It's just 2 weeks until the big bad Tree Shaker 8 and 4 Hour Mountain Bike Challenge on June 15th @ Anne Springs Close Greenway! Get your team together or go solo and sign up today. You don't want to miss it!

Race registration can be found at (You need to Login or Register to view media files and links) ;   

WHAT?
The 2013 Tree Shaker MTB Challenge is a 8 hour and 4 hour mountain bike race that will challenge participants both physically and mentally.

WHEN?
Saturday, June 15 from 9AM to 5PM.
Early event registration through June 14
Day of registration: 7:00AM-8:30AM

WHERE?
The event will be held at Anne Springs Close Greenway mountain bike trails. The course distance will be roughly nine miles of awesome singletrack at the 2300 acre park.
START/FINISH will be located at the Field Trial Barn on Springs Parkway.  The Tree Shaker is run in the clockwise direction on the Greenway.

WHO?
Open to all, with 14 categories!

8 Hour Categories
Solo Male*, Solo Female*,
Solo Single Speed*, Solo Masters 40+*
Duo Male, Duo Female, Duo Coed
Three Person Open

4 Hour Categories
Solo Male*, Solo Female*,
Solo Single Speed*, Solo Masters 40+*
Duo Male, Duo Female

We are working on the post race meal...soon to be posted. We have confirmed that Olde Mecklenburg Brewery will be providing cold frosty beverages after the race. YUMMY!!! 

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This time of year there are a lot of things going on at the barn.
If there is a wedding, family or some other gathering going on just park in the parking area by the Kiosk. If there is something going on there just don't ride up to the barn.

40+ is what I'm registering.  There will be some fast cats in both age groups.

Knocked out some great work last night at ASCG for the race this weekend.   We fixed the big hole on Sugar Island by dragging an eight foot pallet bridge all the way back to the hole.  WOW, that was a chore getting that heavy a$$ bridge halfway through the Sugar Island loop.  We will no longer have any missing mountain bikers due to the big hole on Sugar. 

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Special thinks to Doug, Isaiah, Justin and Rodney for all pitching in to help out!!

Ok, so never having done an event like this, I have a few questions.  How does the finishing order work with a timed event such as this?  Say I'm crossing the start finish at hour 7:59, will I go another full lap making it essentially a 8:45-9 hour race?

I rode the ladder bridge this afternoon and the mud on both sides has dried up and packed in nicely. Looks as if there was only 1/4 of an inch of rain at Springs tonight. That should dry of nicely by Saturday.
Doug S.

That is correct, as long as you complete one lap...we give everyone a finish.   

Last lap for the 8 hour race is 4:30pm so no participants will take off on the course after 4:30pm.

The amount of mud out there yesterday was crazy.  Got in about 5 minutes then hiked the bike out.  Went and did a few laps on praire which still looked like some trucks drove through it at a few parts.   

Maybe since you were able to do some work here, who do I contact about cutting in drains, or clearing mud holes?  Or should I just do it?