Race Information
About
8 Hours of Superior Singletrack is an eight hour solo or team mountain bike relay race.
The race is staged in the beautiful Kinsmen Park and Hiawatha Highlands area of
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. The Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie is proudly hosting
the 3rd edition of this race, with all proceeds to support cystic fibrosis.
Cystic Fibrosis is the chief fundraising project for Kin clubs across Canada, so sign up for our race to help beat this disease!
The Course
The course will be designed by the Sault Cycling Club,
and it's sure
to include some fantastic singletrack! The course will wind around the cross-country
ski trail system, providing enough doubletrack to allow for passing, but not enough
to lull you to sleep! You'll be thrilled by beautiful forested terrain, views of
crystal creek, and some challenging windy singletrack. Details about the 2010 course will be available soon.
2009 Course Map - Pinder |
2009 Course Map - Crystal Creek |
2009 Course Profile |
View our photo gallery
For directions on how to get to Sault Ste. Marie or to Kinsmen Park, please visit our Local Information section, which has links to outside websites with all the information you need to get to Sault Ste. Marie.
Registration
Registration is available online. Race packages will
be given out to all registrants, but t-shirts can only be guaranteed for those who
register before the earlybird deadline of June 30th, 2010. We
will NOT be accepting registrations the day of the event, so be sure to register
online in advance!
The race categories are as follows: solo male, solo female, 2 person male, 2 person female, 2 person mixed, 3-6 person male, 3-6 person female and 3-6 person mixed.
Registration is $25.00, and must include a minimum of $40.00 in pledges, per member, for cystic fibrosis. Pledges must be submitted at check-in.
Race Check-in and Race Day
Race check-in and last minute registration is available from 6:30 pm to 10:00 pm Friday, July 23rd at Kinsmen Hall (check out the local information section for directions). Kinsmen Hall is onsite, so it's a great base to do some pre-riding the day before. On race day, check-in is available at the race site from 7:30 am to 10:00
am. Check-in will close at 10:00 am sharp.
At this time your team will hand in $40 minimum per person in cystic fibrosis pledges,
receive your race package, receive your t-shirts (if you signed up before the earlybird
deadline), and receive your race plates.
The race will begin at 11:00 am. The last lap must start before 7:00 pm. Be sure
to stick around as there will be food and drinks to follow!
Please read our race rules.
Prizes
We'd like to thank our generous sponsors for supporting
8 Hours of Superior Singletrack. Their generous support has has allowed us to offer
up some great prizes. Some highlights:
Earlybird Registration Prize
Register on or before June 30th, 2010 and a member of your team could win a a $100 gift certificate
from Algoma Bicycle Company. The lucky winner will be announced at
the event, so sign up now!
And, as a special collectible, we've partnered with 4Print.ca to have custom raceplates printed up. They'll be providing personalized raceplates including your name and your team's name. Don't miss this chance for a great memento!
Top Fundraiser Prizes
This year we're offering up gift certificates from Algoma Bicycle Company to our top 5 fundraisers.
1st - $300 gift certificate
2nd - $200 gift certificate
3rd - $100 gift certificate
4th - $75 gift certificate
5th - $50 gift certificate
Category Prizes
Shannon Ramsay has once again generously donated 8 of her mountain bike-inspired paintings as prizes for the 1st place solo and 2-person categories. Those of you from last year will remember these highly-coveted awards. For those of you who are new, you'll see her art work on our race poster. It's amazing stuff, totally unique, and you can only win it at 8 Hours of Superior Singletrack in the solo and 2-person categories!
As in the past, we'll have lots of exciting category and random prizes available.
The Party
8 Hours of Superior Singletrack isn't just about the race! Bring your family along
to enjoy a barbecue and beverages! This will be a licensed event, so plan to stick
around after and have some fun! Kinsmen Park also has excellent facilities for kids,
including playground equipment.
About Kin Canada and the Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie
The Association of Kinsmen, Kinette and Kin clubs is proud to be an all-Canadian service organization made up of outstanding community volunteers. From coast to coast, members are enhancing quality of life in their communities by promoting service, fellowship, positive values and national pride. The Association boasts a proud 88-year history dedicated to fostering lifelong friendships while "Serving the Community’s Greatest Need."
The Kinsmen Club of Sault Ste. Marie was chartered as a club in 1938. Today, our main task in the community is to manage Kinsmen Park, an incredibly beautiful and recreationally vital piece of land. Our approximately 250 acres of land is used by cross-country skiers, snowshoers, mountain bikers, hikers, bird watchers, families, non-profit groups, and so on.
About Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common, fatal genetic disease affecting young Canadians. CF is a multi-organ disease affecting primarily the lungs and the digestive system. In the lungs, CF causes severe breathing problems. A build-up of thick mucus makes it difficult to clear bacteria and leads to cycles of infection and inflammation, which damage the delicate lung tissues. In the digestive tract, CF makes it extremely difficult to digest and absorb adequate nutrients from food. Thick mucus blocks the ducts of the pancreas, preventing enzymes from reaching the intestines to digest food.
At the present time, approximately 3,500 Canadian children, adolescents, and adults with cystic fibrosis attend specialized CF clinics. More information is available at www.cysticfibrosis.ca.
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