Chatt-AR-nooga

July 18, 2026 (All times are in EDT)
6:30AM - Parking opens

7:00AM - Check-in begins (NOTE: Both team members must be present to check in and receive maps)

7:50AM - Pre-race meeting (Only one team member needs to be present)
8:00AM - Race starts
6:00PM - Race finishes

6:30PM - Awards 

Mandatory Gear
Each Team:
- Bike Repair Kit (tube(s), multi-tool, pump/CO2, etc.)
- Compass (even for non-competitive teams)
  - Permanent Marker (Sharpie)
- Duct Tape or equivalent  (3 feet)
- 2 Antihistamine Tablets (Benadryl or equivalent)
- Cell phone
-  Watch (competitive teams only - must be non-GPS or in AR mode)
-  Racer Instructions (provided on race day)
Each Racer:
- Bicycle (mountain bike highly recommended but gravel bike will do if it's all you have)
- Bike helmet
- Red blinking light attached to rear of bicycle
- Trail running shoes
- Ability to carry water at all times (bladder/bottles - 2 liter capacity highly recommended)
- Whistle

Recommended Gear:
- Backpack with water bladder
- Extra compass (teams may be able to separate in some sections of the race)
- Food/gels for 10 hours of racing (no food/stores will be available on the course)
- Rain jacket (weather dependent)
- Bug spray and sunscreen before the race and possibly to reapply during
- Pants or gaiters to protect your legs (you will be going off-trail during the race)
- Bike compass and/or handlebar mounted map board with compass
- Non-GPS Bike computer (ex: Cateye Enduro)

Click Here for the Race Schematic
In the schematic, each leg of the race has a section called "Miles/Elev.Gain" and under that it is split up into "All CPs" and "No CPs". First off, "Elev. Gain" is short for Elevation Gain, which tells you how much climbing you will be doing on that leg. Note that this isn't elevation "change" where you go from a lower elevation to a higher elevation, but simply the sum of all of the uphills along the route. Also, the numbers represent the optimal route as determined by the race director. So your route choices may result in different outcomes. "All CPs" means that the numbers reflect getting all of the checkpoints (CPs) in that leg. "No CPs" simply means going from one TA to the next without getting any CPs along the way. Since every team will be going at different paces during different legs, we did not try to estimate the times each leg would take. Suffice it to say that you should dedicate two to three hours for each leg with the exception of the Prologue and Leg 5.