The Cradle of Liberty Adventure Race

June 2-3, 2012

Southeastern, PA

100 miles

True to its name, the 2012 Cradle of Liberty will offer teams up to 24 hours of adventure, showcasing the historic heritage of southeastern Pennsylvania. The race provides seasoned teams and new competitors alike a chance to explore areas never before seen in a GOALS race; all within an hour’s drive of Philadelphia. With a range of mandatory and optional points, this year’s trek heavy, semi-urban course promises great mountain biking, ample off-trail travel, and river paddling. The event will feature significant navigational opportunities for experienced racers, while serving as an ideal springboard to longer events for more novice teams. Team work and stamina will define the top finishers.

 

The 2012 Cradle of Liberty is a USARA Regional Qualifier, Checkpoint Tracker Series participant, and member of the East Coast Adventure Racing Series.

 

Have you raced with us before? .........think you know the course? Think again! We're going places we've never been before.  Our course designers, Brent Freedland and Abigail Perkiss,  are experienced racers on the regional, national, and international levels. They are long time members of team GOALS ARA, and have a great course planned for you.

 

Take a peek at a previous race.......

YouTube-Video

Team Categories

Single gender team of 2 or 3
Co-ed team of 2 or 3
Masters Division (combined team age of 120 years for team of 3)
Masters single gender team of 2 or  3
Masters Co-ed team of 3

Registration Details

Race Registration fee:
$200 per person for those that register by May 10
$225 per person after that date as spaces permit

 

Price includes: ultra wicking T-shirt; canoe, paddle, PFD rental; goodie bag; post race food; maps; passport

DOWN LOAD AND MAIL IN REGISTRATION

Download
Registration Cradle 2012.pdf
Adobe Acrobat document [79.3 KB]

mail completed registration form to:
GOALS ARA~ 1302 Spellman Drive ~ Downingtown, PA 19335

Registering for CP Tracker and ECARS Series

CHECK POINT TRACKER INFORMATION AND SIGN UP

In order for teams to collect points from Checkpoint Tracker towards the series, teams must register their team through the CP Tracker website. Their is no cost to the team for this.  We will also use this information to input our tracking data during the race course. Family and friends at home will be able to follow along and see who is at what CP and when. They can even send you a shout out message at 3am! So, be sure to go to: http://www.checkpointtracker.com/ and register your team today!

 

ECARS INFORMATION AND SIGN UP

Teams entering the Cradle of Liberty Race must also register on the ECARS site. Again, there is no cost to the team to do this. This will put your team in the ECARS system so they can track your points and results during the series. Sign up at: http://www.eastcoastadventureracing.com/

Lodging

We recommend booking a hotel in the King of Prussia or Ft Washington area

Fundraising

Raising money for organ donor awareness!

Racing teams can get involved in helping defray their race costs and
raise for The Gift of Life Donor Program all at the same time!

For each $100 the racer raises, $20 will be deducted from your registration fee!

You could race for free!
All proceeds and pledge money will go to the The Gift of Life Donor Program
Racing for this great cause is both rewarding for participants, volunteers, spectators, and sponsors.
 
To find out more about team pledges....

Gear List

All racers are required to carry the mandatory minimum gear. For the list of gear requirements click here

Prizes

Teams will be competing for the potential of over $40,000 in cash prizes as well through the USARA, CP Tracker, and ECARS.

 

FROM USARA:

http://www.usara.com

  • The top 4 Coed and the top 4 Open (all male or all female) teams will receive an invitation to the 2012 USARA Adventure Race National Championship.
     
  • The top placing Coed team will receive Merrell/ USARA Regional Champions Jackets.
     
  • The top placing Coed team will receive a $400 Regional Qualifier sponsorship from GOALS ARA to be applied towards their entry fee into the 2012 USARA Adventure race National championship.
     
  • The top placing Coed team will receive an additional $100 Regional Qualifier entry fee sponsorship from AIX Group.
     
  • This event provides 10 additional USARA national ranking points

 

FROM CHECKPOINT TRACKER:
http://www.checkpointtracker.com/

 

  • Racers will earn points towards their Regional (new this year) and National Rankings
  • Racers will be eligible to compete at the Checkpoint Tracker Championship set for September 28th in Oak Hill, WV



 

FROM EAST COAST ADVENTURE RACING SERIES
http://www.eastcoastadventureracing.com/

The 2012 ECARS prize box is valued at about $50,000.00 in cash and gear. The Prize Box for each race will include:

  • Greenlayer - 3 embroidered ECARS vests
  • Darn Tough Vermont - 10 pairs socks
  • SOG Knives - 3 engraved Knives.
  • Switch Magnetic Eyewear - 3 pairs Magnetic Lens Glasses
  • Liberty Bottle Works - 8 Recycled Aluminum Bottles
  • Scott Shoes - 6 pairs Running Shoes
  • Honey Stingers - 100 organic Stinger Waffles
  • Headsweats - 4 ECARS Hats for race winners
  • Cablz - 10 Zipz Eyewear Retainers
  • Soleus - 3 Heart Monitor Watches
  • Princeton Tec - 3 Assorted Lights.
  • Elete Electrolyte Add-Ins - 100 Add-In Samples
  • Grand Trunk Goods - 1 Grand Trunk Hammock
  • Kigo Footwear - 25% off coupon per person