Alexandria Adventure Race – April 3, 2010

Welcome to the 1st Annual Alexandria Adventure Race. This race will be a don’t miss event of the season! You asked for new race courses, and this is the first of two new events for the 2010 season! This course at Kincaid Lake in Alexandria will offer abundant wildlife, scenic views, and miles of hiking and biking trails. Teams of 3 will compete in coed, all-male, all-female, or coed masters divisions. Distances for this 3-4 hour course are approximately 10 miles biking, 4 miles canoeing, 5 miles trekking/running, plus mystery challenges. Early registration fee is $70 per person and includes your team canoe, paddles, life jackets, maps, t-shirts and a great post race party. Special team awards will be given to the top three finishers in each division. The race will also include the Massey’s Professional Outfitters Treasure Hunt for great prizes to discover while out on the course! Limited to the first 100 teams. Race in one event, or in the entire series. Send your entry form in early to reserve your team’s spot.

Thank you to all the teams that came out for our Alexandria Adventure Race. Lake Kincaid was a beautiful backdrop for this epic adventure. Click on the link below to check out all of the results. Be sure to sign up for the Mobile Adventure Race soon before it fills up. See you at the races! Dave

Click Here for Results – 2010 Alexandria Adventure Race

Click here for Maps – 2010 Alexandria Adventure Race

Click Here for Camping
at Kincaid Lake

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Discussion: 14 Comments

14 Responses to “Alexandria Adventure Race – April 3, 2010”

cliffordj

- 8th Dec, 09 12:12pm

Dave,
Could you build in a couple hotel/cabin/camping links for the out-of-town races? It would be helpful since you have already been there and maybe you can not only recommend places to stay, but also give links to their websites. Restaraunt recommendation would also be nice.
Julie

- 28th Dec, 09 12:12pm

Cliff
Dave doesn’t need any stinking hotels! When he wants luxury he pitches a tent. If there is a fire ring it is just like staying at a 5 star hotel.
Susan

- 2nd Jan, 10 08:01pm

I didn’t think Dave ever slept.
Teresa Coplen

- 6th Jan, 10 04:01am

Fit Families for Cenla will be helping Dave with local information regarding this race. We’re currently getting hotel information for a host hotel in Alexandria with discounts. So hopefully I’ll have that before mid January and will inform Dave. At that time we’ll also post camping and local restraunts information. Kincaid is an absolutely beautiful place and has some great trails for riding and running. This will be an awesome race.
Keith Nichols

- 6th Jan, 10 12:01pm

Dave
We are excited about having some new courses. I know that Cliff, Charla and I will be visiting Alexandria to scope out the new course – us old folks need to find the short cuts!
Yes- we need to find a good place to sleep; we’ll check it out on one of the training trips.
Cliff

- 8th Jan, 10 04:01pm

Julie and Susan,
I think you are right. Dave doesn’t need no stinkin’ soft bed and air-conditioning, he is much like Keith. He just needs a place to lay his head for a few short minutes of power nap, a couple cups of coffee and some toothpicks to hold the eyes open during the race. No other creature comforts necessary. I am really looking forward to this season and the comraderie. I have talked to a biker who frequents the trails at Lake Kincaid and he says they are fantastic. And thanks, Teresa for taking the time to work on accomodations. We all appreciate it. Keep moving forward!
Russ

- 24th Feb, 10 01:02pm

Me, my buddy and my girlfriend are thinking of starting these adventure races. Any advice and things we will need for our first race?
Dalton Fetters

- 25th Feb, 10 10:02am

Hey any one going to be out at Alex. on the weekend of March 6th if so maybe we’ll see you there.

Dalton
Team Bike Zone.
Keith Nichols

- 24th Mar, 10 03:03pm

We trained at Lake Kincaid a couple of weeks back – what a course! The lake has one island and multiple fingers; the canoe leg could offer some unique check points. What I found to be exciting were the lake trails; we were able to get up to 21 mph on one down hill trail on the bike. There are issues wth seeps/bogs that could throw you from the bike, not to mention pine cones the size of pineapples! There is also a significant elevation change through out the area; guessing 50 feet – it can put a burn to the legs.

It is going to be fun!!!!
Teresa Coplen

- 24th Mar, 10 04:03pm

Keith, did you go to the eastside and ride the lake trails. The race will mostly be westside and not as steep. East side is about 7 mi. which goes from the 100 ft. bridge to the east side boat launch. Talk about some hills. That is fun and beautiful. If you’re staying over and have any energy left after the race that’s a must ride trail.
David Poleto

- 25th Mar, 10 11:03pm

Well…not to give too much away. But, you can be sure you’ll get to see parts of both the east and west side of Kincaid Lake. It’s way too beautiful to leave out. Gonna be an epic adventure!
Keith Nichols C-K

- 5th Apr, 10 04:04pm

This was an excellent course for our 1st race event! It was tough but fun. We could have two races a year at this location due to the acreage offered and characteristics of the terrain! However, I would not want to do it in the middle of the summer; the combination of heat and hills – that would be tough.

Navigating through the woods was a unique requirement; as long as you avoided the briars. Our shorter team mate (charla) may need plastic surgeroy on her legs – we avoided the briars, but evidently she hit a patch or two.
Cliff

- 7th Apr, 10 01:04pm

Congrats to Dave for organizing an exciting course. Man, that was a great place to race. We enjoyed the serenity of the campground for a few nights before the race. There is little cell coverage making old fashioned communication with family and friends a necessity. It was fun to see teams go through the rigors of a true offroad race. There was a certain amount of blood-letting with some of the “smooth” legged competitors, like Charla. We are looking forward to the rest of the season as the thermometer rises and the wild things start moving around.
Eric Malatesta

- 20th Apr, 10 03:04pm

I started writing up a race report of my team’s experiences, Team Still Going (Mark and I used to race with Gerrad of Team Fleet Feet BR). After writing for a while, I realized I was having a hard time putting into words the experiences and mishaps. It was fun, but I dread going back there for a while!!!