I would like to apologize to the 933 bike shops I sent posters to that drove them to the website. Nowhere on the poster or the website does it say WHERE THIS EVENT TAKES PLACE!! Wow.
Pipestem Dam and Lake Project is located 4 miles north of Jamestown, ND. An update is in work to remedy this gaff.
With that said, get to your local bike shop and look for the sweet poster!! If you are in ND, SD, MN, WI, IA, NE, WY, MT and CO and you don't see a poster in your LBS, they either aren't listed in the yellow pages or they didn't put it up, so ask them about it.
More updates to come as competitor commitments come in.
Friday, March 18, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Wow! It's March!
It has been a crazy few months since 2011 rolled around. Lots has happened.
Officially, the posters went out in the mail to 946 shops across ND, SD, MN, WI, MT, WY, CO, NE and IA today. The website is up and running with up to date info. Online registration is open at www.zapevent.com. The Gatorade and GU are ordered. Two more buoys are ordered (to mark the entrance and exit points of the swim).
I'm getting invites out to some "special guests" this week, so keep checking to see who commits to race this year!!
Officially, the posters went out in the mail to 946 shops across ND, SD, MN, WI, MT, WY, CO, NE and IA today. The website is up and running with up to date info. Online registration is open at www.zapevent.com. The Gatorade and GU are ordered. Two more buoys are ordered (to mark the entrance and exit points of the swim).
I'm getting invites out to some "special guests" this week, so keep checking to see who commits to race this year!!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
THANK YOU!!!!
This has been a fantastic last 30 days for the RM Stoudt Off Road Festival! We are two sponsorships away from setting up this event for not only 2011, but also setting us up for a great start to the 2012 event!!
Joining RM Stoudt, Epic Sports, Red Plum Media, Lifetime Eyecare, and State Farm Insurance as event sponsors is RDO Equipment headquartered in Fargo. Securing sponsorship from outside the community of Jamestown pushes our event from a nice little local shindig to a regional draw. This type of growth is critical to the survival of this race. We will not survive without drawing athletes from our own state. Both Epic Sports of Bismarck and now RDO of Fargo have broadened our reach to draw from the state's biggest populations.
I am absolutely jacked that my dream of expanding my little off road triathlon into first an XTERRA then a four event weekend festival is on the cusp of reality. I am deeply appreciative of everyone who has believed in this dream enough to support me. I don't care if that support is monetary or as a volunteer on race day, without it this dream is exactly that: a dream. I would also be remiss if I didn't give a huge shout out to the Buffalo City Tourism Board who has backed this event since its inception. Nina Schneider is not only the director of that board, she's a two year race day volunteer!!
So to all my sponsors and everyone who has helped along the way, THANK YOU!!!
I guarantee there is more to come. There is still the headline race sponsorship up for grabs.
Joining RM Stoudt, Epic Sports, Red Plum Media, Lifetime Eyecare, and State Farm Insurance as event sponsors is RDO Equipment headquartered in Fargo. Securing sponsorship from outside the community of Jamestown pushes our event from a nice little local shindig to a regional draw. This type of growth is critical to the survival of this race. We will not survive without drawing athletes from our own state. Both Epic Sports of Bismarck and now RDO of Fargo have broadened our reach to draw from the state's biggest populations.
I am absolutely jacked that my dream of expanding my little off road triathlon into first an XTERRA then a four event weekend festival is on the cusp of reality. I am deeply appreciative of everyone who has believed in this dream enough to support me. I don't care if that support is monetary or as a volunteer on race day, without it this dream is exactly that: a dream. I would also be remiss if I didn't give a huge shout out to the Buffalo City Tourism Board who has backed this event since its inception. Nina Schneider is not only the director of that board, she's a two year race day volunteer!!
So to all my sponsors and everyone who has helped along the way, THANK YOU!!!
I guarantee there is more to come. There is still the headline race sponsorship up for grabs.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Sponsors Lining Up!!!
RM Stoudt has committed to the title sponsorship of what will now be known as the RM Stoudt Off-Road Festival at Pipestem Dam June 24-26 2011!!!! Casey Stoudt and his crew are staunch supporters of community events and have held the Running of the Pink breast cancer awareness 5 and 10k for several years. Jason Holstad, a Stoudt employee and fellow mountain biker, backed our proposal from the beginning.
Also joining the fold as a Race Level Sponsor is Epic Sports from Bismarck!! Dennis Kemmesat, owner, has offered his support and sponsored this year's mountain bike race, the Epic Sports Epic. Dennis is no stranger to event administration as he has organized the Bismarck Triathlon for the last five years. We sat down in Bismarck yesterday over some Ruby Tuesday's, hashed out an agreement and swapped stories about organizing events and racing. Thanks Dennis!!
I have several appointments to meet with local merchants over the next few weeks. Keep checking the blog for features on these two businesses as well as news on new sponsors! Also, please support these businesses that support the events you love to do!!
Also joining the fold as a Race Level Sponsor is Epic Sports from Bismarck!! Dennis Kemmesat, owner, has offered his support and sponsored this year's mountain bike race, the Epic Sports Epic. Dennis is no stranger to event administration as he has organized the Bismarck Triathlon for the last five years. We sat down in Bismarck yesterday over some Ruby Tuesday's, hashed out an agreement and swapped stories about organizing events and racing. Thanks Dennis!!
I have several appointments to meet with local merchants over the next few weeks. Keep checking the blog for features on these two businesses as well as news on new sponsors! Also, please support these businesses that support the events you love to do!!
Thursday, November 18, 2010
2011 Event Format
Work has begun on the 2011 event. We're on the official XTERRA calendar, sponsorship presentations are ready to go and the race weekend events have been defined.
Friday kicks off the weekend with packet pick up, a gear expo and a clinic to be put on by an XTERRA pro. Saturday will be a huge day of events. The trail run starts the day around 8:30. This won't be your average trail run. The course includes 4 river crossings over the 8k!
The second event is the short course (sho-co) tri. It became apparent after last year we needed to offer an" entry level" type race. The Sho-Co is it. 500 meter swim, 5 mile mtb, and a 3 mile run are all attainable distances for a beginner triathlete. I'm excited to see the group of athletes that competes in that race.
Finally, the XTERRA Pipestem Creek race wraps up Saturday. A time limit will be incorporated to ensure athlete safety. At the 3 hour mark all competitors not through the bike leg will be pulled off the course. It got to be too long of a day for competitors and volunteers alike with some finishers well over 5 hours.
A third event taking place on Sunday is a "fondo"-type mtb race. Totall distance is around 35 miles and incorporates trails, gravel and off trail riding along with a course navigation element. That will be a great time to loosen up your legs after the big race day on Saturday. No times will be taken, just places and cool finisher t's.
I'm jacked about the new event weekend format! I hope to see you there!
Friday kicks off the weekend with packet pick up, a gear expo and a clinic to be put on by an XTERRA pro. Saturday will be a huge day of events. The trail run starts the day around 8:30. This won't be your average trail run. The course includes 4 river crossings over the 8k!
The second event is the short course (sho-co) tri. It became apparent after last year we needed to offer an" entry level" type race. The Sho-Co is it. 500 meter swim, 5 mile mtb, and a 3 mile run are all attainable distances for a beginner triathlete. I'm excited to see the group of athletes that competes in that race.
Finally, the XTERRA Pipestem Creek race wraps up Saturday. A time limit will be incorporated to ensure athlete safety. At the 3 hour mark all competitors not through the bike leg will be pulled off the course. It got to be too long of a day for competitors and volunteers alike with some finishers well over 5 hours.
A third event taking place on Sunday is a "fondo"-type mtb race. Totall distance is around 35 miles and incorporates trails, gravel and off trail riding along with a course navigation element. That will be a great time to loosen up your legs after the big race day on Saturday. No times will be taken, just places and cool finisher t's.
I'm jacked about the new event weekend format! I hope to see you there!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Barefoot
I've been trying barefoot running recently and I think I'm hooked.
I'm kind of known for jumping into things full-bore without much forethought (see running with no socks in new shoes in the rain, also see bloody feet, or bonking hard on 3-4 hr rides because you brought only water and a banana, or any other number of epic adventures I have gotten myself into). I ran two weeks ago barefoot for the first time 3.5 miles on the run course of XTERRA Pipestem Creek and haven't really run since (other than race day). Well, today I did 5 miles barefoot and I haven't had that much fun running since I egged my 11th grade English teacher's car and got chased away by the police!!! (Sorry Ms. Reedy, but not really) Man, I felt like a tattooed savage sprinting through the forest chasing down my next meal!! It was as liberating as it gets. No weight on my feet making my legs ache, no weight on my feet hindering my every step, no weight on my feet keeping me from springing up every incline at full throttle, no weight on my feet keeping me from leaping over my dog Vince as he darted underfoot unexpectedly over and over again.
If you haven't tried barefoot running, you need to. Find a nice little park or a soft trail or ANYWHERE you feel comfortable running around with no shoes on and just TRY to run slow. You can't do it!! And the weird thing is I couldn't get myself tired. Remember when you were little (think 4-7 years old, shirtless, tan and chlorine dried hair from swim lessons that morning) and you could just run and run and run? Yeah, that's what it's like. I'm tempted to jump into another 1/2 marathon later this year after some callus building just to see what happens when you run 13 miles with no shoes on. Seriously, I think I would PR by 5+ minutes. If I do it though, I'd have to run with no shirt on and with full on leg, chest and back hair. Man-O-Lantern in full affect. I'd call it running Caveman (you've heard of going Commando, right? Same concept but different). I may even shave my beard into a creepy 70's handlebar stash. Bismarck 1/2 in September????
All I know is I may be able to justify a bike purchase in the next couple years with all the money I'm gonna save on running shoes. Frickin BONUS!!!
I'm kind of known for jumping into things full-bore without much forethought (see running with no socks in new shoes in the rain, also see bloody feet, or bonking hard on 3-4 hr rides because you brought only water and a banana, or any other number of epic adventures I have gotten myself into). I ran two weeks ago barefoot for the first time 3.5 miles on the run course of XTERRA Pipestem Creek and haven't really run since (other than race day). Well, today I did 5 miles barefoot and I haven't had that much fun running since I egged my 11th grade English teacher's car and got chased away by the police!!! (Sorry Ms. Reedy, but not really) Man, I felt like a tattooed savage sprinting through the forest chasing down my next meal!! It was as liberating as it gets. No weight on my feet making my legs ache, no weight on my feet hindering my every step, no weight on my feet keeping me from springing up every incline at full throttle, no weight on my feet keeping me from leaping over my dog Vince as he darted underfoot unexpectedly over and over again.
If you haven't tried barefoot running, you need to. Find a nice little park or a soft trail or ANYWHERE you feel comfortable running around with no shoes on and just TRY to run slow. You can't do it!! And the weird thing is I couldn't get myself tired. Remember when you were little (think 4-7 years old, shirtless, tan and chlorine dried hair from swim lessons that morning) and you could just run and run and run? Yeah, that's what it's like. I'm tempted to jump into another 1/2 marathon later this year after some callus building just to see what happens when you run 13 miles with no shoes on. Seriously, I think I would PR by 5+ minutes. If I do it though, I'd have to run with no shirt on and with full on leg, chest and back hair. Man-O-Lantern in full affect. I'd call it running Caveman (you've heard of going Commando, right? Same concept but different). I may even shave my beard into a creepy 70's handlebar stash. Bismarck 1/2 in September????
All I know is I may be able to justify a bike purchase in the next couple years with all the money I'm gonna save on running shoes. Frickin BONUS!!!
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