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Fontainebleau 4-hour Adv. Race – April 21, 2012

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

Welcome to the 8th Annual Fontainebleau 4-Hour Adventure Race, in Mandeville, LA (north of New Orleans). Taking place within beautiful Fontainebleau State Park, this event includes trail riding, marsh and swamp paddling, coasteering along Lake Ponchartrain, and navigating throughout Northlake Nature Center. Teams of 3 will compete in coed, all-male, all-female, or coed masters divisions. [...]

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Play Dirty Adventure New Orleans – May 5, 2012

Posted on December 12, 2010 by admin

Play Dirty Adventure Trail Run – New Orleans Saturday May 5, 2012 City Park, New Orleans This 3 mile course will wind throughout City Park, all while conquering 14 wild challenges before crossing the finish line! Obstacles include giant mud pit, cargo net climb, vertical mud trough, and hay bale mountain along with other unique [...]

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Spillway Adventure Race – June 9, 2012

Posted on December 11, 2010 by admin

Welcome to the 8th Annual Spillway Adventure Race, in Norco, LA (about 15 minutes west of the New Orleans airport). With miles of singletrack and pristine waterways, this will be another great adventure. Teams of 3 will compete in coed, all-male, all-female, or coed masters divisions. Distances for this 3-4 hour course are approximately 10 [...]

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Baton Rouge Urban Adv Race – July 28, 2012

Posted on December 10, 2010 by admin

Welcome to the 7th Annual Baton Rouge Urban Adventure Race. This race will travel throughout Baton Rouge, Louisiana, paddling the LSU Lakes, and navigating to great highlights in the city! Teams of 3 will compete in coed, all-male, all-female, or coed masters divisions. Distances for this 3-4 hour course are approximately 10 miles biking, 4 [...]

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Play Dirty Adventure Baton Rouge – Sept. 22, 2012

Posted on December 08, 2010 by admin

Play Dirty Adventure Trail Run – Baton Rouge Saturday September 22, 2012 Baton Rouge Fairgrounds This 3 mile course will wind throughout the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds, all while conquering 14 wild challenges before crossing the finish line! Obstacles include giant mud pit, cargo net climb, dark mystery cave, and hay bale mountain along with other [...]

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Bogue Chitto Adventure Race – Oct. 6, 2012

Posted on December 09, 2009 by admin

Welcome to the 2nd Annual Bogue Chitto Adventure Race, in Franklinton, LA (north of Covington). Taking place within beautiful Bogue Chitto State Park, this spectacular event includes trail riding, paddling along the Bogue Chitto river, and hiking/running through beautiful hardwood forests. Teams of 3 will compete in coed, all-male, all-female, or coed masters divisions. Distances [...]

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New Orleans Urban Adv Race – Nov. 10, 2012

Posted on December 08, 2009 by admin

Welcome to the “Racing to N’awlins” Championship! This will be the Gulf Coast Championship event with trophies and prizes awarded to the top finishers for the series, as well as prizes in each category. Not interested in the series? Then, come out and enjoy any single race in the series. This event will travel throughout [...]

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Biking

Posted on September 12, 2009 by admin

Pro Tips From Eastbank Cyclery Jonathan Hebert is a bike mechanic at Eastbank Cyclery in Kenner La. He has been into sports and a bike tech since 1996. “We have a great team at Eastbank Cyclery. So, come by and check out our store. Meet us and let Eastbank Cyclery take care of all your [...]

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Gallery of Race Photos

Posted on September 11, 2009 by admin

Racers, be sure to check out all of the great pics in the GCAR photo gallery. You’ll see our staff out on the course at each event snapping photos of your team. Find them here after each race. Click your event on the green bar to find the pics from the race. Link to check [...]

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Recent Blog Posts

Results and Photos Posted for the New Orleans Urban Adventure Race

Posted on November 20, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our 2011 New Orleans Urban Adventure Race this past weekend. We hope you had as much fun racing as we had designing the course for each of you. Results are posted on the New Orleans Urban Adventure Race page. We uploaded lots of pics of your adventure [...]

Video Posted for Bogue Chitto Adventure Race!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our Bogue Chitto Adventure Race this past weekend. Photos are posted for the Bogue Chitto race. Click HERE to check out all of the pics! We also made a video from the Bogue Chitto race which is posted below. Be sure to check it out! We’re just [...]

Results and Photos Posted for the Bogue Chitto Adventure Race

Posted on October 17, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our 2011 Bogue Chitto Adventure Race this past weekend. We hope you had as much fun racing as we had designing the course for each of you. Results are posted on the Bogue Chitto Adventure Race page. We also uploaded over 300 photo sfor the Bogue Chitto [...]

Fontainebleau 4-hour Adv. Race – April 21, 2012

Posted on September 13, 2011 by admin

Welcome to the 8th Annual Fontainebleau 4-Hour Adventure Race, in Mandeville, LA (north of New Orleans). Taking place within beautiful Fontainebleau State Park, this event includes trail riding, marsh and swamp paddling, coasteering along Lake Ponchartrain, and navigating throughout Northlake Nature Center. Teams of 3 will compete in coed, all-male, all-female, or coed masters divisions. [...]

Photos and Video posted for the Spillway Adventure Race

Posted on September 12, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our 2011 Spillway Adventure Race this past weekend. What beautiful weather we had for our big adventure! Photos are posted for the Spillway Adventure Race. Click HERE to check out all of the pics!

Photos and Video posted for the Baton Rouge Urban Race

Posted on July 17, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our Baton Rouge Urban Adventure Race this past weekend. Photos are posted for the Baton Rouge Urban race. Click HERE to check out all of the pics! We made a video fromPreview Changes the Baton Rouge Urban race which is posted below. Be sure to check it [...]

Play Dirty Adventure Trail Run Added to Schedule!

Posted on May 28, 2011 by admin

Play Dirty Adventure Trail Run Saturday Septemeber 17, 2011 Baton Rouge Fairgrounds This 3 mile course will wind throughout the Baton Rouge Fairgrounds, all while conquering 12+ wild challenges before crossing the finish line! Obstacles include giant mud pit, cargo net climb, slippery slalom, and hay bale climb along with other unique challenges. There’s even [...]

Video and Pics Posted for Baton Rouge Off-Road Race!

Posted on May 03, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our Baton Rouge Off-Road Adventure Race this past weekend. Photos are posted for the Baton Rouge race. Click HERE to check out all of the pics! We also made a video from the Baton Rouge Off-Road race which is posted below. Be sure to check it out! [...]

Results and Photos from the Baton Rouge Off-Road Adv Race!

Posted on May 01, 2011 by admin

Hello Racers! Thank you for coming out to our 2011 Baton Rouge Off-Road Adventure Race this past weekend. Photos are posted for the Baton Rouge Off-Road race. Click HERE to check out all of the pics! We will also make a video from the Baton Rouge race which will be posted on the GCAR website [...]

Merrell Barefoot Trail Glove – Barefoot Running Test

Posted on April 27, 2011 by admin

courtesy of No Boundaries www.explorecompetelive.com Merrell and Vibram have joined forces in the creation of a line of barefoot running shoes. For the uninitiated, barefoot running is a somewhat back-to-basics movement. Yes, there are some who actually run with no shoes on. Most wear a low profile, almost sock-like, shoe dubbed the barefoot running shoe. [...]