The Traverse 2009: All information thread(merged)

SET YOUR ALARM CLOCKS!!! REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY NIGHT AT MIDNIGHT!!!


"THE TRAVERSE" REGISTRATION OPENS THIS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1ST

Registration for the 2009 "Traverse" will open this Saturday, November 1st at 12:00 a.m. We expect this event to sell out so if you are serious about participating register quickly. We will have no mail in registration and the links to registering on active.com will be activated at 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, November 1st on the event web page at:

http://www.warriorssociety.org/events/traverse_general_info.html

Event Date: May 9th, 2009
Event Start: 7:00 AM
40+/- miles, 8,000+/- feet elevation gain

Starting Location: Black Star Canyon Road
Finish Location: Trabuco Creek Road and Trabuco Canyon Road
Post-event staging area: O'Neill Regional Park

There will be no same day registration.

The race will have Intermediate, Expert and Pro classes with the Pro class men and women racing for finishing cash. There must be a minimum of 5 participants in each age group or the age group will be combined with another age group.

PARTICIPATION IS LIMITED TO 175

PRO OPEN ($95)

EXPERT ($70)
18 to 30
31 to 45
46 to 59
60 +

INTERMEDIATE ($70)
18 to 30
31 to 45
46 to 59
60 +

The event fee includes awards for top finishers, finishing ribbon for all participants, t-shirt and food catered by El Pollo Loco.

Registration for the Toad Festival will open on December 1st.

 

i'll be sure to register at midnight so i don't miss it like the VQ.

 

The Traverse from last year still gives me nightmares! :lol:

 

Oh damn..... Here we go................................


I am in

 

I'm still thristy from doing it last May. Don't get me wrong. That was a crazy tough day out there. Though, I bet you I'm not alone when I say I will save my number and ribbon and my T-shirt from the Traverse 2008. It was really hard but felt really good to finish.

Rock on and good luck to those registering for 2009.

 

This is traditionally more difficult than the VQ, no?

 

I believe it should be a bit harder than CC, but not as difficult as VQ. It's just that the extreme heat last May was really really bad on race day.

 

Last year was brutal! I don't plan to do it for 2009. Main Divide was getting really boring. I found this race to be way more difficult than VQ as an endurance event just because the heat. Temps in the 100's were recorded.

 

bump

 

Thanks for the reminder.

Here is another reminder from last year...



I plan on doing it again in an attempt to erase the agony of last year.

 

Now, that's more my cup of tea!

 

It isn't IMHO, but the extreme heat this past event made it tough and I felt way more spent than I did after the VQ. I'm going to go for again. It will be my 3rd. #-o

 

I'm taking this year off of it. Just don't feel the drive to do another race in the spring after vq.

But good luck to everyone that does!:beer:

 

I wonder if it will be sold out by morning, I would hate to stay up for 2 more hours if I can do it in the AM.
I am beat. Ready for a recharge.

 

No workey yet.... Really tired

 

no sh*t. halloween brewskis are killing me. please activate link. meeeee so sleeepy....

 

Wake up!

 

I woke up for this. I really want to go back to sleep.

 

:?::?::?:

 

In a hotel early meeting in the am I need to go to sleep please activate the link....