NVRacing Series is Open! Sign up Today! April 4th - Spring Thaw Trail Run 5k\10K, (Conway Robinson State Park, Gainesville, VA): This is a trail running race which will host both a 5k route and a 10K route of trail running through Conway Robinson Park. We strongly encourage the beginner or advanced runner to try this one.
April 5th - Family Adventure Race #1 (Conway Robinson State Park, Gainesville, VA): For this adventure, parents will team up with one to two family members between the ages of 6 to 12 and ride their mountain or hybrid bikes on trails following maps to different check points. At major bike checkpoints the teams will drop their bikes and continue the adventure on hiking trails and bushwhack through the woods to find additional checkpoints and accomplish different team challenges. Once the team has found all of the required checkpoints they spring back to the finish lines where all the children get to ride down two zip lines to the finish the race.
Current Race Sponsors: Trakkers, Under Armor, The Running Store, RipTide Swim and Tri, REI, Hammer Nutrition, Larabar, Pizzeria Uno, Gretna bikes, and more to come.
All 2009 NVRacing Social members, Boy Scout, and Girl Scout organizations will receive a 20% discount on all races. Contact Vanessa Spiller for payment information - vksp...@yahoo.com.
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Upcoming Activities
Friday, February 27th, Starbuck's, 5:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Fairfax Location: Off of Route 29 across from Fairfax Wegman's (Starbuck's is in the shopping center with Ledo's Pizza)
Stop by for your morning cup of coffee and help support the Brain Tumor Society and Team BT. Our very own NVRacer Beth Telford is raising the bar this year and hopes to raise $35,000 for the Brain Tumor Society. We hope to see you there!
February 28th The Running Store Trail Run - Meet at Bull Run Battlefield Visitor's Center, Manassas, VA
Distance 3 - 10 miles - all levels Time: 7:30 AM
Location: Manassas Battlefield - Visitor's Center
Host: The Running Store
March 1st
Mountain biking, Paddling, and Trail running (Mini Adventure Race Training) Distance: 7 miles of biking, 5 miles of paddling, and 5 miles of trail running.
Level: Intermediate
Time: 9:00AM
Mountain biking
Distance: 7 miles
Level: Beginners Time: 6:00PM
March 7th
Long Adventure Racing training
Distance 60 miles
Paddling, Biking, Trekking, navigation, and night training Level: Intermediate
Time: 7:00AM - ?
Host: Michael - masp...@yahoo.com
Please RSVP with the host if you plan on attending the event. Events will be canceled if the host does not have any RSVP. Also Check Google Groups for last minutes updates. |
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Upcoming Races & Clinics
3/8, Backyard Burn Trail Run, EX2 Adventures, Prince William Forest Park, Triangle, VA
3/15, Backyard Burn Trail Run, EX2 Adventures, Hemlock Park, Clifton, VA
3/26, Backyard Burn Trail Run, EX2Adventures, Fountainhead Park, VA
4/4, NVRacing Spring Thaw Dash 5K\10K Trail Run, Conway Robinson Forest, Gainesville, VA
4/14, Adventure Racing Clinic, REI, Fairfax, VA; More information soon!
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