From Cyclocross To Spartans The Central Sierra Gets Dirty This WeekendSierra REC Magazine

Reno Nevada, September 30, 2016 – Lake Tahoe and Reno have long been a destination for adventure. But this weekend may just be the most extreme, dirty adventure weekend in history. Ok maybe that is a little extreme, but there is a lot of exciting competition this weekend in the Sierra that will guarantee to get the participants filthy and the fans who come to watch a chance to enjoy in the fun! Are you Still looking for adventure this weekend, try out these events in the local Central Sierra. Then hit the trail to enjoy your own adventure before the snow falls!

CrossRENO

On Saturday in Reno, Cyclocross comes to town in the CrossReno. This USA Cycling sanctioned cyclocross event is expected to attract hundreds of nationally and internationally ranked professional cyclists and elite amateur cyclists. But it’s not just a race offering national ranking, it’s also a festival featuring live music, food trucks, craft beer garden, retail expo, and family-friendly activities.

What is Cyclocross you ask?

It’s a spectator friendly discipline where Road Cyclists and Mountain Bikers compete aggressively together off-road on hybrid bikes in diverse conditions. That’s right, unlike other cycling events, spectators can pretty much see and access all parts of the race course contained in one place. Cyclocross courses are closed circuits with fun, challenging, and punishing man-made natural obstacles and barriers.

For the most part, the course is off-road but there are sometimes portions of pavement included in the course. Racers encounter grass, dirt, mud, gravel, sand, and a whole slew of other assortments and combinations. The races are based on a set time (measured by numbers of laps), not distance. Depending on the category, a race can be as quick as 30 minutes (for beginners), or as long as 60 minutes (for pros).

Event Activites.

Besides the racing, there will be live music, vendors, food trucks, craft beer garden and children’s activities, and its all FREE!

Craft Beer Garden: Over 40 Craft Brews will be poured by the brewers themselves to share and educate you on their characteristics for you to find those awesome beers you’ve heard about but never got a chance to try. For beer garden tickets, click here.

Music Line Up (free to the public):
10:30- 12:00pm- Jokers Wild Blues Band – (Blues)
12:30- 1:30pm- Spike McGuire (Americana)
1:45- 2:45pm- Clemon Charles (Folk/Caribbean)
3:30- 4:30pm- Drinking with Clowns (Latin Rock)
5:00- 6:00pm- Black Rock City Allstars (Trap/Funk)
6:30- 7:30pm – DJ Mark Twyman (EDM)

Click here for more information from the Reno / Tahoe Events Calendar

Spartan World Championships

And if that is not just enough adrenaline for the weekend check out the Spartan Race World Championships will be hosted in North Lake Tahoe at Squaw Valley Resort.
Spartan Race is the world’s leading obstacle race company and the first of its kind to feature timing and global rankings. With more than 170 events in 25+ countries planned for 2016, Spartan Race has more than 1 million global participants, and offers open heats for all fitness levels as well as competitive and elite heats. With nearly 5 million passionate social media followers, health and wellness products, as well as the popular NBC television series, Spartan Race has made obstacle racing one of the fastest growing sports—and lifestyles— in the world. Spartan Race features races at three distances, 3+Mile/20+ Obstacle “Sprint,” 8+ Mile/25+ Obstacle “Super” and 12+ Mile/30+ Obstacle “Beast,” culminating each year in the Reebok Spartan Race World Championship.
The Spartan World Championship is one of the many races taking place over the weekend. Athletes of all abilities, from elites to weekend warriors will spend the extended weekend racing and celebrating another successful Spartan Race season.
The weekend will feature races for all types of athletes and families to participate in. The World Championship Beast, as well as the Elite, Competitive and Open category Beast races will take place on Saturday, October 1st. Sunday will play host to the Spartan Sprint, Beast and 26+ Mile Ultra Beast. In addition, the annual Spartan Charity Challenge takes place on Sunday. The race weekend is not just for adults, as Spartan Kids races will be going on all weekend.
The Reebok Spartan Race World Championship presented by North Lake Tahoe is obstacle racing’s pinnacle event and the premier event in the global Reebok Spartan Race series. In order to qualify for Saturday’s World Championship heat, men and women racers must finish in the top 5 at any Spartan Race around the world during the 2016 qualifying season. Once someone has qualified and finishes in the top 5 the qualification will go to the next finisher.

Spartan Race Distances

Spartan Beast: 12-14 miles / 30-35 obstacles
Spartan Sprint: 3-5 miles / 20-23 obstacles
Spartan Ultra Beast: 26+ miles / 50+ obstacles
Spartan Kids: 1/2 mile/ 1 mile

Check out the event page at Squaw Valley Here for more information
Of Course with the Fall Colors Peaking this weekend, if a little Dirty Adrenaline Event is not what you are looking for, you might just get out and explore some the great hikes we have in the Sierra.
Have a Great Weekend and Get out and Explore!