There will be navigation, trekking (running or hiking), and mountain biking! There may also be surprise challenges for ALL courses. The team that completes all the checkpoints (or more than other teams) with the fastest time will win the race. There will be several checkpoints that are mandatory (transition areas), but most are not. A team could choose to skip checkpoints and shorten the course and still have an official finish, though probably not place in the top 10. ALL courses you will have access ONLY to the gear, food and drink that you have on your bike or in your pack. Checkpoints for the Break UP Course will be on Topographic maps. The maps for the 2 and 6 hour courses are pre-plotted topographic maps from mytopo.com. The 12 hour course will be plotting some UTM coordinates (1:24K scale UTM tool needed) Your team will need a basic understanding of terrain features and distance measure. There will be very few rules of travel, teams will choose their own route/strategy (with mode of travel specified for checkpoints). Event details and schedule

The 6 Hour course will be approximately 25 miles on the bike, 5-8 miles on foot! (no paddling section this year!) This is the PERFECT course for newbies and veterans alike! This course will have an "urban" race feel while racing through the beautiful city of Manhattan! The 12 hour course will be 45 miles on bike, 10-12 miles on foot. Both routes will include biking on asphault, and gravel, and singletrack. Running will be all types of terrain, and the paddling will be flatwater(lake) or slow flowing river. This course will be a CHALLENGE FOR ALL RACERS! Registration INCLUDES: Race day insurance, maps, logo SOFT t-shirts, post race snacks or meal, finish prize. Awards for teams/solos in 1st, 2nd, 3rd of divisions. (Divisions are: SOLO (male and female) 2 PERSON TEAMS (female, male, coed) 3/4 PERSON TEAMS ( female, male, coed) for all courses! 12 HOUR COURSE WILL RECEIVE POINTS FOR USARA RANKINGS! BOTH COURSES WILL RECEIVE POINTS FOR ARWS