Our fantastic 2008 season ended with a bang in San Diego! 440 racers competed in one of the longest courses of the season which involved sandcastles, tie-dyed shirts, walking across a gymnastics high beam...backwards, chocolate covered strawberries and other wacky fun!
Team That's What She Said and Team OFF tied for first place in one the best executed races of 2008 (they won by nearly a half hour in a time of 2:09)!
Team SEVA Racing took third place in 2:37 with a entirely different race strategy than the first two teams (they covered about 12 miles on foot vs. the first two teams who covered around four miles on foot).
The top family divisoin team was Close Border Agents (they also took 22nd overall).
Best costume went to Paintin' the Town.
Best Pictures went to One Stud and One Dud.
Best sandcastle went to Mom Loves Me Best.
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San Diego participants say...
"What a great race! It was our first time, and we absolutely became addicted. Can't wait for 2009!"
"This event was challenging, yet extremely fun. Even my smile muscles ached at the end of the race. That's a good thing :)"
"Had an absolute blast!! Looking forward to the next race."
"We had a great time frantically running around San Diego!"
"Went into it just to have fun. Everyone was very nice and spirited. A fun and challenging way to spend an afternoon."
"This was a great experience and a lot of fun! It was awesome to run around San Diego and get to know a city I knew nothing about. Great job overall!"
"It was awesome! I loved it.The clues were really interesting to solve."
"The clues were clever and just diffucult enough."
"Overall, this was a terrific experience for my husband and I. Our goal wasn't to "win", but to just have some fun in an unusual way (as opposed to our typical weekends being on parent duty) We found it to be challenging, but not overwhelming -- both physically & mentally. Thanks for putting on a great event -- we look forward to next year!"
"My wife and I had such a great time, we tried ot get a lot of our friends to sign up this year, but I think that next year, after the experience we had, we can for sure round up at least 5 more couples from our friends."
"Thanks for a great day! Can't wait to do it again!!"
"The staff is very nice and friendly. Great time!"
"We would love to do the race again in 2009 in San Diego!"
"This was our first Great Urban Race, and we are already keeping our eyes out for next "season". We expect to plan some of our getaway weekends around the schedule of cities we want to experience a'la GUR."
"Fantastic time. Wonderful crowd."
"Well organized, fun participants, good times..."
"That was an awesome event and we can't wait to see what the Championship course will be like. The event was exciting and challenging at the same time."
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Champions Interview (Team That's What She Said and Team OFF):
What was your overall race strategy?
We came in having studied the bus and trolley schedule, then we started by solving all the clues. We then just grouped all the clues by area and made our plan of attack. We also worked together.
Did you study anything before the race? If so, what?
The public transit map and schedule.
How do you know each other?
Ruth and Brian are old friends from college and Melissa and Brandon are bf & gf. Ruth and Melissa have a common friend and are also friends.
Which clue did you do first? Why?
By a stroke of luck, we saw Carmen Sandiego first and took our pix, otherwise we would have gone to Presidio and our whole strategy would have changed. From Carmen, we caught a bus to Seaport Village.
Do you have any secrets to your success?
We'll share our secrets after we win in Vegas!
* denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals
** denotes team qualifies to compete in Nationals and will receive free entry
^ denotes team competed in Family Division
# denotes team received a penalty
**1st - That's What She Said (2:09) - Melissa Goodrich and Brandon Miller
**1st - Team OFF (2:09) - Brian Welch and Ruth Chen)
**3rd - Team SEVA Racing A (2:37) - Marc McKellar and Cara Day-McKellar
*4th - PRE (2:37) - Carson Cooper and Vince Cirello
*5th - Nation of Two (2:54) - Katrina Phruksukam and Adrian Phruksukam
*6th - Blu Cru (2:59) - Brandon Patchett and Chris Womack
*7th - Lost in San Diego...Again (3:15) - Rick Peterson and Tish Peterson
*8th - Team Booty (3:16) - Stephanie San Antonio and Marco San Antonio
*9th - Billy Idol's Warriors (3:24) - Ben Johnson and Alex Alderman
*10th - Nuts and Balls (3:26) - Dora Branyan and Megan Pollard
*11th - The Muppets (3:29) - Ashley Burg and Cameron Burg
*12th - Team Rice Cracker (3:29) - Matt Spencer and Andrea Spencer
*13th - Los Dos Mateos (3:30) - Matthew Mace and Matthew Kaiser
*#14th - Paintin' the Town (3:33) - Sara Cates and Erica Allie
*#15th - Whiskey Charlie (3:33) - Diana Marquez and Keyna Hickman
*16th - Booty Girls (3:36) - Jaime Kennemer and Christy Owens
*17th - Blonde Ambition (3:36) - Natalie Buser and Vanessa Davis
*18th - Two Surfers in Paradise (3:36) - Michael Parker and Kevin Parker
*19th - 2CARDS4JC (3:38) - Chris Cardoza and April Cardoza
*20th - The Thunder That Is Lightning (3:39) - Larissa Comb and Matthew Punzo
*21st - Pillet (3:39) - Michael Rozzen and Aki Wen
*#^22nd - Close Border Agents (3:40) - Kristin Close and Garrett Close
*23rd - Superstars Too! (3:40) - Carly Fenner and Panos Papaconstantinou
*24th - Hick & Spic (3:41) - Caroline Staub and Brandon Rodriguez
*25th - This Sh!t Is Bananas (3:42) - Goldamer Thach and Dana Gerrits
26th - GlennDale (3:42) - Glenn Hernandez and Dale Corpus
27th - Lou's Team (3:42) - Mike Erianson and Dana Ryan
28th - Friends First (3:43) - Alex Espeleta and Corey Cooper
29th - You Compete Me (3:44) - Adam Jakowenko and Francis Pickford
30th - Team Zakon (3:45) - Jonathan Wood and Ryan Zakeri
31st - KlaDo (3:45) - Diem Do and David Klaman
32nd - SAQSAYWAMAN (3:46) - Christina Kaye and Amy Firth
33rd - Jimberly (3:48) - Kimberly Zercie and Jim Fagundes
34th - Save the Cougar Fund (3:48) - Janet McCulley and Lauree Sahba
35th - Team 22 (C) (3:48) - Ross Dakin and Sarah Kaminski
36th - Dolce (3:49) - Kathy London and Julie Felix
37th - Firecracker (3:49) - Devon Garner and Garrett Fitzgerald
38th - Harders (3:50) - Julia Harder and Mackenzie Harder
39th - Superstars (3:50) - Lynne Papa and Garilee Gallegos
40th - Lights Out! (3:51) - Anthony Phan and Alan Tran
41st - Team SCizzle (3:52) - Danielle Sowersby and Tonya Cervi
42nd - Team uPod #1 (3:53) - Stephanie Mapelli and Michael Sharkey
43rd - Team uPod #2 (3:53) - Jann Coury and Nancy Brown
44th - Mom Power (3:53) - Audrey Gans and Lenore Gaddis
45th - Shrimp Disgusting (3:53) - Jessica Kreusel and Brent Melanson
46th - The Jeni and Joe Show (3:54) - Jennifer Terrell and Joe Reynolds
47th - The Milkmen (3:54) - Jake Chang and Kate Vigderson
48th - Team 22 (A) (3:55) - Kyle Dakin and Don Dakin
49th - Team Zissou (3:56) - Nolan Meyers and John Velez
50th - Jessespea (3:57) - Tiffany Brenner and Jesse Mellon
51st - Old Blighty (3:57) - Thomas Milford and Nili Milford
52nd - Miracle on Ice (3:57) - Regina Cabrera and Tim Jones
53rd - The Goofy Gigglers (3:58) - Arlene Pascual and Nelson Rojas
54th - 1 Down... (3:58) - William Sweetman and Sylvia Jeung
55th - Stroopwaffle and Spumoni (3:58) - Catherine hood and Frances Solt
56th - Equipo Con WIWIS (3:59) - Cynthia Nunez and Chris Schweighart
57th - Groosum 2sum (3:59) - Daniel Dubois and Jenn Behoteguy
58th - The Luzers (4:00) - Kristin Luz and Nuno Luz
59th - S&S Express (4:00) - Stacy Eyton and Steven Eyton
60th - Team Sushi Foods (4:01) - Candice Ferbrache and Syd Marshal
61st - JJ Crew (4:03) - Jessica Garthe and John Garthe
62nd - Bloom n' Eyler (4:03) - Lisa Eyler and Ron Bloom
#63rd - Knock Out (4:04) - Maile Baca and Stephanie Michael
64th - Mom Loves Me Best (4:05) - Steve McHenry and Linda McRory
65th - Icy @ Hot (4:06) - Pam Bishop and Kat Foster
66th - Team 22 (B) (4:06) - Meryl Dakin and Tanner Morris
67th - Hornblend Honeys (4:07) - Kristin Wold and Scarlett O'Hara
68th - Campwaz (4:07) - Robert Wasilewski and Mary Campion
69th - Cec & PA (4:07) - Debbie Burton and Carol Hidalgo
70th - Team Garrett (4:08) - Diana Garrett and Matt Garrett
71st - West Coast Hokies (4:09) - Emily Sullivan and Adam Sullivan
72nd - Women Who Wine (4:09) - Carol Lee and Theresa Forrey
73rd - Real Simple (4:10) - Liz Schall and Julie Kroener
74th - Suds Bunnies (4:10) - Colleen harmon and Hunt Jennifer
#75th - Upcorp (4:13) - Mauricio Paz and Natalie Paz
#76th - Midway Maniacs (4:13) - Estefania Pickens and Brent Strong
77th - Team PB (4:13) - Katie Parker and Ryan Parker
78th - Bowberg Bushwackers (4:13) - Nancy Hannenberg and Darryl Bowlin
79th - Udder Domination (4:14) - Jaime Marzan and Don Prince
80th - Chingones (4:14) - Daryl Ann Marzan and Chris Doom
81st - The Bubbas (4:15) - Dan Schneeweiss and Keri Schneeweiss
82nd - Sibling Adventures (4:15) - Jan Lemons and Chris Lemons
83rd - The Riolo Group (4:16) - Jeff Riolo and Alex Riolo
#84th - BadAssMoFos@eBoost (4:17) - Jiunn Chan and Garret Akerson
85th - Point Loma Natives (4:17) - Gisella Falossi and Amelia Petties
86th - Optimum Power (4:18) - Orit Benaroya and Michael Winton
87th - kthxbye (4:20) - Henry Fung and William Seto
88th - Math Whizzes (4:20) - Alexander Sienkiewicz adn Lauren Nguyen
89th - Team Sunshine (4:20) - Valentine Alberto and Fabienne Bouton
90th - The Ootchikans (4:20) - Kate Vigderson and Eric Sandquist
91st - Deadly Viper Assassination Squad (4:20) - Sandeep Kamath and Diane Courtemanche
#92nd - McDream Team (4:21) - Sophia Davis and Randy Vandewater
#93rd - Team Zonino (4:22) - Maribel Llave and Robert Frigerio
94th - Going in Blind (4:25) - Brianna Kennedy and Erin Sacco Pineda
95th - MGKH (4:25) - Kirsten Hanson and Matthew Gealy
96th - Spade and Archer (4:25) - Mike Pineda and Kris Abels
#97th - Team Science Fitness (4:27) - Jill Miesse and Michael Jensen
98th - Dos Borrachos (4:27) - Lori Leavitt and Brian Walter
99th - Pott Brownies (4:28) - Christi Pott and Oscar Gardner
#100th - Surf Widows (4:31) - Nancy Clark and Pam Purbaugh
#101st - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (4:32) - Gian Ghio and Gracela Polick
^#102nd - EC Corps (4:33) - Jil Santi Carroll and Sean Carroll
103rd - Beat LA (4:33) - Kevin Ortiz and Roy Hensley
104th - Frightening Lightening (4:33) - Elana Hamovitch and Neil Hamovitch
105th - That One Team (4:33) - Sara Dao and Vietca Do
106th - TAVERN TwoSome (4:33) - Christie Martinez and Angela Garduno
107th - The Delta Nu's (4:33) - Nick Rizzo and Lauren Barker
108th - Foo (4:33) - Angela Ho and Jeremy Levitt
109th - PSLA (4:33) - Daniel Medici and Polly Medici
110th - Team MEAL (4:33) - Monica Moon and Chris Neal
111th - Team Rover (4:35) - Chance Geurin and Jeanine Geurin
112th - Maginations (4:35) - Kevin Hanson and Megan Hanson
113th - Greali (4:35) - Alison Ostrin and Greg Ostrin
114th - Directional Disfunctionals (4:35) - Faye Shea and Julie Fowler
#115th - The Mixed Nut Caper (4:36) - Patrick Skaggs and Caeli Dunne
116th - Team MacFarland (4:38) - Stephen McFarland and Kelley McFarland
117th - Team Ramrod (4:38) - Nicole Archambault and Christy Maher
118th - Las Vegas or Bust (4:39) - Tasha Bantau and Allen Bantau
#119th - The Blind Leading the Blind (4:40) - Ryan Calderon and Katie Benz
120th - Finish for the Beer (4:40) - Christy Shaplin and Kendra Beale
121st - Soul Sisters (4:40) - Cami Trulock and Maria Martinez
122nd - Team Bianchi (4:40) - Pauline Bianchi and Tony Bianchi
#123rd - Runaway Moms (4:41) - Jennifer Hendrix and Becky Prickett
124th - Sisterchicks (4:41) - Chandra Bates and Tina Hale
#125th - Gwyn/Heidi (4:43) - Heidi Krautschick and Gwyneth Chilcoat
126th - Old School Sharks (4:43) - Seth Revels and Brittney Heinrich
127th - Wham! (4:43) - Jamie Proctor and Kathryn Dudenhausen
#128th - Team Bicken and Chean Tini Macos (4:44) - Melanie Mamon and Cindy Davidson
129th - Creepy and Bball (4:44) - Bennett Ball and Rocky Glines
130th - Rickachey (4:45) - Craig Rickabaugh and Carlee Rickabaugh
^131st - Mom's Squad (4:45) - Theresa Grothjan and Matt Lauer
132nd - Plan B (4:45) - Caroline Schlott and Ronda Stephens
133rd - One Stud & One Dude (4:46) - Andrew Schultz and Joe Cresto
134th - Rad Racers (4:49) - Tricia Johnston and Veronica Hawkins
135th - Organized Chaos (4:53) - Adam De Jesus and Michael Valdez
136th - The Go Gettes (4:55) - Joshua Rivera and Estella Ramos
137th - Chicas de Cafe (4:55) - Tracy Peraza and Joe Peraza
#138th - Absolut (4:57) - Matthew Welch and Corey Brown
#139th - Absolut (4:57) - Judy Fike and Steve Nelson
140th - THE MarrghTINS (4:57) - Zattia Mitchell and Jonathan Martin
141st - U Want S'more of This? (4:57) - Seth Callison and Jennifer Mastroianni
142nd - Team-ums (4:57) - Lisa Oliva and Peter Murdock
^143rd - Wolfies Wonderers (4:57) - Tony Garratt and Matthew Garratt
144th - Denim and Lace (4:59) - Josh Brown and Jonas Brown
145th - Lucy & Ethel (4:59) - Linda Coppa and Pauline Barnwell
146th - Downtown Divas (4:59) - Christel Mitrovich and Bobbie Polehonka
147th - 40-Love (4:59) - Linda Seppala and Cynthia Jones
148th - Coral (4:59) - Corey Funderburk and Carl Seifert
149th - Neeple (4:59) - Dennis Lazarte and Jodi Cowfer
150th - Sassy Lassies (5:00) - Michelle Loesch and Justine Clifford
151st - Dicknesi (5:00) - Rose Tagnesi and Tawnya Lydick
152nd - Zenya's Smokey Mystery (5:00) - Jill Vander Velde and Misti Kummerfeld
153rd - Dumbledore's Army (DA) (5:00) - Gina Assaf and Carson Ellsworth
154th - Team Beaver (5:00) - Shawn Banks and Peggy Weaver
155th - M&M (5:00) - Meredith Rawls and Mike Bigelow
156th - Real Sistas (5:00) - Patty Nordquist and Susan Hall
157th - Trolley Dolleys (5:00) - Erin McDougall and Cindy Arnold
158th - Good-Gamers (5:00) - April Hoffman and Angela Angers
#159th - Afternoon Delight (5:05) - Erin Hall and Al Melgoza
#160th - Gianci-Urbana (5:05) - Wendy Tinsley and Juliana de Freitas-Draper
#161st - Hips & Wiggles (5:12) - Karen Chien and Jae Gan
#162nd - The Squares (5:16) - Marie Dutton and Tambia Jones-Johnson
#163rd - Shiny Happy People (5:19) - Lori Smith and Michele Whiteaker
#164th - Axis of Evil (5:19) - Bienna Ryuman and Justin Razeghian
#165th - H & M (5:25) - Hana Ryuman and Michael Lee
#166th - Team Bausch (5:25) - Cynthia Bausch and Christopher Bausch
##167th - Who Dey? (5:25) - Nicole Cooke and Rosie Espino
^##168th - absolut (5:25) - Kris Julen, Rodger Johnston and Zakari Lawrence
##169th - Santa Barbarian (5:41) - Tasneem Akbari and Min Wang
##170th - Wino My Rhino (5:51) - Joseph Hembrook and Cori Tschida
##171st - Floppy Puppy Mafia (6:00) - Amy McDougal and Kirk Beitz
172nd - Birthday Bums (DNF) - Tammy Hayashibara and Nguyen Them
173rd - Team Yosemite (DNF) - Lori Sutherland and Ryan Demirdjian
174th - Mariachi Riverdance (DNF) - Gail Gonzalez and Carlos Gonzalez
175th - TarandFeather (DNF) - Nicol Vrzich and Heather Jones
176th - Sexual Chocolate (DNF) - Joe Warren and Colleen Warren
177th - Los Awesome Uno (DNF) - Alicia Yaffe and Ruthi Warburg
178th - Los Awesome Dos (DNF) - Eric Tobin and Ryan Lacina
179th - Los Awesome Tres (DNF) - Valentin Barsan and Jordan Warburg
180th - Swampass (DNF) - James Nighbert and Sherri Goldstein
181st - Team Siko (DNF) - Leslie Siko and Suzanne Downing
182nd - IIIrdRealm (DNF) - Mack Real III and Susan Wright
183rd - Santa's Broken Toys (DNF) - Tequella Frontanez and Trent McDowell
184th - The Hemphills (DNF) - Chris Hemphill and Andrea Hemphill
185th - Team Heat (DNF) - Carri Burns and Stacy McDaniel
^186th - Three Sailors and a Baby (DNF) - Erin Gilson, Lorelai Gilson, Chara Tolbert and Jessica Young
187th - Midwest Mammas (DNF) - Kelly Piskule and Linda Seppala
188th - Luddites (DNF) - Lia Trageser and George Humphrey
189th - Optimum Power (DNF) - Yaniv Benaroya and Yael Benaroya
190th - Wyld Stallyons (DNF) - Brandon D'Angelo and Ronnie Cameron
191st - Lil Angels (DNF) - Sydney Salcido and Lora Liberty
192nd - Super Sleuths (DNF) - Toni Carvalho and Irma Ashe
193rd - KnuttyKat's (DNF) - Tina Johnson and Brian Johnson
194th - Martini Mama's (DNF) - Janina Wills and Kim Lim
195th - Thelma and Louise (DNF) - Marie Palmieri and Shelley Gardea
196th - Team Tentler (DNF) - Janet Tentler and Jonathan Tentler
197th - Team SmartyPants (DNF) - Kelly Zermeno and Leonora Doloiras
198th - We'll Kick Your Race (DNF) - Christina Yapit and Florence Lo
199th - Will Race For Sangria (DNF) - Seth Callison and Jennifer Mastroianni
200th - Bacon Luvrs (DNF) - Laura Garrett and Doug Gates
201st - Lemonheads (DNF) - Susan Lato and Erik Hilsdale
202nd - The Runaway Brides (DNF) - Camille Attell and Julie Mayer
203rd - Wayne Enterprises (DNF) - Angela Dorsey and Nicholas Kockler
204th - 2VJJs (DNF) - Cathy Meathe and Lori Martin
205th - Death From Above (DNF) - Mark Goldstein and Chris Deck
206th - Optimum Power (DNF) - Annette Reichenberg and Isaac Yasharal
207th - Simply Devine (DNF) - Drys Devine and Eriq Devine
208th - Team Baby (DNF) - Quinn Borchard and Lindsey Fryman
209th - Urban Engineers (DNF) - Gary Kaufman and Peter Rudden
210th - Team Dysfunctional (DNF) - Michelle Nguyen and Thomas Raymer
211th - DTA Drunkest Team Alive (DNF) - Dane Frederickson and Anthony Molina
212th - Foreva Neva (DNF) - Kyle Sandburg and Phil Soto
213th - Beat This! (DNF) - Joanne Johnson and Kim Wenz
214th - However... (DNF) - Sara Picollo and Diane Gregory
215th - Nutty Nutter (DNF) - Brian Nutter and Shelly Nutter
216th - Beer Me (DNF) - Cole Washington and Matt Peterson
217th - Basted Please (DNF) - Virginia Malmasarri and Kelly Yates
218th - Urban Durbans (DNF) - Dan Stein and April Stein