Welcome
to
the
8th
Annual
GILMORE
ADVENTURE RACE
What to Expect Required Gear List Official Rules Sponsors Contact Us Links GAR Items (coming soon)
Watch
a 2
min. video from the 2006 race! Click
here
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| WHEN, WHERE, & WHY PROCEEDS |
Will be
held on Saturday September 26th, 2009. As always, the race
site will be near beautiful Prescott, Arizona. The net proceeds from this event are the fund raiser for Venturing Crew 1 to enable them to continue to test themselves with outstanding high adventure activities. In the past, the Crew has taken on many exciting challenges, like summitting Half Dome in Yosemite Nationa Park, Deep Sea Fishing, Epic Backpacking and competing in Adventure Races. This event has become so successful that beginning in 2007, Crew 1 has donated a portion of their own proceeds to the Prescott Kiwanis Foundation Endowment Fund so that the kids of Prescott would benefit in perpetuity. They have also donated to other causes like Camp Rainbow (a children's cancer camp). We hope to make a tradition of contributing to the Kiwanis Club of Prescott, as they are a huge force in getting things done for the children in the Prescott area.  Super video slide show by the Prescott Courier newspaper. Just click on the photo above. |
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| The
Annual Gilmore Adventure
Race is held in or around Prescott, AZ. We now offer 2 course lengths, a 12-15 mile BEGINNER FRIENDLY short course, and a long course covering 24 to 30 miles that will challenge teams of any ability. The race is of the sprint variety and will take most teams 4-7 hours to complete. It usually incorporates various disciplines including: Orienteering, Trekking, Mountain Biking, Paddling, as well as several Mystery Events. |
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FORMAT |
In 2009, it will be open to adult teams of 2 & 3/4 persons. Divisions will be Co-ed, Male, Female and Masters. As always, there will be special divisions for Venturing Aged Teens (14-20 yrs.). | |
REGISTRATION OR Save the processiing fee and send us a check! |
These are the forms you need: Entry Form (1 per
team, fill out and mail or fax to us)
This
year's event will be capped at 150 individual participants, so when we
reach that
number, we will close entry to everyone......no exceptions! Waiver Form (1 per person, sign and mail or fax to us) Medical Form (1 per person, KEEP with your required gear. DO NOT send to us) Our fax # is 928-776-4466 |
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| ENTRY FEES Read our Refund Policy |
2
Person Adult -
$70 per person. 3 or 4 Person Adult - $70 per person. An Adult team consists of at least one person age 21 or over, an no one under age 14. 2 Person Venturing Age - $35 per person. 3 Person Venturing Age - $35 per person. A Venturing Aged team must have all members age 14 to 20. |
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RACE HISTORY
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This race was originally designed as a
way to
incorporate the many activities that Boy Scout Venturing Crew 1 took
part in and form them into a one
day race for the Crew members. Our first event covered a
total of
12 miles and we had six 2-person teams made up of our teenaged Crew
members. Over the years, we
have
grown into a full fledged Adventure Race! Now open to the public, it has evolved into one of Arizona's most popular and the state's biggest Adventure Race. Teams from as far away as Florida and Washington have come to compete in the GAR. In 2009, the race will be open to the general public, AND also have a division in which Venturing aged teens may participate for a discounted entry fee. The race is named in posthumous honor of a former BSA Troop 1 Eagle Scout named Shane Gilmore. Shane was killed in a tragic car accident involving a drunk driver.We chose to name the race after him because he was very active in the high adventure aspects of scouting, and would have loved the sport of Adventure Racing. |
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| PHOTOS |
Check out the hundreds of Photos from the 2008 race! More on the way..... | |
| KNOW UTM! |
IMPORTANT!
Make sure
your team
is familiar with the UTM system and how to plot and find points on a
map using UTM. Click
here for a tutorial or here
for another. Don't let this scare you, UTM is very easy to
learn and execute. |
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