LOHS Food Bank Charity Run and MTB Races Oct 24
The second annual Dragon GAP Fall Harvest Mountain Bike Race and Running Races will be held Oct 24 at Lake Orion High School. Race proceeds will benefit the Gleaners Community Foodbank of Southeastern Michigan.
Sponsored by Cycletherapy, Hammer Nutrition, Cannondale, Jet's Pizza and Tool Sport & Sign
New this year is the Open classes who will compete for cash and the 1st timer category at no charge. Lower entry fees for younger riders and all Beginner classes.
WHAT: Fall Harvest Cross-Country Mountain Bike Race & Cross Country Running Race
(Races are a Prelude to the Bike Race “Up North” in November. Participants can do either race or both.)
WHERE: Lake Orion High School located at 495 East Scripps Rd. in Lake Orion.
Races will take place behind LOHS on school grounds, single tracks, and Bald Mountain Recreation Area trails. Running Race begins promptly at 9:00am followed by the Open/Advanced/Sport Bike Races at 10am and Beginner Bike races at 12noon.
RACE LENGTH: Biking and Running races will use mostly same course. Course will be modified to suit weather and trail conditions. Runners = 1 loop- 5 K or 3.1 miles A challenging 6.2 mile loop will be used for Bikers = Open: 4-5 loops Advanced: 3-4 loops Sport: 2-3 loops Single Speed: 2-3 loops Beginner: 1-2 loops
REGISTRATION: Opens at 8:00am in the LOHS Lower Natatorium Lobby located behind the North End of LOHS. .
COST: Pre-Registration ends Thursday, October 22nd. Entries received after this date and race day walk-ups include a $5 fee. High quality official race T-Shirt will be given to all pre-registered entrants. T-shirts will be given out as long as supplies last. ** First Time Bike Racer= Free
Mountain Bike Race ($0-$25) Running Race ($10-$20) Both Races ($10 off total fees)
Note*** $5 Rebate/Discount for anyone bringing in 3+ Non-Perishable food items day of race (limit one discount per entry)
AWARDS: Top 3 Finishers in each Class/Division, & Lots of food and beverages…
Top 3 Open male/female riders win % of registration cash.
If you haven't ridden the school trails lately, the trails have been expanded to include a lot of tight, twisty singletrack that when combined with the fast Bald Mountain trails totals 6.2 miles in length. Additional singletrack may be completed prior to the race.
On line registration is available now, the mail in form will be up soon.
http://www.bikereg.com/events/register.asp?eventid=7436
same coarse as last race?
Link updated
I marked the course this afternoon with orange painted arrows, at least all the trail on the school property. I also marked the entrance and exit into Bald Mountain but didn't have time to mark the turns inside BM. I also cleared all the leaves and pine needles off the singletrack so they are easier to see, at least for a day.
The school has mowed any of the grass sections we are using to make the path more defined. It should make it easier to see in most all spots.
The easiest place to start if preriding is down behind the school, just on the other side of the yellow gate by the gravel drive. The race starts out going behind the ball field and travels clockwise. Remember to follow the orange marks, there are white ones out there as well from the XC meet.
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be there. Sent in registration on Thursday.
Just a heads up for those preriding the course. The past two afternoons I have come across piles of logs and brush piled on the trail. Each was in a different spot and took some effort to drag the debris to where it was piled. Today's pile was not there as of 7:00 last night so it was probably done some time today, perhaps by students after school. Some marking flags were also removed but they had been in place from the last race.
I will be marking the course Friday evening and Saturday morning. I also plan on clearing the singletrack of leaves on Friday.
Remember that Thursday night is the last chance to preregister and save some money. Proceeds go to the Food Bank. Also, there is a money class for men and women this year if you think you are up to the challenge. Top three in each split the purse based on the number of entries. The more that enter, the more you could win.
to the race. Are all the awards being done after the beginner race or will there be two seperate award times? Just trying to plan out my weekend.
Two separate times. Separate schwag for each as well.
I just got back from marking most of the course and clearing the leaves off the singletrack. The singletrack is firm, no standing water or mud. But the top layer is slick in a lot of spots so it will make some of the hills and corners exciting. It may dry up some by race time, especially for the later race.
The grass sections have some water but hard in most spots. Again, there will be some greasy areas early. I did not get into Bald Mountain yet but I would expect that is where we will find some mud and mud puddles in the two mile section of double track we use.
Registration will be open until shortly before race time. Don't forget that this is to benefit the Food Bank and we are discounting your race entry if you bring in non perishable food items. We have schwag to give away from Hammer Nutrition, Cannondale, and Cycletherapy. The locker rooms will be open for changing and taking a shower after the race.
So far we only have one preregistered rider in the Open class. Here is a chance to earn back your entry money if we get enough riders signed up.
Right now it looks like 2 laps for Beginners, 3 for Sport and 4 for Expert and Open. And there is a 5k trail run at 9:00 am for those interested.
See you out there tomorrow.
No, but the same as the one back in August. Hopefully drier. I will probably put out some markings next weekend if the weather is nice.