In this Update: MISSION: 2 Months Away | What is the Death March Ride? | 2024 Dates
May 4 is the MISSION Adventure Race at Brookville Lake (Southeastern Indiana). It's a challenge of body and mind, with cycling, foot travel, and canoeing; plus plenty of navigation and decision making!
This year, the MISSION highlights include:
-21st Year for 18-hr MISSION
-Beginner-friendly MISSION Lite
-Friday evening and post-race finish meal
-Maps and boats included
Grab a teammate or two, and get on the roster!
What is the Death March Ride? |
Just over a week from now, Death March Ride participants will be eagerly looking for cemeteries... but why?
Two-rider teams choose their own routes to cemetery checkpoints located in and around the Hoosier National Forest. Five checkpoints are mandatory; the others give a time credit, deducted from the elapsed ride time. Two of the mandatory are chosen at random race morning; as are two "dead" cemeteries that won't count for anything. The lowest net times win, in what's perhaps Indiana's most unique bicycle race. It's a lot like an adventure race all on wheels.
Routes are a majority gravel, with some paved roads, and (depending on route choice and mandatories), some trail.
Sound like your kind of fun? It's coming up in just over a week! Check it out and sign up today! |
Central Indiana Adventure |
October 12, 2024 Mounds State Park (Anderson, IN)
Central Indiana Adventure is the "little sibling" of the MISSION. It makes a great first "longer" race, at 12 hours; or try the beginner-friendly 4-hour CIA Lite. |