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 30, 2012

    Getting ready for 2013!

    Well, the 5th annual Calleva Adventure is another one for the books.
    Thanks to all of the adventure racers, volunteers and sponsors who helped make it such a great success. It took us the whole year to prepare this year's race and we think it was our best course design so far. The race started 20 miles in a straight line from the finish, but most teams traveled more than 40 miles to get to the final destination. Every year we try to include new and challenging twists into the race and this year we were excited about the mountain bike time trial and paddling with bikes in the canoes. (There are rumors already about next year's Calleva Race...something about standing paddle boards...)



    Regardless of your standing in the results or whether or not you were able to cross the finish line, you should be incredibly proud of yourselves for tackling the challenging course in such hot and humid conditions (not to mention the thunderstorm!).

    Vlad and Oleg have once again outdone themselves on action shots from the race. All photographs from the race are available for viewing and purchasing at Vladimir Bukalo photography. There are more links to photos in the right column. Please send along links to your own photos and race reports as it is great to get an inside glimpse from the racers' perspective as we plan for next year! (Send all complaints about the race to your local congressman.) We will start working on the race video soon and will send it out with the Markoff Haunted Forest update, so stay tuned. (Don't forget that many of you now have free tickets to the Haunted Forest so we hope to see you out there!)

    Race results may also be viewed via EXPERT, SPORT. Congratulations again to the winners and finishers! Teams A-List/Too many kids and Zanakana, in addition to their prizes, have a free entry to the 2013 Calleva adventure race for winning the prime division in Expert and Sport categories. Congratulations guys!

    Good luck with the rest of your race season and we look forward to seeing you next year!
    Team Calleva and Calleva Outdoor Adventure.

    Aug 12, 2012

    The final and verified race results coming soon


    The race results will be published this week. We verified all passports, but there are some technical difficulties to put all together.
    For now please check the race photos from Vladimir Bukalo photography
    More photos are on the team Calleva FaceBook page. Many more photos coming.