Sunday September 21, Winona Forest will be the site of the 4th annual Crankenstein, a 2 person team event deemed one of Winona's coolest races. Race will go off at CCC Camp, Co Rt 90, Mannsville at the start time of 10am.
How does it work?This is a 2 person bike/run team event. You and your teammate will traverse a 6-8 ish mile marked race course consisting of dirt road and trail.Your team will have 1 bike. That’s right. 1 bike!You both start at the start line - (everyone does). One of you will choose to run first, the other takes off on the bike. At some point, your teammate on the bike (who is well ahead of his/her running partner) will put the bike down, and start running. The runner will catch up to the bike - get on - and go, passing and getting ahead of his partner, continuing to bike, until he/she puts the bike down. The team continues to do this until the finish line. The team time is determined when both cross the finish line.
TIPS: Be sure the bike fits both teammates. Use flat pedals - you will be running and biking. Drop the bike in a way that it can be seen. Don't hide it in the bushes. Your teammate may not see it. That would be bad. Share a helmet. However - I am not the helmet police. There is probably strategy involved. Consider you and your partners strength and speed as a runner and biker. Your team will have to decide on how far to bike before dropping it. (OR, just be random and let the chips fall….) Hypothetically, you should be faster on the bike than the runner who is running. However, be prepared if this is not the case, and adjust accordingly. This is supposed to be fun. Don’t take it too seriously. You are running and biking Winona Forest on a beautiful October day. It doesn't get much better than that.Prizes for fastest teams will be awarded.
