Two Rivers Adventure Race
- Date Sat 26th October 2024 - Sun 27th October 2024
- Location Ralston, Pennsylvania
- Price $368.50
- Races 1 race
Event summary
Get ready for the thrill of the Two Rivers Adventure Race, taking place from Saturday, October 26th to Sunday, October 27th, 2024, in the scenic Ralston, Lycoming area, just two hours from Philadelphia. This premier one-day adventure race by Rootstock Racing promises an exhilarating experience, featuring a challenging combination of mountain biking, trekking, packrafting, and map-and-compass navigation across a total distance of 135 miles.
As the inaugural championship for the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) North American Region, the stakes are high! The winning team in the premier division will secure a coveted free entry into the 2025 Adventure Racing World Championship in British Columbia, Canada. Open to single-gender and mixed-gender teams of 2-4 racers, as well as solo athletes of all genders, the course is designed to be accessible yet challenging. With cash prizes up for grabs and a vibrant community atmosphere, the Two Rivers Adventure Race is an event not to be missed for both seasoned competitors and newcomers alike!
As the inaugural championship for the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) North American Region, the stakes are high! The winning team in the premier division will secure a coveted free entry into the 2025 Adventure Racing World Championship in British Columbia, Canada. Open to single-gender and mixed-gender teams of 2-4 racers, as well as solo athletes of all genders, the course is designed to be accessible yet challenging. With cash prizes up for grabs and a vibrant community atmosphere, the Two Rivers Adventure Race is an event not to be missed for both seasoned competitors and newcomers alike!
Organiser's Description
The Two Rivers Adventure Race returns in 2024 as Rootstock Racing's premier one-day adventure race, combining mountain biking, foot travel, packrafting, and map-and-compass navigation, all within two hours of Philadelphia. The thirty-hour event, sanctioned by the US Adventure Racing Association, will serve as the inaugural championship for the Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) North American Region. The stakes at the race are high: the winning team of the premier division will earn a free entry into the 2025 Adventure Racing World Championship in British Columbia, Canada!
The event will also serve as the final race in the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Autumn Adventure Series, which links together the Two Rivers with Broad Road Off Run's Fall Foliage for an adventure-filled October. Cash prizes available!
This year's race offers everything you have come to expect from Rootstock events: challenging navigation, rewarding checkpoints, plenty of strategy and route choice, and a fun and welcoming community. It is a course ready for top competitors, and it is accessible to newer racers excited to get their feet wet in overnight racing. While the Two Rivers is not a beginner race, we design the course with all caliber of teams in mind, using a "modified rogaine" format. All teams must complete a designated mandatory route which requires less navigational ability and is short enough that all teams should have time to reach the finish line with adequate baseline fitness. For more experienced teams there will be additional, optional checkpoints to challenge even the fastest teams and best navigators.
**For teams that are not interested in packrafting or not able to secure packrafts, we have designed an alternate course. Alternate course teams will be ranked behind any team that packrafts.
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DIVISIONS: Single-gender and mixed-gender teams of 2-4 racers; male, female, and nonbinary solo athletes
* Teams in the premier division, mixed-3/4, are eligible to compete for the free entry to the 2025 ARWS World Championship. These teams must have competed in at least one additional race in the North American Series in order to earn the free entry. At least two members from the winning team must be on the roster for the World Championship.
PRICE:
* May 25 to July 30: $300 per person
* August 1 to September 30: $330
* October 1 to October 21, as space allows: $350
DISTANCES:
* Trekking: 45
* Biking: 74
* Paddling: 16 miles
* TOTAL: 135 miles
ENTRY INCLUDES:
* A professionally designed course created by Rootstock Racing
* Water-resistant maps
* Live tracking
* High quality swag
* Race bibs
* Comprehensive safety team
* Post-race awards banquet
* On-course logistics and support
* Overnight parking
* High quality event photos
* Points in both the USARA national rankings and the ARWS rankings
The event will also serve as the final race in the inaugural Mid-Atlantic Autumn Adventure Series, which links together the Two Rivers with Broad Road Off Run's Fall Foliage for an adventure-filled October. Cash prizes available!
This year's race offers everything you have come to expect from Rootstock events: challenging navigation, rewarding checkpoints, plenty of strategy and route choice, and a fun and welcoming community. It is a course ready for top competitors, and it is accessible to newer racers excited to get their feet wet in overnight racing. While the Two Rivers is not a beginner race, we design the course with all caliber of teams in mind, using a "modified rogaine" format. All teams must complete a designated mandatory route which requires less navigational ability and is short enough that all teams should have time to reach the finish line with adequate baseline fitness. For more experienced teams there will be additional, optional checkpoints to challenge even the fastest teams and best navigators.
**For teams that are not interested in packrafting or not able to secure packrafts, we have designed an alternate course. Alternate course teams will be ranked behind any team that packrafts.
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DIVISIONS: Single-gender and mixed-gender teams of 2-4 racers; male, female, and nonbinary solo athletes
* Teams in the premier division, mixed-3/4, are eligible to compete for the free entry to the 2025 ARWS World Championship. These teams must have competed in at least one additional race in the North American Series in order to earn the free entry. At least two members from the winning team must be on the roster for the World Championship.
PRICE:
* May 25 to July 30: $300 per person
* August 1 to September 30: $330
* October 1 to October 21, as space allows: $350
DISTANCES:
* Trekking: 45
* Biking: 74
* Paddling: 16 miles
* TOTAL: 135 miles
ENTRY INCLUDES:
* A professionally designed course created by Rootstock Racing
* Water-resistant maps
* Live tracking
* High quality swag
* Race bibs
* Comprehensive safety team
* Post-race awards banquet
* On-course logistics and support
* Overnight parking
* High quality event photos
* Points in both the USARA national rankings and the ARWS rankings
Two Rivers Adventure Race