Caloosa Fest Adventure Race & 5K

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Join us for a great new event on December 7th, 2024! We are calling this Caloosa Fest because we will be hosting an Ultra Race (25K, 50K, 100K), day time and night time 5Ks and daytime and night time adventure races. We will have vendors on site for product demos, support and entertainment. We will also have food trucks there for everyone. This is a great park and we want this day long event to have something for everyone.

You will have the option to do a 4 hour daytime race, a 4 hour night time race or BOTH for a 8 hour race!!!!! Nighttime racing is typically only available for longer distance races so many racers don't take part in these races as they don't want to do races over 12 hours. We want to give everyone the opportunity to experience a night race and navigation in the dark without having to take on a 12 to 18+ hour race. Nighttime AR adds a whole new element of fun and is something that everyone that does AR should experience. 

 

Schedule of events December 7th, 2024:

Shoe demos from Fleet Feet, 7:00am-12:00pm
Food Truck(s) 7:30am-6:00pm
Adventure Race Clinic (discuss race strategy, orienteering, general navigation) 9:00am
Trek Bikes of Florida, Mechanic on site 9:00am-1:00pm
100K trail Run 7:30am start time (7:30am Sunday cutoff)
50K trail race 7:30am start time
25K trail race 8:00am start time
5K trail race 8:30am start time 
4 Hour Daytime Adventure Race 12:00pm start time
4 Hour Nighttime Adventure Race 6:00pm start time
5K Glow Run 7:00pm 

 

4 Hour Daytime Adventure Race (Run/Bike/Paddle) *Price includes $8.00 USARA Daily Fee*

Race Distance: 12-24 Miles

Categories: Solo, Two Person, Three Person and Four Person Teams

Description: Teams of 1-4 will travel across land, water and swamp in Lee County covering approximately 12-24 miles. Racers will use pre-plotted CalTopo maps to navigate to check points while paddling, cycling, paddling and running/trekking near the Caloosahatchee River. Check points will be placed in various different locations using natural features as indicators of placement which will be listed out on the clue sheet, such as trail intersections, streams, bays, coves etc. The race may include anything from single track Mountain Biking trails to dirt or gravel roads, a few paved roads and flat water kayaking/canoeing.

Pre Race Meeting and Clinic (Not Mandatory): Friday December 6th, 2024 (Location TBD) 

Race Start: Saturday: Saturday December 7th, 2024 12:00pm

Race Day Start Location: Caloosahatchee Regional Park 19130 N River Rd, Alva, FL 33920 

Disciplines: Trekking or Trail Running, Paddling and Mountain Biking

Waivers: All participants must sign USARA waiver. 

 

4 Hour Nighttime Adventure Race (Run/Bike/Paddle) *Price includes $8.00 USARA Daily Fee*

Race Distance: 12-24 Miles

Categories: Solo, Two Person, Three Person and Four Person Teams

Description: Teams of 1-4 will travel across land, water and swamp in Lee County covering approximately 12-24 miles during a nighttime race. Racers will use pre-plotted CalTopo maps to navigate to check points while paddling, cycling, paddling and running/trekking near the Caloosahatchee River. Check points will be placed in various different locations using natural features as indicators of placement which will be listed out on the clue sheet, such as trail intersections, streams, bays, coves etc. The race may include anything from single track Mountain Biking trails to dirt or gravel roads, a few paved roads and flat water kayaking/canoeing.

Pre Race Meeting and Clinic (Not Mandatory): Friday December 6th, 2024 (Location TBD) 

Race Start: Saturday: Saturday December 7th, 2024 6:00pm

Race Day Start Location: Caloosahatchee Regional Park 19130 N River Rd, Alva, FL 33920 

Disciplines: Trekking or Trail Running, Paddling and Mountain Biking

Waivers: All participants must sign USARA waiver. 

 

 

8 Hour Day & Night Adventure Race (Run/Bike/Paddle) *Price includes $8.00 USARA Daily Fee*

Race Distance: 24-48 Miles

Categories: Solo, Two Person, Three Person and Four Person Teams

Description: For this race you will be competing in both the daytime race and the night time race. These are two separate events and there will be a two hour break between the daytime and night time race. During that break teams will get the maps for the night time race and will be getting ready for that race. Teams of 1-4 will travel across land, water and swamp in Lee County covering approximately 12-24 miles during a nighttime race. Racers will use pre-plotted CalTopo maps to navigate to check points while paddling, cycling, paddling and running/trekking near the Caloosahatchee River. Check points will be placed in various different locations using natural features as indicators of placement which will be listed out on the clue sheet, such as trail intersections, streams, bays, coves etc. The race may include anything from single track Mountain Biking trails to dirt or gravel roads, a few paved roads and flat water kayaking/canoeing.

Pre Race Meeting and Clinic (Not Mandatory): Friday December 6th, 2024 (Location TBD) 

Race Start: Saturday: Saturday December 7th, 2024 12:00pm

Race Day Start Location: Caloosahatchee Regional Park 19130 N River Rd, Alva, FL 33920 

Disciplines: Trekking or Trail Running, Paddling and Mountain Biking

Waivers: All participants must sign USARA waiver.