Event date: July 18th, 2009 10:00 AM
Event location: On Deck Sports Bar, 910 NW 14th Avenue
Are you fleet of foot? Quick of wit? If so, the Stumptown Challenge is the
event for you! On July 18th, runners and walkers alike will be departing
from downtown Portland on a city-wide adventure race. Participants will
solve clues leading to different checkpoints across the city reaching them
on foot or by TriMet. While emphasis is placed more on completing the
challenge rather than winning the race, the first three teams back to base
will win prizes. Everyone will go home with something.
The race is intended as a medium to encourage Portlanders to engage with
their city in a way that is healthy, promotes public transportation, and
highlights local businesses on a neighborhood level. The Stumptown
Challenge is a race that tests body and mind. In this unique event brains
can beat out brawn through clue-solving ability and the intelligent
utilization of Portland's public transportation system. Teams of two solve
clues and visit eleven checkpoints scattered throughout Portland. There
are no restrictions on clue-solving strategy (use the internet or phone a
friend!), but travel is limited to foot and public transportation. The
first team to successfully photograph themselves at each of eleven
checkpoints and make it back to base is the winner. Everyone who completes
the Challenge is invited back to the after-party for a celebration.
Visit www.StumptownChallenge.com for more event information and to
register for Portland's own adventure race!
Proudly sponsored by Neighborhood Notes!
