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Saturday, April 21, 2012
Over 350 participants will enjoy a great day on Park Trails, listening to great music, and enjoying children activities. Thanks to Triangle Off Road Cylists (TORC) for the Tour de TORC guided bike rides and Carolina Godiva Track Club for race timing!!
Thanks to all for supporting William B. Umstead State Park. Funds raised will go towards restoration of the 104 historic cabins and mess halls, land acquisition, invasive plant control, and environmental education for your wonderful State Park.
WHEN : Saturday April 21 [Walk/Run
happens rain or shine!]
WHAT: Choose between a 4 mile Walk/Run
on a Park trail,
a 4-mile beginner mountain bike tour, or a 10-mile intermediate mountain bike
tour. Enjoy live music along the trail
and on the main stage. A community event
for the appreciation, use, and preservation of William
B. Umstead State Park. Funds raised will be used to support William B. Umstead State Park..
Schedule (tentative):
8 - 9:00 Registration. Music at Registration: Bruce Emory
9-9:30am Announcements and Music by our MC Bett Padgett. Door Prize
9:30 am Tour de TORC(~4- or ~12.4-mile guided mountain bike tours)
9:30-9:45am Bett Padgett - music and announce start of 4-mile Walk/Run
9:45 am Walk/Run with live music on Park trail:
Saint Francis Brass Quintet
Andrew Kasab
Jane Hunt and friends
Bill Knott
Ernest McHenry
10:15am-10:55am Jon Batson
10:55-11:00am Door Prizes, Awards for the fastest overall female, male, and child runners.
11:00-11:45am Nixon, Blevins and Gage
11:45 am Fastest Race Finishers Announced, Door prizes. Silent auction still open.
Noon-12:45am Brien Barbour
12:45am Door prize. Silent Auction ends. Winners announced.
1pm Event Ends
DOOR PRIZES:
Pound of coffee Per Month for 12 Months from Cup A Joe
$10 Gift Certificate from Baja Burrito
Tune up from All Star Bike Shops, Value $75
$100 Gift Certificate from The Bicycle Chain
Dinner for Two Certificate for Bella Monica
$25 Gift Certificate for Burke Brothers Hardware
Great Grapes Wine Fest, April 16, 2011 11am-4pm. 4 tickets plus VIP Plus parking. Donated by Celito.net - they are the official IT, Internet, and voice provider for Cary's own Koka Booth Amphitheater.
******* SILENT AUCTION ********* (2010)
**Gift donated by Celito.net
** Gift donated by Outdoor Bird Company
** Dinner for Two for Bella Monica
** Gift from. A Southern Energy Management expert in building science and renewable energy.
T-SHIRT: AWESOME! Front says "I love William B. Umstead State Park." Back has the historic stone bridge over Sycamore Creek on Graylyn Trail. (we will have plenty - even some woman's tailored T-shirts!) T-SHIRT PHOTO
PLEDGES: Additional funds raised for William B. Umstead State Park can be brought to event, or mailed-in afterwards. The top fund raisers will be a special gift from Great Outdoor Provision Company.
CHILDREN ACTIVITIES: Live owls from American Wildlife Refuge, live reptiles from Piedmont Wildlife Center, Kids Craft booth (kid tattoos, painting flower pots, scrap art), Park Ranger with stuffed animals that live in the Park, and a Bee Exhibit by Wake County Bee Keepers Association. Snow cones for sale.
NATIVE PLANTS: Some friends are donating native plants: swamp sunflower, bee balm and purple aster, and perhaps more. PLEASE consider taking some for your yard and leaving beyond a donation to the Umstead Coaliton for the Park.
For the 6th year: “Tour de TORC” for novice
and advanced riders. These will be guided rides, not
a race! You need to provide your own helmet and bike
(fat tires recommended). Maximum of 100 bike registrants
- Register Early!
Race timing by Carolina Godiva Track Club. Official timing
will continue for 1 hour; race clock will continue for self timing until ~11:15am.
WOODSIDE BIKE SHOP will be on-site for bike repair
REQUESTED DONATION: $25 adults
($15 children age 12 & under).
Adults $35 after April 10.
Includes Walk/Run/Bike,
T-shirt, live music, snacks, door prizes, free
gifts from Great Outdoor Provision Company, Inside-Out
Sports, All Star Bike Shop, Outdoor Bird Company and more. Specatators free of charge.
Registrations will be accepted up to the day of the
event. To guarantee a T-shirt size, registration must
be received by April 11. All walkers/runners/bikers
get a numbered bib. (update -- we have plenty of T-shirts, we just received a fresh printing!)
WHERE: A private farm on Reedy
Creek Road next to William B. Umstead State Park. The
Walk/Run/Bike route starts and ends at the meadow and goes
along the gravel multi-use trail in Umstead State Park.
On-Site PARKING (very limited entry/exit between 9:15-9:50am for safety of bikers/runners). If biking or running, please try to arrive by 9am. Turn onto Reedy Creek
Road from
Blue Ridge Road across from N.C. Museum of Art, Raleigh.
Car pooling is encouraged. NO PARKING PERMITTED ON REEDY
CREEK ROAD! For directions: address is 6000 Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC 27607.
We will have a designated place where you can lock your bike on site.
TEAMS are 5 or more registered individuals (you can
have as many team members as you’d like – see
below for awards). Members of teams can register and
pick up packets together or individually. BUT, each
individual registration form must state the team name.
EXCEPT: Teams are also allowed to register on event-day only if they hand in
registration and pledges for the entire team in one
envelope.
AWARDS
and PRIZES:
EVERYONE who raises more than $50 will receive
a gift certificate from Great Outdoor Provision Company
worth 10% of amount raised. Raise $50, receive $5 gift
certificate; raise $500 get a $50 gift certificate;
raise $1,000 to get a $100 gift certificate!!
“BAG MAN” AWARD. Prize
for highest pledge earner (can be a member of a team).
Award is named in honor of the late Ted Mew, a long-term
supporter, past treasurer, and long time friend of
the Umstead Coalition.
2nd and 3rd HIGHEST PLEDGE EARNERS receive gift from Great Outdoor Provision Company
FASTEST Female and Male receive $100 Gift Certificate from Great Outdoor Provision Company. And, a free year of mail box service from The UPS Store @ 3434 Edwards Mill Road.
FASTEST Child (age 12 or under) receive $50 Gift Certificate from Great Outdoor Provision Company. And, a free year of mail box service from The UPS Store @ 3434 Edwards Mill Road.
TOP 5 fastest Masters (age 40 and
over) female and male finishers (4 miles) (receive
a mess running hat and water bottle from Inside-Out Sports - they will be handed out as you cross the finish)
TOP 10 fastest Adult (age 13-39) female and male finishers
(4 miles) (receive a mess running hat and water bottle from Inside-Out Sports - they will be handed out as you cross the finish)
TOP 5 fastest children finishers
(age 12 and under) (receive a mess running hat and water bottle from Inside-Out Sports - they will be handed out as you cross the finish)
SPRING BEAUTY TEAM AWARD: Goes to
the team that raises the most amount of money. Each
team member gets a gift certificate from Great Outdoor
Provision Company valued at 20% of what they raise.
Teams are 5 or more people.
VIOLET TEAM AWARD: Goes to the team
that raises the most per team member (on average).
For example, if your team has 5 members and the team
raises $500 – the average per team member would
be $100. If this is the winning Violet Team, each member
of the team gets a gift certificate from Great Outdoor
Provision Company valued at 20% of what the team members
raised.
PRE-REGISTRATION and PACKET PICK-UP *
SPECIAL FREE GIFT: The 1st 75 to
advance register will receive FREE SmartWool PhD Outdoor Socks from Great Outdoor Provision Co .
https://www.insideoutsports.com/registration/ or
at registration events:
Applications available at: Great
Outdoor Provision Company, Inside-Out Sports, Neomonde
Deli, Whole Foods, CupAJoe, Ten Thousand Villages, or
at registration events:
Tentative dates:
Friday, April 6 (11am - 7pm)
Whole Foods, Ridgewood Shopping Center, Wade Ave., Raleigh
Thursday, April 12 (10am-2pm)
Great Outdoor Provision Co (Cameron Village store, Raleigh)
Friday, April 13 (4-7pm)
Great Outdoor Provision Co (Cameron Village store, Raleigh)
Saturday, April 9 (noon-4 pm)
Inside-Out Sports (Cary)
Friday, April 20 (5-7pm)
Reedy Creek Road at Walk/Run/Bike start location
(off Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh)
Saturday April 21 (8-9:00am)
Reedy Creek Road at Walk/Run/Bike start location
(off Blue Ridge Road, Raleigh)
* be among the 1st 75 people to register either on-line OR at registration events and receive SmartWool Socks from Great Outdoor Provision Co . On-line registration will be open until noon on Friday April 15. Registration WILL be accepted at the site on Friday evening and event day.
SCHEDULE Saturday, April 21, 2012
8am – 9:00 am Register
and Packet Pick-up for Walk/Run/Bike
9:30am TORC Tours. Guided mountain bike tours. 12.5-mile
intermediate and 4-mile beginner rides. Registration
capped for trail safety; bikers provide their own bikes
(fat tires recommended) and helmets. 4-mile route,~12.5-mile route (new maps this year -- routes subject to change based upon conditions)
9:45 am. Walk/Run. 4-miles.
Live music on the Park trail. Runners/walkers eligible for finishing awards,
must complete entire 4 mile route.
4-mile route.
Course: Runners will be allowed
to line up at the front of the start. The route starts
and finishes at Walton’s pasture, goes along
Reedy Creek Road before entering Umstead State Park.
The route follows the Reedy Creek multi-use Park trail
(gravel) past Reedy Creek Lake until the 2 mile turn-around
and returns same route. Course mileage will be marked
every ½ mile and at the turn around (if you
choose). Splits will be called at the 1 mile and 2
mile turn around.
If you are enjoying the Park and the music, you may
turn around at any point; we ask you to return to the
meadow by noon. HOWEVER: fastest finisher
awards are only for 4 mile finishers – you must
get a ticket at the 2 mile turn-around and give to
the volunteers at the finish line to prove you ran
the entire 4 miles.
10:30am-1pm. Live Music on stage
EXTRA STUFF:
The trail is gravel. Fruit & water, aid stations,
and music along the trail will be provided until noon.
All walkers/runners/bikers must wear the bib on shirt
front and return to the meadow by noon. Bikers must
stay behind TORC leader and in front of safety sweeps.
All donations are tax-deductible. Receipts available
upon request at the event-registration desk.
Family event (alcohol not allowed). Baby carriages
OK, but must be suitable for use on gravel trail and
grass pasture.
Dogs welcome, must be kept on lease. Bring your 'poop bag' (we will also provide some at the site).
Recycling for the event is provided by Phoenix Resources. Please follow posted examples for compostables and trash, as well as recyclables.
All donations go to support Umstead State Park.
Funds raised from this year’s event will go toward
land acquisition, protection of wildflowers, controlling
invasive plants, and environmental education.
VOLUNTEERS. We are still looking
for VOLUNTEERS to help with Advanced registration
events, site set-up (Thursday and Friday), and event
day. A great idea for Community Service.
BIG THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:
Great Horned Owls:
Great Outdoor Provision Company
Whole Foods
NC Department of Environment & Natural Resources - Div State Parks
InsideOut Sports
SAS
Southern Energy Management
Pheonix Resources
celito.net
Great Oaks:
Action Designs
All Star Bike Shops, Inc.
American Wildlife Refuge
Baja Burrito
Bella Monica
The Bicycle Chain
Burke Brothers Hardware
Cup A Joe
Delight Foods
Gregory Poole Equipment Company (Power Systems Division)
Neomonde Bakery and Deli
Outdoor Bird Company
R&H Produce
Ten Thousand Village
The UPS Store at 3434 Edwards Mill Road
Carolina Godiva Track Club
Triangle Off-Road Cyclist
Woodside Bike Shop
Help us by passing the word!! Or by forming a Team.
Thanks for helping William B. Umstead State
Park
Jean Spooner, Chair |
