Events
The Races + The Fun
The Bloody Rose Mountain Bike Climb to Relay Peak
Galena Fest, Inc. is working diligently with the US Forest Service to add more than 2 miles of single track to The Bloody Rose course. We are working aggressively to ensure viable options for track and reclamation of illegal trails to preserve the natural areas through which the route travels.
If you ride these trails, please do so with caution; it is important that we preserve delicate areas so that approved new trails can be developed.
The Bloody Rose provides mountain bikers with two of the hardest challenges in the western United States. 11.7 miles in length at an average of 6.5 percent gradient, the course throws in several sections steeper than 15 percent, mixing in single track, fire roads, and sections of pavement.
The first true test for riders is a 15 percent grade aptly named “Wall of Death”, knobby tires fighting for traction on the sandy surface. Continuing up the mountain, survivors will pass over the highest year-round road in the Sierras, get a brief downhill respite, then commence a death march up NFD 051.
The next four miles are as much about survival as they are about speed. Riders will be cursing the small downhill when they make the final hairpin for the last quarter mile climb. When “Funeral Hill” ramps up to 16 percent, riders have to dodge softball-sized rocks and sear their lungs at almost two miles above sea level. Many will be getting off to walk. Those that make it up almost 4,000 feet to the 10,128 ft summit will be treated to amazing views of Lake Tahoe and Washoe Valley and a special finisher’s T-shirt.
Over 14 please
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The Thorn Uphill 10k Race
Under the direction of our race sponsors, Dr. Andrew Pasternak/Silver Sage Sports Performance and the South Reno Athletic Club, Galena Fest 2010 add a competitive uphill 10k running race.
Runners will climb from the park and find their finish line among the Jack Pine trees just beyond The Wall at the top of Sky Tavern following a climb of 1700′ over the roughly 5.7mi course. This timed, individual and team event helps to raise funds for awareness about outdoor recreational resources in the Sierra.
Individual Male & Female groups – age on race day under 35, 35-49, 50+
Teams (4 combined participants) – Overall female/male teams, Overall co-ed (2 female, 2 male).
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Kids’ Mountain Bike Race through Galena Creek Regional Park
Ages 5-13
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Big Fish Contest @ Marilyn Pond
Kids ages 4-11
Donations appreciated
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The Bloody Rose & The Thorn Race Categories:
M/W & ages: 14-19; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; over 50; Tandem
Kids: ages 5-7; 8-10; 11-13 yrs
More course information and event details forthcoming! Please check back soon!
