Calleva Adventure Race 2014—Not your ordinary adventure race!

The sixth edition was an incredible hit and sold out well before the deadline! Don't miss out on the most exciting race in the Washington, DC metro area.

For 2014 we will continue to have two categories: EXPERT for advanced racers and SPORT for strong athletes with limited experience in adventure racing. Racers in both categories will have up to 10 hours to complete the course, but the Expert category will include more technical disciplines that require special skills.

Brand new for this year, we’re excited to announce that the Calleva 2014 Adventure Race will be a USARA Regional Qualifier for the 2014 USARA National Championship being held this year at Deep Creek Lake! 3/4-person coed-teams in our Expert Category can qualify and compete for the top prize, a $400 sponsorship toward the National Championships.

Register now to save your place.

Online Registration is now closed. We may have a few spots available. Contact callevaracer@gmail.com for more information.

Date

  • Sunday, August 10, 2014

Location

  • Check-in and finish at Riley’s Lock, Poolesville, MD

Duration

  • 10 Hours for both Sport and Expert categories

Disciplines

Expert Category

  • Trekking (10-15 miles)
  • Paddling/SUP (4-8 miles)
  • Biking (20-30 miles)
  • Navigation: Pro level

Sport Category

  • Trekking (6-9 miles)
  • Flat water paddling (5-7 miles)
  • Biking (9-12 miles)
  • SUP (optional)
  • Navigation: Beginner level

Divisions

  • Solo
  • Two-Person
  • Three-Person
  • Four-Person

Registration

  • Before May 31st - $85 per racer
  • June 1st - July 31st $110 per racer
  • Last weekend and race day registration $135 per racer (subject to availability)
  • USARA membership required for all racers. Single-event memberships available on race day for $8.

What You Get

  • All paddling gear/equipment provided by Calleva
  • Race Maps
  • Cool Race T-shirt
  • Post Race Food
  • Hours of fun!



SCHEDULE:

Updated 7/30/2014

August 10th, 2014. Poolesville, MD.
  • 6:00 AM to 7:15 AM - Registration and Check-In opens at Riley's Lock. All team members must be present for check-in. Bibs, maps, number for bikes,and give-a-way stuff will be distributed to teams at the end of check-in.
  • 7:30 AM - Load buses for departure to race start
  • 8:30 AM - Race briefing
  • 9:00 AM - Race start
  • 7:00 PM - Official race finish
  • 7:00-8:00 Awards ceremony and after race food
DIRECTIONS:

13015 Riley's Lock Rd. Poolesville MD 20837
Click here to get driving directions from your address!

2014 Registration schedule

  • Early registration before May 31th - $85 per racer
  • Late registration June 1st - July 31st $110 per racer
  • Last weekend and the race day registration $135 per racer (subject to availability)
  • No refunds after June 1st. Online registration will close August 1st.

    New for 2014: Because the Calleva 2014 Adventure Race is a USARA sanctioned race, ALL competitors must have a valid USARA membership with you when you register at the race. Single-event USARA memberships will be available at race check-in for an additional $8.00 for competitors without a current USARA membership.

    Online Registration is now closed. We may have a few spots available. Contact callevaracer@gmail.com for more information.



    Every racer must sign the race waiver [.pdf file] and bring it to check-in on the race day.

    Gear lists for 2014 .

    About Prizes

    Check out our 2014 prizes from our great sponors listed below!


    For sponsorship oportunities, please, contact David Ritter

    We always need volunteers! For volunteer oportunities, please, contact our volunteer coordinator. Middle and high school students can get up to 8 hours of community service for helping us with the race. Every student must be accompanied by an adult, number of spots is limited.

    Testimonials

    • Thank you very much for putting on a great race. We had a blast and look forward to the next one.
    • Great race!!! Can not wait to do it again next year.
    • Thank you for the amazing race you put on this past Sunday. Incredible inaugural race!
    • We had a great time. Many many great things to say, amazing group of volunteers (and a lot of them) loved the "real orienteering".

    Thanks to our awesome 2014 Race Sponsors!

    (we know you guys don't race for the gear, but it definitely helps!)

    Aug 17, 2009

    500+ race photos.

    Vladimir Bukalo Photography presents:

    The Second Annual Calleva Adventure Race PHOTOS. You will need to register (it’s free) to see and purchase individual photos. You also can buy a DVD disk with ALL high resolution race photos (about 700 photos, 2 GB total) for $20 plus $5 shipping directly from Calleva.
    There are two payment options
    1) PayPal $25 to Photobuk@gmail.com
    2) Send a $25 check to Calleva: 13015 Riley's Lock Rd. Poolesville MD 20837. Make check payable to Calleva and don’t forget to write your shipping address.
    If you have any questions, email us.

    Aug 13, 2009

    Video from the start


    Start and prologue of the race. We got one team with wrong passport at the end of the prologue. That's where the video stops :-)

    We have more photos to come very soon. Most likely tomorrow.

    Aug 11, 2009

    The Final Results

    The Second Annual Calleva Race Official results including CP breakdown:

    EXPERT | SPORT


    The SPORT category ranking was calculated by adjusted racing time plus penalties, minus bonuses.

    EXPERT teams ranking was more complicated. Only 3 teams finished the full course within final cutoff at 19:00. These 3 teams were ranked ahead of all other teams.

    Despite terrible weather all teams in both SPORT and EXPERT managed to finish the race, a great accomplishment in itself. Only one team lost one of their teammates, but continued the race unofficially.

    First place in Prime division and free entree to 2010 Calleva Adventure Race is awarded to team A-List/Too Many Kids (EXPERT course) and team U.H.B. (SPORT category). Team U.H.B. is overall winner and is the only team that took all possible bonuses in the SPORT category. In the EXPERT category the overall winner is soloist ATP (Scott Pleban), clearing the course and finishing the race 19 minutes before the cutoff time. We also want to mention team Panic Azimuth got all possible points in EXPERT category course.

    We want to thank all racers for taking on this incredible challenge. We have already started working on 2010 Calleva Adventure Race.

    Keep up the good training and get ready for next year.

    Lost and found + more photos.

    Here is what we found cleaning up after the race:

    Visor - Columbia Triathlon - white
    Shorts - Prana - size L - tan w/ black belt
    Shirt - Eastern Mtn Sports - L - dk red w/ circle emblem silk screen
    Shirt - Allstyle Apparel and ActiveWear - M - embroidered woody car w/surfboard LaJolla California
    Helmet - Bell - Ukon F5 - black
    Helmet - Bell - black
    Shorts - biking - Penzl izumi
    Shirts - M - West Nottingham Academy
    Shirt - UnderArmor - Red L - St. John's Football camp


    If you think it's yours, send us email or just come to pick it up.

    There are more photos. This time from Sarit. She was volunteering at TA1 expert, TA2 expert and TA3 sport:

    Final official results expected to be out tomorrow. So far very little changes from preliminary.

    Aug 10, 2009

    First photos and unofficial results

    The 2009 Calleva adventure race was both "brutal" and fun.
    We are working hard to verify all 80 passports and 1200 CPs signatures and make race results official. Unverified results look like this:

    EXPERT category PRIME division
    1st place Team 120 A-List/Too Many Kids
    2nd place Team 119 Team Intense
    3rd place Team 118 Muddogs

    EXPERT category OPEN division
    1st place TEAM 100 ATP (overall winner)
    2nd place TEAM 102 Danderson
    3rd place TEAM 116 The Blind Leading the Dumb

    SPORT category PRIME division
    1st place TEAM 138 U.H.B.
    2nd place TEAM 128 The last minute
    3rd place TEAM 139 The Ugly's

    SPORT category OPEN division
    1st place TEAM 121 Team Smith
    2nd place TEAM 124 Razor's Edge
    3rd place TEAM 130 Mud Lightning

    Race director's camera photos are uploaded here. On the photo below is the right leg of the overall race winner Scott Pleban, team ATP:

    Aug 3, 2009

    The second race bulletin.

    The second and final race bulletin is on-line now. Please make sure your teammates read it as well.

    Keep up the good training and we’ll see you this Sunday.