Colorado FROG - BYC 18

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Date: 28 APR
Place: I-25 exit in Monument,CO (one spot on the website states Manitou, but it is in Monument)
Time: Sign in ~0930, start 1000 (long), ~1015 (sprint)
Cost: $12
Note: No support needed!

Sprint Event:
Trekking - ~8-9 miles
Mountain biking - 18 miles
UTM plotting (we will help if needed)
Note This is not a technical course

Long Course:
Trekking - 4 miles
Mountain biking - 20-30 miles (still need to confirm)
Orienteering - 1-2+ hours on foot
UTM plotting

We will have some media coverage for the club, the sport, and this event! I have talked with a reporter from the Colorado Springs Gazette and he is planning on running a feature piece on this event. This is planned for the "Out There" section of the Colorado Springs paper. He will be at several places on the course and will be bringing out a photographer as well. He knows that this is a training event like a local bike club ride and not a race. He is interested in interviewing a few people and even "meeting up with them during the event". He is interested in all types of people from first timers all the way to sponsored teams/professionals . So if you have any interest in getting interviewed, and maybe getting your team name some press time, please contact me off list.

I have been looking at a few changes to the course in order to keep everyone safe because of some construction in the local area. Here are answers to a few questions that I have been getting.

- You will NOT need a support crew, the start and finish will be at the same spot.
- The start will be within a 1/2 mile of an exit off of I-25, so will be easy to get to for people from out of town.
- You can do this solo or as a member of a team. I would prefer teams, but your call.
- The Sprint and the Long course will start at the same place. This way if you want to do the long course, and still help out a newbie at the start it will work.
- Both courses will have several "cop-out" points so that the Sprint people can have a few spots to say that they have had enough. I will give more information as things move on for the beginner course to increase interest.

Here are the disciplines:
Sprint Course: trekking, Mountain biking, UTM plotting (we will help if needed) - this is not a technical course

Long Course: Trekking, Mountain biking, Orienteering, UTM plotting

Disclaimer: This course is entirely on open public or government property. No access permissions have been sought. You will be expected to respect any posted / private property etc. signs encountered. The BYC is a non-profit club sponsored training event to allow AR teams of all ability levels an opportunity to practice in a fully supported competitive environment.

General Information

Start Location: Monument
Start Time: Sign In at 9:30am
Support crews: No Support Needed
Teams: 1, 2, 3, or 4-person, coed preferred but not required
Length: 20-35+ miles, depending on sprint or long course
Cost: Suggested Donation is $12.00 per person.
Notes: This event is not officially a race (no Backyard Challenge is). It is a training event that participants choose to do of their own free will, recognizing all inherent dangers and taking all responsibility for anything that may occur. All participants are expected to be self-reliant. Permits have not been sought from any land managers.

Disciplines

Mountain Biking
Running/trekking
Orienteering

Required Gear

Sprint Event (per person):

- Mountain Bike

- Helmet

- Running Shoes

- Water (50 oz minimum)

- Backpack

- Pen/pencil

- Jacket

- Food (200 calories minimum)

- Cell phone (one per team)

- Emergency Blanket

Long Event (per person): (keeping to a bare minimum)

- Mountain bike

- Helmet

- Compass (one per team)

- Cellphone (one per team)

- Pen/pencil

- Emergency Blanket

Registration

Suggested Donation will be $12/person and all money donated will go to the Colorado FROGs for insurance and web hosting purposes.

To register, send your team name, number of members, names and emails of team members to:

Brian Landis
landistoon@aol.com
719 630-3090

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