ALAMEDA 369 MTB ENDURANCE RACE

369 DAMN GOOD TIME!

3 hours - 6 hours - 9 hours of.....

BOWL TURNS, JUMPS, and SOME OF THE BEST SINGLE TRACK FLOW ON THE ENTIRE EAST COAST!

Sounds fun, right?  Sounds easy, right?  Well, if you’re out for a day of camaraderie and just wanting to shred some sweet single track with your homies for the 3 or 6 hour race options, you’ll have a smile on your face every lap.   You’ll climb over 100 feet per mile without even knowing it.  On the way down, you’ll be rewarded with some of the best built, bar-dragging bowl turns you’ve ever railed and….did we mention some seriously fun, XC friendly jump lines!  

PICK YOUR POISON:

GO SOLO!

Think your legs are up for the challenge?  3hrs…. yeah, probably.  6hrs?....hope you’ve been training….A LOT!   9hrs?.....Good luck, you’ll either be a total beast or a quitter!  This option is pretty simple.  Get on your bike and pedal your butt off until your race is over.  There is no one to save you.

SHRED WITH FRIENDS!

No problem!  You can partner up with your best pal and race duo in the 6 hour option, or form a squad of 3 or 4 racers for the 9 hour option. Have a beverage or visit a food truck in between laps for some high quality carbs that will leave you feeling fresh and light on your pedals for your next lap (after puking 5 minutes in).  Vomiting on the trail due to beer guzzling will result in a 10 minute team penalty.... we're not joking. 

MORE DEETS!

9 HOUR RACE - 9:00 am start time - Solo & Squad categories available

6 HOUR RACE - 11:00 am start time - Solo & Duo categories available

3 HOUR RACE - 1:00 pm start time - Solo categories only

Your team or you alone will have 3 hours, 6 hours, or 9 hours to show what you're made of. We will have hard stops on those hours, If you’re not back in the allotted time that lap will be considered a fun lap and will not count towards your lap total, you better know how to tell time. 

Bring an EZ-UP, drinks, friends.... the party starts at 9am on Saturday Sept 7th.

General Rules & Expectations:

• Each team must designate both a team captain and co-captain. All correspondence for a team before, during and after the race must be conducted through and only through the team captain. In the event that a team captain is unavailable, the co-captain may represent the team. However, only team captains may file a protest. Team captains and co-captains are required to attend the pre-race meeting, we also encourage you to invite your entire team to the meeting as an opportunity for them to clarify any questions regarding the event prior to starting time.
• Only team members, volunteers and event staff are allowed in the rider transition area while the ride is being conducted. 
• Anyone, including other racers, may supply a racer on the course with food and water. However, racers taking on food or water must exit and stay clear of the course. It is important that no one litter the course. Any racer found intentionally littering the course will be disqualified along with the rest of their team members. 
• Slower riders and riders pushing bikes must yield the right of way to faster riders and racers riding bikes. A racer pushing a bicycle may overtake a racer riding a bicycle so long as the racer riding a bicycle is not impeded.
• Lapped riders must yield to riders in the lead. Any rider attempting to overtake another must be vocal. Phrases like “passing on left”, “passing on right” must be shouted out. A challenging rider must overtake a lapped rider safely and lapped rider must yield on a challenging riders first command.
• In the event that two or more riders are vying for position, the lead rider does not necessarily have to yield to the challenging rider, however, any attempt to interfere with or impede a challenging rider is considered unsportsmanlike and is not permitted.
• Any attempt by a logged-in rider to take a (short-cut) off of the designated course will result in the immediate disqualification of that racers entire team. Additional penalties, including a permanent banishment of that racer and/or their team from all future races, may be imposed. 
• All participants must conduct themselves in a civilized manner. Use of intimidating language or behavior towards anyone including other participants or event officials on or off the course will not be tolerated. Any participant found in violation of this regulation will be penalized. This penalty may include the immediate disqualification of the racer and/or their team. All penalties to be determined by the event director.
• Only registered participants may ride on the course prior to and during the race.
• Protests must be in writing and submitted to the event director any time after the race but no later than 15 minutes after the final race result postings. Only team captains may submit a protest. Protests should describe the incident in detail and contain names, phone numbers and signatures of participants and witnesses to the incident. The event director shall make an immediate ruling on the protest. 
• We will have hard stops on each of the races. 3 hours, 6 hours and 9 hours. If you’re not back in the allotted time that lap will be considered a fun lap and will not count towards your lap total. 
• Lap order for Duos & Squads: Riders can choose to alternate laps or double up. At the end of the race, all teammates must have the same lap numbers or only be +/- one lap.
• Mixed Squads: 3 or 4 person teams, can consist of any combination of male and female
• Masters Squads: 3 or 4 person teams, average age of team must be 50+
• In the event of a catastrophe, where one rider cannot continue under their own power and the team can no longer meet the lap order criteria, the team may continue to ride for a finish time, but will forfeit competing for prizes/cash purse. 
• In the event of a mechanical, other team members are allowed to offer support to the stranded rider, they may enter the course under their own power, by foot or by bike, and may bring equipment, tools and may even swap bikes with the rider in need of support. A FULL lap must be completed, no short cutting. Riders MUST use their own number plates, if your bike is broken, you may use another bike, but you must switch number plates.  Cannibalizing bike parts is permitted in this race.
• Only racers completing their lap are permitted to cross the start/finish line.
• All bicycles must be completely human-powered. No pedal-assist is allowed.