You still have a few days left to register for The SHAG … so check out the website: www.nyara.org  or contact Denise at denise@nyara.org

We’ve been getting some common questions so I decided to post the answers here ….

The gear list has been updated …  we’ve added as mandatory items: rain jacket, LS shirt, spare tube, tire patch kit, bike mini-tool; water filter or purification tablets, pen ….nothing that you shouldn’t already have.  We added filter/purification tablets because you should plan on supplying your own water throughout the race from natural sources (lakes, ponds, streams, etc) – food and water will not be provided by the staff….there may be some opportunities to buy food/water from convenience stores but only in the first part of the race and you may have to go a bit out of your way to do this ….

You won’t have to carry your paddle stuff…

You will have to carry your bike stuff … sorry….you win some, you lose some ..

Friday night we will have racers sign waivers and usara forms and we will also have a pre-race meeting where you will receive a handout of the course description showing order of events, mileage, cp point values, etc – the course will be discussed in detail - this will be your chance to ask last minute questions (not Saturday morning) …

Saturday morning we will hand out maps to each team starting at 6am providing that each team member has signed the waivers/etc.  Your team will not get the map until all forms are signed.  Teams will assemble at 6:45am for a short, but sweet, prologue loop.  You will pick up your punch cards during this prologue and top teams will win fabulous prizes from Salomon.  As an extra incentive to bust your hump during the prologue, teams will start the race dependant upon their finish time in the prologue (think Balance Bar 2004 without the Intrepid!)…..

Looking for a teammate or to join a team? Contact Jim at jmkerlin@comcast.net