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WHEN,  WHERE,  & WHY PROCEEDS	Was held on Saturday September 20th, 2008.  As always, 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.  The Crew has done things like multi-day backpacking trips, deep sea fishing, and they travelled to Yosemite National Park and summitted Half Dome. This event has become so successful that after the 2007 event, Crew 1 donated $2000 to the Prescott Kiwanis Foundation Endowment Fund so that the kids of Prescott would benefit in perpetuity.  They also donated $300 to 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.
GENERAL RACE INFO FAQ	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 challenges 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.
FORMAT	In 2009, it will be open to 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!	Registration for 2009 will open May 1st. This year's event will be capped at 150 participants, so when we reach that number, we will close entry to everyone......no exceptions!
TEAM SIZES & ENTRY FEES Read our Refund Policy	2 Person Adult - $65 per person. 3 or 4 Person Adult - $65 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 - $65 per team.  3 Person Venturing Age - $95 per team. A Venturing Aged team  must have all members age 14 to 20.
RACE HISTORY	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 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.
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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ATTENTION!  If anyone out there has additional photos or video of the recently completed 2008 race that you are willing to share, please let us know.  We would love to make as many photos as possible available on the Internet, and are going to try to produce a video for YouTube.

E-mail questions to Director@GilmoreAdventureRace.com

Copyright 2008 Dave Sewell