Fifth Annual Taming of the Slough - Mississippi River Adventure Race

• Canoe or kayak Sylvan Slough (2 miles)
• Mountain bike on Sylvan Island (8 miles)
• Run through downtown Moline and off-road hill climb (2 miles)

^^What's Up in 2010?^^

Race Start - Saturday September 18, 2010 at 8 a.m.
The QCRA Boathouse 17th St. at the Mississippi River, Moline, IL

Practice sessions target slough tamers - great article from the Dispatch/Argus on upcoming training sessions.

Online registration will close at 3 p.m. on Thu, Sep 16. Late registrations will be accepted Fri, 5-7 p.m., at packet pickup [on the patio behind Bass St Chophouse in Moline]. **NO REGISTRATIONS ALLOWED ON RACE DAY**

*Online registration is NOW OPEN*

*Early registration pricing through Sep 10. T-shirts for late registrants [after Sep 10] limited to availability.

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~ Get prepared for this year's race with Tune Up for Taming sessions on the Moline riverfront: Aug 19 & 26 and Sep 2 & 9 from 5:30-7 p.m.
- Open to racers and the general public
- Free canoes and kayaks
- Find out more

Below is a slideshow produced by QCOnline.com with plenty of good shots from the first Tune Up session.

- Free beer garden [Bent River beers on tap]
- Free pizza from Tailgaters
Hang out with a cold one, have a slice, and cheer on all the racers.
- Free kayaks and canoes [plus lessons] for the general public after the race. Come try out paddle sports in Sylvan Slough!!

TEAM COMPETITION

• 2-PERSON TEAM: Consists of 2 members (start in canoe) who do all legs of race. Finish time is average of both members’ times.
• 3-PERSON TEAM [Relay]: Kayak-Bike-Run
• Corporate Adventure Challenge: 3-person teams compete to be the best corporate team in the QC's











Looking for relay partners?
If you're interested in participating in a 3-team relay but are having trouble finding a paddler, biker, or runner, email jcornelius@riveraction.org or call [563.322.2969]. We'll do our best to link you up with others looking for teammates. You can also post a request at the Taming Facebook Group.

Reclaiming Sylvan Island: Volunteers make all the difference - great article from the Sep issue of Radish.

Sylvan Island - featured in Dirt Rag magazine as one of the best urban single track bike trails in the US.

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Taming 2009

For 2009 race results, CLICK HERE.

Congratulations to our winners

Men's Individual
-1st - John Bernard [Moline, IL]: 1:22:25
-2nd - Ryan Neipart [Rock Island, IL]: 1:24:03
-3rd - Brian Staniszewski [Washington, IL]: 1:25:48

Women's Individual
-1st - Bryn Iten [Washington, IL]: 1:49:22
-2nd - Cathleen Mills [Moline, IL]: 1:52:56
-3rd - Melissa Burant [Bettendorf, IA]: 1:54:37

Men's 2-Team
-1st - Andy Sullivan & Aaron Sullivan [Morton, IL]: 1:30:22
-2nd - Daryl Davison & Matt Davison [Maquoketa, IA]: 1:31:29
-3rd - Pete Geary & Jon McDonald [Davenport, IA]: 1:32:02

Coed 2-Team [there were no all-female entries]
-1st - Mark Squires & Rachel Squires [Davenport, IA]: 1:45:12
-2nd - Jimmy Aidala & Desiree Aidala [Davenport, IA]: 1:48:00
-3rd - Lynn Pfeiffer & Derek Adkisson [Romeoville, IL]: 1:55:56

Men's 3-Team
-1st - Paul Harrington, David Russel, & Scott Vandewall [Port Byron, IL]: 1:24:33
-2nd - Rob Halden, Chad Swope, & Chris Kinneer [Iowa City, IA]: 1:25:12

Women's 3-Team
-1st - Maria Pena, Rachael White, & Greta Torok [East Moline, IL]: 1:57:03

Coed 3-Team
-1st - Michael Hunter, Heather Dowd, & Justin Barth [Prophetstown, IL]: 1:30:59
-2nd - Renee Golinveaux, Cary Hubner, & Doug Mance [Moline, IL]: 1:38:28

Corporate Adventure Challenge
-1st - Townsend Engineering - Chris Townsend, Billy Fisher, Mike Richmond [Davenport, IA]: 1:37:57

And a big congratulations to all racers who took up a new challenge and successfully Tamed the Slough.

For 2008 race results, CLICK HERE.