- Please be advised that breaking of any of the following rules will result in a roundhouse kick complimentary of Chuck Norris.
- Bring some cash and a camera or camera phone. There are some bonus points where they may come in handy.
- The most creative team name as judged by race director gets a prize. The price might be lame, but come on, how much effort does it take to think up a funny name?
- You may find checkpoints in any order. It will be challenging to find all of them so use strategy.
- All teammates must remain within 50 feet of each other at all times except for potty breaks. This does not mean that someone can stop and heave-ho for a half hour while the rest of the team runs around collecting easy points though.
- Checkpoints will be assigned a point value based upon distance from HQ, difficulty, and race director whimsy.
- You may ask people on the street for help at your own risk. They are likely to be intoxicated or visiting from Arkansas, which will at least give us some creative and fun answers to look at after the race.
- You have 2 hours to find as many CP’s as possible. For every minute you are late arriving back to race HQ, we will deduct 2 points from your total. Plus, you will have to eat the cold pizza that no else likes.
- Watch out for those grungy kids downtown. They make me nervous.
- A compass will not be mandatory for this race, but a true orienteer will have it as part of their gear set. True orienteers are also known to rock headbands and a unitard.
- Preparation for this race will be two-fold: 1) run around in your spandex shorts in 30 degree weather with a headlight on several times. 2) watch lots of “I Love the 80′s” on VH1.
- You may not use your phone for looking up answers, navigating, or calling a buddy to gain an advantage. You don’t have no Life Line, punk.
- GPS watches are totally fine – we’d love to know how far you traveled in the race.
- Required gear consists of a writing utensil (1) per team and a light (flash light or blinking light or whatever) for each person. We suggest you carry a close-able clipboard or gallon size zip lock bag for your maps to keep them dry and clean, but that’s not mandatory. we are used to looking at dirty, dingy answer sheets by now.
- If you are reading this far down, we applaud you for your commitment and attention to detail. It will not help you in this race, but we hope the compliment makes you feel good.
