2008 Big Peach Running Co. Scavenger Hunt
8/9/2008, Marietta, GA - I woke up early to meet my team mate, John Trainor, for the 2nd annual Big Peach Running Co. Scavenger Hunt. Ten teams tested their trivia knowledge, problem solving skills, and running ability over the nearly seven mile course.
Our team won the trivia contest, which meant that we seeded first. The other teams followed in thirty second intervals based on their trivia score.
Each team had a sheet with clues to seven landmarks. Our task was to decipher the clues and plot the best route to hit each one. Once we arrived at a landmark, we would take a picture and then head to the next one. The team to photograph all seven and arrive back at the Big Peach first was declared the winner.
John was a powerhouse. Had it not been for him I don’t think we’d have done as well as we did. We finished fourth out of ten. The first place team finished in 1:09:00! We finished in 1:33:00, 11 minutes out of third place.
I felt good about our performance. I think that we rocked the trivia (we got 8 correct out of 10 questions). Between the both of us, we were able to decipher all the clues and plot the shortest route. All we have to do before next year’s race is to improve on our speed!
This was a great way to get in a workout and everyone was really nice. I’ll definitely be running this next year.
The map below shows the route we ran and all eight landmarks.
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Our team won the trivia contest, which meant that we seeded first. The other teams followed in thirty second intervals based on their trivia score.
Each team had a sheet with clues to seven landmarks. Our task was to decipher the clues and plot the best route to hit each one. Once we arrived at a landmark, we would take a picture and then head to the next one. The team to photograph all seven and arrive back at the Big Peach first was declared the winner.
John was a powerhouse. Had it not been for him I don’t think we’d have done as well as we did. We finished fourth out of ten. The first place team finished in 1:09:00! We finished in 1:33:00, 11 minutes out of third place.
I felt good about our performance. I think that we rocked the trivia (we got 8 correct out of 10 questions). Between the both of us, we were able to decipher all the clues and plot the shortest route. All we have to do before next year’s race is to improve on our speed!
This was a great way to get in a workout and everyone was really nice. I’ll definitely be running this next year.
The map below shows the route we ran and all eight landmarks.
View Larger Map
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