June 27, 2012

New Utah race - Tour de RUN


In a few weeks, the inagural "Tour de Run" will kick off - its a new Utah race where competitors will run 3 "stages" (5K, 10K, 5 miles) over an 18 hour period. The winners will be determined by overall time (cycling style). We think this is a very innovative concept and we're looking forward to participating. In the age of "every race has to be a half marathon or obstacle course run or it doesn't count," ideas like the Tour de Run and the entire "Bring Back The Mile" campaign are a refreshing change of pace and a great way to test yourself over shorter distances.

You can check out the TdR's Facebook page, or their official website for more information.

Date: July 13-14, 2012
Location: Highland/Cedar Hills, Utah
Start Times: 7:00 pm (Friday), 7:00 am and 1:00 pm (Saturday)

Stage Distances:
Stage 1 - 5K
Stage 2 - 10K
Stage 3 - 5 miles

You can register on their website using this code: wasatchreferral and it's only $50 for 3 races!

2 comments:

  1. This is the first time I have heard anything about this. It sounds like a lot of fun! If I wasn't running a half on July 14th I would totally jump in.

    I am really excited to hear about how this one goes. :)

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    1. You'd be great at it Rachelle. It's like Ragnar except that you actually get to sleep b/w races! :-)

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