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"Give me silence, water, hope
Give me struggle, iron, volcanoes"

- Pablo Neruda

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Race Facts

Event Dates: January 26 - February 2, 2008
Race Dates: January 27 - February 1, 2008
Length of Race: 6 Days
Distance: 225-250 Kilometers
Location:The remote and dry Northwestern coast and volcanic regions, through inland lakes, windswept highlands, jungle and tropical dry forest. The course is set in Costa Rica's driest area.
Race Terrain: jungle and rainforest trails, rough and winding dirt roads, farm roads and some asphalt; mountain trail and some single track across ridgelines, passes and highlands; beaches and rocky outcroppings or reefs, dry tropical forest and rainforest, open lands including river/water crossings and more...

EVENT ITINERARY January 2008

Competitors and guests will want to fly into the Juan Santamaria International Airport in San Jose.

We recommend booking a room at the Best Western Irazu* as that is where we will hold these pre-race functions and we will be leaving for the race start from there very early in the morning on January 27th. The race organization will take care of your hotel accommodations in Bahia Salinas on February 1st, the last night of the race. You can contact Best Western and make your arrangements based on your dates of travel. Best Western also has a free shuttle from the airport about every 30 minutes.

*(Please contact Olger Villalobos directly if you find that you are unable to reserve rooms through the front desk or through Best Western's general booking. Let him know that you are participating in The Coastal Challenge 2008 and he should be able to assist you)

January 26: Official registration and a poolside reception for competitors and guests at The Best Western Irazu in San Jose.

January 27: We will transport you to the Race Start about 2 hours away.

January 27-February 1: We will be on course

February 1: Race ends at Bahia Salinas. We spend the day and evening at the Bolanos Bay Resort where we will have the awards ceremony and closing party.

February 2: We will transport you back to The Best Western in San Jose. It¹s about a 6 hour drive and will will leave in the late morning (10-10:30AM) and arrive in San Jose in the late afternoon. We recommend departing on the 3rd but if you absolutely have to depart on the 2nd we suggest you book a late afternoon flight. If you must leave earlier on the 2nd, ie (early afternoon) you must notify us of your flight times and we will try to accommodate you with an early morning shuttle back to San Jose. You must notify the organization in advance if this is the case because space will be limited.

**If you must leave even earlier on the 2nd, say earlier than 1:00 a.m., you must make your own travel arrangements from Bolanos Bay Resort in Bahia Salinas. **

Gear Lists

Mandatory Race Gear List**

Hydration System
Energy Food
Electrolyte Replacements
Sunscreen
Emergency Whistle
1 x 24 Gallon Rubbermaid ActionPacker (Transported By Race Organizers)

** Subject to change

Recommended Gear List**
(Transported by race mgt.)

Tent/Hammock
Sleeping Bag/Sheet
Extra Energy Food
Race Clothing
Casual Clothing
Mosquito Netting
Foam/Air Mattress
Ear Plugs for sleeping

The Weather

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Click HERE for annual weather and rainfall in Costa Rica:

Costa Rica is a tropical country which contains several distinct climatic zones. There is no winter or summer

as such and most regions have a rainy season from May to November and a dry season from December to April. Annual rainfall averages 100 inches nationwide with some mountainous regions getting as much as 25 feet on exposed eastern slopes. Temperature is more a matter of elevation than location with a mean of around 72 degrees in the Central Valley, 82 degrees on the Atlantic coast and 89 degrees on the Pacific coast.