October 3, 2008 – Friday
Team Check-in (optional; all courses): 6 – 9 PM at the Badin Lake Group Campground.

Preliminary race briefing and Q&A session: 7:30 – 8 PM at the Badin Lake Group Campground. Race maps and some of the UTM’s will be given out at this briefing on Friday night.

Friday night free camping check-in: 6 – 10 PM at the Badin Lake Group Campground.

Map to Badin Lake Group Campground:

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October 4, 2008 – Saturday

12 HOUR COURSE
Team Check-in: 5:30 – 6:00 AM
Pre-race safety briefing: 6:15 AM
Race Start: 6:30 AM
Sunrise 7:15 AM
Race Cutoff: 6:30 PM

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8 HOUR COURSE
Team Check-in: 9 – 9:30 AM
Pre-race safety briefing: 9:45 AM
Race Start: 10 AM
Race Cutoff: 6 PM

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4 HOUR COURSE
Team Check-in: 12:30 – 1:00 PM
Pre-race safety briefing: 1:15 PM
Race Start: 1:30 PM
Race Cutoff: 5:30 PM

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Live music starts at 5:30 PM
Post-race meal starts at 6 PM
Awards ceremony (all courses): 6:45 PM

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Notes:

- Team check-in will consist of registration paperwork confirmation and racer sign-in. Gear checks will be done during the event.

- Group tent camping on-site for both Friday and Saturday nights is included free for team members and a few support people (please be reasonable). Bathrooms, drinking water and showers are available at the site.

- There are several motels located in Albemarle and Asheboro, NC. These are 15-20 minutes away.

- The Bed and Bike Inn is located near Gold Hill, NC. Ellen and Tim have been sponsors of the Gold Nugget Adventure Race from the very first running of this race.