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