To promote outdoor sporting events, Adventure Racing, Cycling, Triathlon and more, we are partnering with some of the best events and clubs in the US to provide you discounts and opportunities for training and racing!
Adventure Racing:
One of the most respected national race series, the Big Blue Adventure offers an entire season of terrific events, culminating in the Tahoe Big Blue in September. Big Blue also hosts a series of trail runs and XTERRA Triathlons.
Run by North Idaho College Outdoor pursuits, Director John Totten and his staff of student interns and volunteers do a great job with this "sprint" length adventure race located somewhere in the CDA area. June 27, 2009.
This event is open to all levels of racers. It is a ‘sprint’ style race designed to be ‘doable’ for the 1st time racer yet, fun for seasoned veterans.
There are six divisions: Male, Female, Coed – 2 person or 4 person
What: The race consists of paddling (2 – 3 miles), trail running (4 – 6 miles), mountain biking (12 – 18 miles), basic navigation, and special challenges. The race will take a reasonably fit person 3 – 6 hours to complete. Also, this is a team race. All members of your team must complete the entire race.
Registration: online at www.active.com
Cost: $70/person (must register by June 6th) $80/person (after June 6th) Get an extra $10 off if you participate in Adventure Sports Week! (we will refund this money to you on race day)
If you raced in the NIChallenge last year, or are registered for this year's event, you get 15% off any ASW race, or 20% off the Crux and the Crucible!
More Information: www.nic.edu/op or jon_totten@nic.edu or 208.769.7809
12, 2009, this race has a great bike leg, a fun paddle and a pretty flat run in a 30ish mile loop. Located in Rathdrum, right outside CDA.
Rathdrum Mountain Adventure RaceSeptember
Racers from last year's RMAR get a discount on ASW!!
This race happened just outside of Missoula on April 18, and was an excellent event! Well organized, a great course, terrific volunteers, this 10 hour event was one of the best races to take place in the NW in a while!
We're offering all Grizzly Man racers a 20% discount off the Crux and the Cruxible!
> Another great sounding event is the USARA qualifier in Alaska, at www.alaskaadventureracing.com. we're offering a 20% discount to racers interested in doing both races! Check this one out... could be one of the most scenic races anywhere, and Darren and his crew seem really willing to help racers once they get up there.
XTERRA Events:
> XTERRA is growing fast, and now a top level XTERRA event will be coming to Portland on August 15!
has all the info on this great race. The organizers are really pulling out all the stops to make this one of the finest events on the XTERRA Calendar, and we'll be there, too!
We're offering a nice discount to all XTERRA Racers who do with both races!
Triathlon and Marathon Events:
> Emde Sports - www.emdesports.com
- is the proud host of the Valley Girl Triathlon, the Wunderwoman Triathlon, and s series of other events. Michael Emde is the winner of the Furnace 508, and he and his wife Marla do a terrific job of putting on these fantastic events! We're offering a 15% discount to anyone registered for one of Emde's events!
~ The Spokane to Sandpoint Relay is one of the fastest growing and most fun events in our area! It is made up of teams of 12 who complete the 185 miles from Spokane to Sandpoint, stopping to ride the roller coaster at Silverwood along the way! www.spokanetosandpoint.com We are extending a $20 discount to all S2S participants as well!
> Spokane Triathlon - www.spokanetriathlon.com - this is the inaugural edition of what appears to be one of the region's top new triathlons!
The race will take place August 13 at Riverside State Park, and is looking like a winner! Email us for your discount!
> Hayden View Triathlon - www.haydenviewtri.com - The second year of this popular sprint triathlon will take place in August in and around Hayden Lake, Idaho. This is a real family oriented race, and is suitable for all ages and abilities!
> Coeur d' Alene Marathon - www.cdamarathon.com - will celebrate its 32nd running on Memorial weekend. One of the region's largest and best marathons, it also has a 1/2 marathon, and a 5K walk/run.
> Coeur d' Alene Triathlon - www.cdatriathlon.com - will take place August 12. This Olympic distance tri takes place on beautiful Lake Coeur d' Alene, and winds along the lake shore. An awesome event in its 25th year.
Clubs:
> North Idaho Endurance Club - niec@live.com for more info. This group is involved in all types of endurance sports, including cycling, running, adventure racing and more! They meet for meetings and training rides every month throughout the year.
> Flying Irish! - www.flyingirish.org - is one of our favorite clubs! Upto 200 runners of every age and ability gather at O' Dougherty's Pub in downtown Spokane every Thursday at 5:45, and then goes for a run through the city before settling in at OD's for refreshments, food and frivolities! They are active in many races both with teams, and with volunteers.. After 5 runs, you get to stand on the stage, tell a joke (preferably Irish!) and receive your coveted Flying Irish shirt!
> ROW Adventures www.rowadventures.com - is a rafting/boating/cycling tour operator out of CDA who put on first class events. They will be offering discounts to their tours to all ASW racers.
> Check out www.dragonflyvans.com for a cool new idea... a whole fleet of refurbished VW vanagons, designed for rent for adventurers and adventure travelers! They will be at ASW for you to check them out! You could even rent one ahead of time, and stay in it!