Arctic Mountain Bike Club cross-country MTB race Weds July 15th at Mirror Lake Park, Alaska.
Choose one two or three laps (Beginner-Sport-Expert, Youth race early.)
https://runsignup.com/Race/AK/Anchorage/Arcticbicycleclub
Start location: Mirror Lake Park
4.6 mile lap | 575′
Note adjusted start times:
*Wave 1 6:15pm*
*Wave 2 6:45pm*
*Wave 3 7:15pm*
*Wave 4 7:17pm*
Check in starts at 5pm. Please check in 30 minutes before your wave starts and pick up your timing chip.
Parents you are welcome to ride with your kiddos for the Elementary category. We ask that you please just give way to faster racer.
Categories
Open This is the most competitive category. Again, there is no age limit in this category, but it is intended for experienced, fit racers who have completed many races.
Intermediate A middle-of-the-road racer? Here ya go. There is no age limit in this category, and it’s intended for the racer who has done a few (or many) races, is familiar with race etiquette yet is not comfortable racing in the Open category….yet. That said, we discourage experienced racers who might “sandbag” this category when they should really be racing in the Open category. You know who you are!
Novice This is the place for anyone new to the sport of mountain bike racing. There is no age limit and no experience is necessary. It’s a great place to learn how to race. If you’re new to racing, we encourage you to enter this category until you’re comfortable handling your bike in a race situation and you understand the basics of race etiquette. The Novice category is also a good spot for the casual racer, regardless of experience, who doesn’t care about results and would like to help other Novice racers learn about racing
Master 50+ There is no experience necessary to race in this all-levels category. However, to enter the race in this category you must be at least 50 years of age as of January 1 of the racing year.
Single Speed (must have only one gear)
Juniors: The Junior categories are for anyone 17 years of age or younger. Use your best judgment to determine which category fits the athlete best. Age ranges are just examples.
Strider Bike – Generally 2-6 years old on bikes with no pedals, this category completes one shortened lap around the start/finish area.
Pedal Bike – Generally 2-6 years old and will complete one shortened lap around the start/finish area.
Categories: (Please pick the grade the athlete is going into in the fall)
Elementary (1 lap on a shortened course) – 1-5th graders
Middle School (1 lap on a shortened course) -6-8th graders
Highschool (2 laps on the full course) – 9-12th graders.
Juniors always race for FREE, regardless of what category they race in.
Race Formats
XCC – short for Cross Country Short Track, XCC races are true to their name: short and to the point. Most XCC races involve multiple laps of a ~1 mile course and take less than thirty minutes. Because of the short course, race categories start and race separately.
XCO – short for Cross Country Olympic, this is the tried and true, bread and butter mountain bike race: 60-90 minute multi-lap races, mostly on single track with some double track transitions.
XCM – short for Cross Country Marathon, this is the longer version of XCO, ranging from 120 minutes to more than 10 hours. Racers can expect longer transition sections on double track, paths and roads as compared with XCO.