lapanja - Skeleton Crew
2:05:16 - Adam Donovan & Amber Bernhard - A&A

Urban Dare Seattle Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Seattle. It was a good way to spend the first day of Summer.

Congratulations to John and Eric Zobel of the Avenging Narwhals for winning Urban Dare Chicago in a time of 1:48:20. They also won last year.

Lynn Williams & Michael Stephens came in second, and third place honors went to Matt Mast & Milena Basile.

Colin, Connie & Zoe Ness - Super Flying Ninja Monkeys were the first family.

Here are the results of Urban Dare Seattle:

1:48:20 - John Zobel & Eric Zobel - Avenging Narwhals
2:17:06 - Lynn Williams & Michael Stephens - The Enginerds
2:27:37 - Matt Mast & Milena Basile - Ah-Man
2:28:04 - Jillian Williamson & Grant Williamson - Williamson
2:35:58 - Trisha Garbrick & Randy Garbrick - Garbrick

Urban Dare Chicago Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Chicago. I always have fun with this race.

Congratulations to Tim Klont and Doug Willaman of the Cocktailers for winning Urban Dare Chicago in a time of 3:02:39. They are looking forward to their Royal Caribbean cruise next February.

Jennifer Ashmore & Denise Vincente of the Scrubs came in second, and third place honors went to Brian Ashmore & Dave Leatherbury of Scratch & Sniff.

Also pictured are the First Family winners David Cross, Ted Geistling, Mark Hart & Chuck McKenna of Irv and Ted's Excellent Adventurers.

We still have one more winner to be determined. Please send your photos for best picture contest to this email address by 6pm Wednesday.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Chicago:

3:02:39 - Tim Klont & Doug Willaman - The Cocktailers
3:20:58 - Jennifer Ashmore & Denise Vincente - The Scrubs
3:21:04 - Brian Ashmore & Dave Leatherbury - Scratch & Sniff
3:23:08 - Deborah Ballis & Ian Greengross - Jake & Samantha
3:29:30 - Tarek Amin & Danish Shahab - Dozilla

Urban Dare Chicago - Saturday, June 13

Urban Dare Chicago begins Saturday, June 13 at at Noon at Kendalls at 2263 N Lincoln 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.

Urban Dare Minneapolis

Thank you to everyone who participated in a rainy Urban Dare Minneapolis. I'm impressed that all the teams showed up in this weather.

Congratulations to Michael and Charlie Simacek for finishing in an impressive time of 1:31:19. They're looking forward to their Caribbean cruise next February.

Krisanne Pederson & Kimberly Handahl came in second. Our third place winners, Mathilde Sullivan Y Ania Urban also won the best costume contest.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Minneapolis:

1:31:19 AM - Michael Simacek & Charlie Simacek - Team Simacek
1:38:19 AM - Krisanne Pederson & Kimberly Handahl - Some Clue
1:51:44 AM - Mathilde Sullivan & Ania Urban - check chicks
1:55:16 AM - Erik Reisetter & David Stillman - Urban Darelicts
1:58:01 AM - Rachel Elvester & Kelly Hobson - Street Sisters

Urban Dare Boston

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Boston.

Congratulations to Amy Goebel & Chris Campin of Same Birthday Three Years Apart for winning in a time of 1:33:28. Chris won Urban Dare San Diego a few years back.

Second place went to Mathieu Gagne & Michael Coyne and third place honors went to Scott Mackay & Carolyn Purpura.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Boston:

1:33:28 - Amy Goebel & Chris Campin - Same Birthday Three Years Apart
1:44:48 - Mathieu Gagne & Michael Coyne - Gashouse Gorillas
1:52:18 - Scott MacKay & Carolynn Purpura - Sweet Chicken
1:52:51 - Jeff Brault & Aaron Aaker - Map Limited
1:53:01 - Paul Alcorn & Jeremy Doyle - Cream of Corn

Urban Dare Boston - Sunday, May 17

Urban Dare Boston begins Sunday, May 17 at Noon. We are changing check-in to an indoor location, because of the weather forecarst. Check-in will begin at 11:00am at the Sweetwater Cafe, 3 Boylston Place, across from Boston Common. 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 competeon 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. 2nd through 5th place teams will not have to pay Super Dare fees, but would have to pay cruise fees.

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. 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.

Urban Dare NY

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare New York.

Congratulations to Bill Benton & Beau Benton who came in first with a time of 1:56:17. Last years winners, Gregg Plonisch & Lester Santos, finished second, and James Olearchik & Jill Ayers took third place honors.

Usually I just list the top 5 finishers, but for this race I'm doing the top 7. Teams Mandate and Sweetpea were the third and fourth teams into the finish, but they had only completed one half of the double jeopardy dare. It would have been easy to call it a day, but they both went back and completed their dare. They earned their listing.

Here is the clue that stymied them: DOUBLE JEOPARDY – First, go to the park named for the triangle below Canal St. for your spellbound dare. Then, in January we will do the first ever Urban Dare Underground here in NY, a race where you do not have to go outside. Here’s your first taste. Get your picture with the art installation A Gathering. It’s at a nearby subway stop.

We'll be back in January for our first ever NY Underground. It will be an Urban Dare where you will never have to go outside. We will utilize the subway and the many buildings it brings you into without going outdoors. This will be the last qualifying race for Super Dare.

Here are the top 7 teams for Urban Dare New York:

1:56:17 - Bill Benton & Beau Benton - Rum Runners
2:08:53 - Gregg Plonisch & Lester Santos - Judge Smails & Dr. Beeper
2:35:05 - James Olearchik & Jill Ayers - Pretty Ponies
2:41:58 - Peter Senftleben & Troy Miller - Multiple Sarcasms
2:42:30 - Jeanne Reynolds & Sabrina Gomez - Hola Kitty
2:43:38 - George Mancheril & Dominick Sciame - ManDate
2:44:00 - Shuang Guo & Karim Helmy - Sweetpea

Urban Dare NY - Sat, May 9

Urban Dare NY begins Saturday, May 9 at Noon. We will begin at Kenny's Castaways at 157 Bleecker Street, NYC 10012 between Sullivan & Thompson Street.
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 have a $50 prize for best costume and for best race picture.

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.

Urban Dare Dallas

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Dallas.

Congratulations to Jason Mittman & Robert Butler of Vignette JR for winning in a very fast time of 1:26:10. Jason came in second in Urban Dare Austin and was determined to win entry into Super Dare. He will be with us on our 3-day Royal Caribbean Cruise next February. His nieces joined us to liven up our picture.

Sarah Paxson & Priscilla Ferguson of Playing with Fire finished second, and third place honors went to Seth Bame & James Regester of Kool Kruisers.

Rather than do a race report, I'll refer you to a couple blogs I saw of some racers' Urban Dare Dallas experiences. Here is a report by Rudy Cassol:

http://rudythecassol.blogspot.com/2009/05/dallas-urban-dare.html

and one by Jonathan Wallace of AmeriCorps Alums Dallas:

http://themav211.blogspot.com/2009/05/urban-dare-dallas.html

We will be scheduling a Fort Worth race for sometime in the Fall.

Here are the top five finishers of Urban Dare Dallas:

1:26:10 AM - Jason Mittman & Robert Butler - Vignette JR
1:39:01 AM - Sarah Paxson & Priscilla Ferguson - Playing with Fire
1:58:49 AM - Seth Bame & James Regester - Kool Kruisers
2:11:01 AM - Robert Furr & Don Isbell - SCS-Shake 'N Bake
2:11:16 AM - Michelle Janssen & John Janssen - SCS_Black_Hearts

Urban Dare Pittsburgh

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Pittsburgh.

Andrew Moss & Michelle Yanefski were the first one's in to the finish. As we were getting ready to check their photos we glanced at their passport and told them they were missing a stamp from one of the dares. Fortunately for them, it was the closest checkpoint to the finish. They went back out, completed their dare, and still came back before everyone else. Congratulations on a fine race.

Amy & Katie Jones came in second and third place honors went to Adam Myers & Julie Sfanos.

The 3 French Hens were winners of the family division, and fourth place over all. Right on their heels were the 2 Turtle Doves. The other 10 days of Christmas failed to enter the race.

When I was setting up the race, I figured I would have racers get a picture of 6 people in Steelers garb for a 5 minute bonus. Then I heard on the radio that they were doing fan appreciation at Heinz Stadium on race day. I already had one checkpoint across the street, so I changed this to a 15 minute bonus for getting 11 people in Steelers garb lined up like they were ready to take the snap. Most teams got this pic. Nice!

I'm looking forward to coming back next year.

Here are the top 5 finishers:

1:43:02 - Andrew Moss & Michelle Yanefski - obregon
1:49:29 - Amy Jones & Katie Jones - The Jones Girls
1:51:50 - Adam Myers & Julie Sfanos - Sam Young for Mayor
2:04:13 - Cathy Bruno, Stacy Bruno & Clio Begnal - 3 French Hens
2:04:36 - Shelley Bruno & Thomas Humphries - Two Turtle Doves

Urban Dare DC Winners

Congratulations to Francoise Galleto & David Brown for finishing first in Urban Dare DC with a time of 2:02:18. They're starting to get ready for Super Dare next February.

The 2nd through 5th place finishers get their Super Dare registration fees paid, but must pay for their Royal Caribbean cruise fees. Click here for more info on Super Dare.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the DC race. I had a great time hanging with you.

2:02:18 - Francoise Galleto & David Brown - Team SWINTON
2:17:49 - Steve Alexander & Giacomo Abrusci - Italian Stallions
2:18:35 - Travis Langenkamp & Tanya Langenkamp - SoBe Sibs
2:21:18 - Jon Caley & Randy Gellman - Rusty Trombones
2:34:19 - Mark Davis & Margaret Shephard - Dirty Deed & the Thunder Kiss

Urban Dare DC - Sat, Apr 18

Urban Dare DC begins Saturday April 18 at Noon. The race will begin and end at McFaddens at 2401 Pennsylvania Ave NW. Check-in will begin at 11:00am and will be taking registration up to the start of the race. Proceed from the race will go towards the fight against breast cancer.

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. There will also be a $50 prize for the best photo 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.

Kevin Keefe

Urban Dare Atlanta Winners

Here are the top three winning teams for Urban Dare Atlanta.

2:49:08 - Andria Deaguero & Alison Hirsch - Pink Ladies
3:08:35 - Louis Sisneros & Josh Hor
3:09:50 - Dave and Lisa Henry - Team Henry

Urban Dare Santa Barbara Winners

Atlanta & Santa Barbara races on Sat, Apr 4

We have a doubleheader this Saturday with races in Atlanta and in Santa Barbara.

The Atlanta race starts and ends at the Midtown Tavern at 554 Piedmont Ave NE. Check-in begins at 11 and the race starts at Noon.

The Santa Barbara race starts and ends at Sharkeez at 416 State St. Check-in begins at 11 and the race starts at Noon.

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. 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.

Urban Dare Phoenix Winners

Thank you to everyone who participated in Urban Dare Phoenix.

Congratulations to Denton Taylor & Sam Sprague for winning with a time of 2:03:16.

Their winning strategy was to hop on the ligh rail to Central & Thomas to the statue of the code talker. They figured out the rest of the clues on the way, and worked their way back on foot. Well done.

Kristin Herman & Elizabeth Sparks finished second, and third place honors went to April Hull & Gene Day.

At the beginning of the race, I explained that there might be a tricky angle for one of the required photos. I assumed that everyone would get inside the crime lab and need to focus upwards to get a shot of themselves with the chandelier. It turns out the front door is locked on Saturday's. My bad. Fortunately, everyone got this shot. A few teams even managed to get inside.

Urban Dare will be donating 5% of this year's race registration to fight breast cancer. Now that I've started on this fight, I've started to discover how many people I know whose families have been affected by breast cancer. We're happy to do our small part.

We're looking at doing a Fall race in Tucson.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Phoenix:

2:03:16 - Denton Taylor & Sam Sprague
2:13:09 - Kristin Herman & Elizabeth Sparks
2:20:18 - April Hull & Gene Day - The Yellow Ones Don't Stop
2:28:32 - Nicole Moest & Lexi Moest - Youth Has No Age." Picasso"
2:35:33 - kirk christiano & Jim Garman - There's no I" in Beer"

Urban Dare Austin Report

Thank you to everyone who came out today for Urban Dare Austin. It was a beautiful day and we blended nicely into the madness of SXSW.

I am calmly sitting at a table at the finish and in comes someone yelling, "Kevin, do I need a photo of the egg? DO I NEED A PHOTO OF THE EGG??? DO I NEED A PHOTO OF THE EGG????? On about his sixth utterance, I figured out what he was asking, and I said yes. Kip Fiebig then took a photo and handed in his passport to finish with the winning time of 1:26:21 along with his teammate David Bogle. This is Kips third first place finish, out of 3 total, in Austin.

Second place went to Jason Mittman and his father Michale Koranek, who finished 2 minutes behind. Sorry guys, you don't qualify for the family division. This is Jason's first second place finish in Austin. His other 2, he ran with Kip.

I want to thank Irene Rivers who selected most of today's checkpoints. She lets me write the clues. I think we will come back sometime in the Fall for Urban Dare on bicycles. This will be our first bicycle dare.

Urban Dare will be donating 5% of this year's race registration to fight breast cancer. Now that I've started on this fight, I've started to discover how many people I know whose families have been affected by breast cancer. We're happy to do our small part.

Thank you all.

Here are the top 5 finishers of Urban Dare Austin:

1:26:21 AM - Kipley Fiebig & David Bogle - Vignette-KD
1:28:34 AM - Jason Mittman & Michale Koranek
2:32:39 AM - Amber Green & Doug Mammoser - Holo Holo
2:38:28 AM - David Sammon & Kenton Nelson
2:39:29 AM - Betsy Tieman & Chris Lalich

Urban Dare Austin - Saturday, March 21

Urban Dare Austin begins Saturday, March 21 at Noon. The race will begin and end at Mother Egans Irish Pub, at 715 W 6th Street. Check-in will begin at 11:00am and will be taking registration up to the start of the race.

Proceeds from the race will go towards the fight against breast cancer.

This will be our first race with 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.

We will host 5 events in Texas this year, so we will have a series champion. We will take your 3 best finishes for champion points. The winning pair will get Urban Dare belt buckles. I've always been jealous of belt buckles from rodeos, so we are creating them for the Texas series.

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. There will also be a $50 prize for the best photo 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.

Here is the Texas series schedule. Austin is March 21, Dallas on May 2, San Antonio on Sep 19, and Houston on November 21. We will also add Ft. Worth in the Fall.

See you at the race.

Urban Dare Tampa - Best Dressed

Congratulations to Irene Pistorino & Laura Maiocco of Stimulus Package for the best costuming at Urban Dare Tampa. If only those $100 bills were real.