UPDATE: Race date moved to June 9th. Please see the 4thDAR website for full details.

Dear Racers, Volunteers, Friends,
spring is finally here and so is the information and registration for the 4th Dimension Spring Rogaine!
http://4thdar.com/SpringRogaine.aspx

What is a rogaine? It stands for Rugged Outdoor Group Activity Involving Navigation and Endurance, and a team of 2-5 racers tries to find as many checkpoints as possible in a given timeframe. Checkpoints have varying point values, with more difficult locations or farther away placement from the hash house (HH, start/finish) having higher values than closer/easier CP locations.
http://www.rogaining.com/p1_whatis.html

There will be a 8h duathlon rogaine (4h on bike first, 4h on foot next) and a 6h foot rogaine. Gear List, Registration and Infos are up, and Directions, Camping and Start Times will be posted closer to the event. The terrain (Tamarack Springs Area near Cle Elum/Ellensburg) is an ideal setting for this event, where the 2002 U.S championships were held. Early Registration is in effect as of now until April 15th. This is going to be a great way to test/improve your navigation skills, and there will be varying degrees of difficlty in CP locations throughout the rogaining area.

We are pleased to announce this 2nd race of the season and are working on 1-2 more races, which will be posted as soon as we get the permits settled.
Hope you are not deterred by the NW weather, it can't stay rainy all year long so go out there and get ready for the 2007 season!

For those of you interested, Roger now also has a blog, updating it regularly on the progress on training for a 1000 mile solo multisport event with 100'000 feet of elevation gain through Switzerland, Germany and France:
http://4thdar.blogspot.com/

Roger and Yumay
www.4thDAR.com