Saturday January 28

8:00am:          Packet Pick-up and Pre-Race Meeting—Nemacolin Woodlands Shooting Academy—Follow Route 40 to 321 Pike School Rd.  Markleysburg, PA 15459

9:00am:          Start of Stage 1—Biathlon—Run/Shoot.  Racers will start on a (1) minute interval—(4) teams/racers will leave at a time.  Run loop is approximately (1) mile—over half of which is cross-country.  Each racer is allowed (2) shots per lap.  Teams/racers will have (1) hour and (30) minutes to complete as many laps and to hit as many “birds” as possible.  Score will be based on number of laps completed (1 point each) + number of shots fired (1 point each) + number of “birds” hit (2 points each).

10:30-11:00:  Racers will be given maps for Sunday’s duathlon.  All CP’s will have been placed—without punches.  Racers will have until 4:30pm Saturday to review course by car, on foot, or by bike.  After 4:30, course is closed and any racer found on the course will be disqualified.

2:00-4:00:      Bonus points—The Climbing wall at the Adventure Center (outdoors) will be open.  Teams/Racers will have the opportunity to climb for bonus points.  (2) points will be awarded to any team/racer that reaches the top and rings the bell within (5) minutes of starting.  Maximum points awarded are (2) per team or solo.  Free climbing (i.e. not for points) is allowed if time permits.

5:00pm:          Start order for Night Time Navigation revealed at Nemacolin Woodland’s “Wildside” off of Route 40—report indoors of the facility.

5:30pm:          Night Time Navigation Pre-Race meeting—Wildside—Maps and clue sheets will be distributed.  Punch cards will be distributed at start.

6:00pm:          Start of Stage 2—Night Time Navigation—Teams/Racers will be started on a (1) minute interval with leaders going first.  Teams/Racers will have (3) hours to collect as many Control Points as possible.  There will be approximately (12) CP’s with a total point value of (21).  Total “straight-line” distance of the course is 12 miles.

9:00-9:30:      Finish of Stage 2—inside Wildside.  Food and beverages are available.

10:00pm:        Stage 1 and Stage 2 results and awards.

Sunday January 29

10:00am:        Transition Area for Stage 3 opens—outside of Wildside—North East end of parking lot (near golf course).  All gear must be staged here.

10:30am:        Pre-Race meeting for Stage 3.  Don’t forget your maps!

11:00am:        Start of Stage 3—outside of Wildside.  Start will be mass. Points will be awarded based on finish placement.

1:00pm:          Finish of Stage 3—outside of Wildside.  Teams/Racers may report inside of Wildside after crossing finish line.  Food and drink will be available for purchase. 

2:00pm:          Stage 3 and Overall race results and awards.