DELMARVA ADVENTURE SPORTS



2024 Eastern Shore Sprint

6-Hour Adventure Race



EVENT OVERVIEW



Come join us for our 3rd annual edition of our spring sprint adventure race! This year, we are excited to announce a beautiful new venue at Tuckahoe State Park in Queen Anne, MD! Enjoy up to 6 hours of mountain biking, trekking, and paddling. This race is once again very completable for enthusiastic beginners and intermediate level racers, and yet still has enough strategic decisions and challenging optional points to interest our most advanced racers that are looking to battle it out to clear the full course and take first place! Enjoy scenic views and wildlife as you paddle, bike, and trek your way to the finish!


This is a USARA sanctioned event


This race uses rogaine scoring . For those new to adventure racing this means that the race is determined by who can obtain all mandatory checkpoints and the highest number of optional checkpoints within the prescribed time window for the course (6 hours in this case). This is a great way to allow racers of all fitness levels to compete in the same event, since slower and newer racers can strategically choose which checkpoints to skip if they are running low on time.



DATE / RACE DAY SCHEDULE



Saturday, May 4, 2024


Check-in Opens: 7:00 AM

Pre-race Briefing: 8:30 AM

Race Start: 9:00 AM

Finish Cut-off: 3:00 PM


Post race food will be available after the finish, and awards for top 3 finishers in each division



START/FINISH LOCATION



Tuckahoe State Park - Queen Anne, MD



CAMPING / LODGING



Tuckahoe State Park Campground (walking distance to race start)


Hotels in:

Denton, MD (15 min drive)

Easton, MD (25 min drive)

Grasonville/Stevensville, MD (25-30 min drive)



DIVISIONS



Co-Ed Team (2 - 4 racers)

Male Team (2 - 4 racers)

Female Team (2 - 4 racers)

Solo Male

Solo Female


- SPECALITY AWARDS -

Family Top 3 - To qualify, at least one team member must be 12 years old or younger on race day.

Masters Top 3 - To qualify, at least one team member must be 55 years old or older on race day.



DISCIPLINES/DISTANCES



Biking: 12-18 miles

Trekking: 6-10 miles

Paddling: 2-5 miles


(distance ranges are approximates and are based on completing some vs. all of the optional checkpoints)



REGISTRATION FEES (per racer)



Early - $115 (now - January 15)

Standard - $125 (January 16 - April 3)

Late - $135 (after April 3)



PADDLING GEAR (provided by race staff)



Watercraft, life jackets, and paddles will be provided by race staff.


Configuration info coming soon...


**Racers may elect to use their own paddles and PFDs if they prefer**



MANDATORY GEAR



INDIVIDUAL GEAR - Each racer must have the following in their possession at all times during the race:


- Personal food and water/electrolytes for duration of the event

- Compass

- Whistle

- Emergency blanket

- (Trekking leg only) Hunter orange vest, shirt, hat, or backpack/backpack markings

- Rain coat (**requirement may be dropped the morning of the race if no rain is in the forecast**)



TEAM GEAR - Each team must have the following in their possession at all times during the race:


- Pen or fine point sharpee

- Cell phone (must be kept on airplane mode at all times, used only for photos or emergencies. No mapping or GPS functions.)

- First aid kit



BIKE GEAR - Each racer must have the following in their possession at all times during the bike leg:


- Bike capable of off-road travel (we STRONGLY recommend mountain bikes, as some optional checkpoints will be located on singletrack trails that contain steep inclines, roots, and sandy/muddy spots)

- Properly fitting bike helmet

- Front mounted white bike light (small flashing light OK)

- Rear mounted red bike light (small flashing light OK)

- Bike repair kit (one per team, containing at least the following)

----- Tire pump or CO2 inflator

----- Bike multi tool

----- 1 spare bike tube OR tube patch (OR tubeless plug kit if using tubeless tires) per bike on the team.



RECOMMENDED GEAR



- Plastic map case or ziplock bag for safe keeping of maps

- Bug Spray (with DEET)

- Sunscreen



PROHIBITED GEAR



- Handheld GPS devices

**Garmin watches may be worn if they are in "Adventure Race" mode.

**Garmin or fitness watches that do not have AR mode may be left on in the racer's backpack for logging their fitness activity, but must remain in the backpack at all times and may not be used for navigation or distance tracking purposes.



Delmarva Adventure Sports


Laurel. DE, 19956 - (302) 228-9885