Race Recap: The Urban Bike Adventure - September 13, 2014

The Urban Bike Race was one of my first 'bike' only races so I was not sure what to expect, but had a blast being teamed up for my husband. It was an affordable race - $25/person with 2-4 people per team. It started at noon which was something I was not use too since most races start just as the sun is coming up.

The race started with everyone getting a sealed envelope for the race starting at 4th Street Live. It contained about 10-14 clues of places you had to bike to or ask strangers for help in pictures. You could use your phone for GPS, maps, call friends for help, but could not use public transportation. It did not matter what order you completed the tasks which was all part of strategy. We completed the race in about 90minutes and probably covering about 10 miles. We actually ended up finishing 3rd overall!

We raced over to Indiana to the candy store, hunting down some statues along the waterfront while asking strangers to take pictures with us in tug-of-war, piggy back ride and more. We also had two extra challenges we had to complete. First one was walking a golf ball on a tee along the course without it falling which was a bit challenging after riding a bike. The second was having an Oreo on your forehead and moving it to your mouth without using our hands. (You know you want to try this now, don't you?) This one I thought out of the box and asked the judges if we could have the Oreo start on my forehead and have it land drop it in my partner's mouth. They said that was acceptable and we got it done on the first try! Who knew we had this secret talent?

Overall the race was more fun than competitive which I find appealing. It was a unique way to have to have a 'date day'. I was surprised how the strangers we approached were more than happy to help us out in our tasks  - so friendly! I highly recommend checking The Urban Bike Race out next year with friends.