Presented by Spaulding Hospital North Shore

What: The Rockin Mad 5M Challenge is Trail Run through Lynn Woods with 20+ military style obstacle's to make this trail race one of the most challenging around. You can compete individually or with a 4 person team.

Want to see what the Rockin Mad really is? CLICK HERE for a short video for a look into this AWESOME event.

Date: September 18, 2011

Time: 11am start time - 9:30am packet-pick up/race day registration.

Location: 62 Great Woods Road, Lynn Woods, Lynn, Ma. (Great Woods Rd. Entrance)SEE BELOW FOR DIRECTIONS.

Cost: 

Today through Aug 18th- $40 individual and $150 team...Aug 19th-Sept 17th $45 individual and $170 team...Race Day $50 individual, $180 team.

Awards:

Awards given to overall male, female and team winner.

1st place team in each category, and top three in each age division. Under 19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59,60-69, 70+

More Info. Contact: Brandi Dion at bnsfitness@yahoo.com or (978) 204-8588 or Ashley Steeves (978) 836-0271 or bnsfitnessevents@yahoo.com

Pre-Race Packet Pick-Up: TBD. Yes, you can pick up your team mates packet, as long as you have a team wavier filled out.

Download a Registration form below:

Individual Entry Form

Team Entry Form

Team waiver: Click Here.

Course Map

CLICK HERE. (subject to change without notice)

Race Results

2011 CLICK HERE.

2010 CLICK HERE.

Race Photos

2011 CLICK HERE.

2010 CLICK HERE

Race Video (MUST SEE!)

2010 CLICK HERE

2011 CLICK HERE

Details:

What to expect at The Rockin Mad 5M Challenge ...well we can promise it will not be easy. You will be running through some rocky trails, steep hills, and MANY crazy and challenging obstacles.

Some..But Not all of the Course Obstacles are below...

1) Hell bails on stone tower hill

2) Ohh SH*% wall drop and rock scramble

3) Ccargo net wall

4) Pebble beach & Bam Bam Bolder

5) Rock wall scramble

6) Over-under railings

7) 5ft wall

8) Hill up & down bear crawl climb

9) Spider-one scramble

10) 4ft Walls

11) Barb wire crawl (watch your head!)

12) Etc..

13-20+) Etc......

PLEASE NOTE:

• Obstacles and course subject to change without notice. Just be ready for a great and challenging event on race day.
• If a participant CAN NOT complete an obstacle you will have to do some type of challenge (physical) decided by race martial before you can move on.
• If a team has less than 4 members - you can still compete and will get your time - you just are unable to win in your category.
• ALL team members must complete the entire course and all obstacles. You can not cross the finish line until every team member is together.

Race Refunds and event cancellations:
Due to the nature of event management there are no refunds, no exceptions. The event organizer has the right to shorten or even cancel the event if, in his or her judgment, environmental conditions including weather become dangerous; in this situation no refunds will be given.

Accommodations:

If you are planning to come down a day before the event to train or are spending the weekend in Lynn, we recommend this HOTEL

Charities:

A portion of the events proceeds will be allocated to Lynn Woods Reservation.

Thank you Sponsors!!

Spaulding Hospital North Shorel

B&S Fitness Programs

B&S Event Management

Tache Real Estate

New England Cranberry

DWMMA

Full Potential Chiropractic

B&S Sport Science

North Shore Boot Camp

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DJ Lanie Mac

Directions to

The Great Woods Road Entrance to Lynn Woods Reservation

Northern-most of the three almost-contiguous greenspaces stretching from Lynn to Melrose, Lynn Woods is, like Breakheart Reservation and the Middlesex Fells, big, hilly, forested, dotted with ponds, and clearly of glacial origin. As do the others, it has its share of historic relics, some hundreds of years old (the "wolf pits" and "the pirate's cave") and some more modern (the "steel" and "stone" towers, dating from the late 1930's, courtesy of the Works Progress Administration). The Reservation itself has existed as an administrative entity since 1881; depending on whose website one quotes, it is, at 2,200 acres, either "the second largest municipal park in the United States" or "the second largest municipal park in the greater Boston area." Note that the Reservation is a municipal park, maintained by the City of Lynn rather than by the State or the MDC, as are its brethren. Within it are to be found an eighteen hole golf course, three good-sized ponds (including a Walden Pond larger than Concord's), and more than thirty miles of trails, a third of which qualify as "civilized" for cycling purposes. Walden Pond cuts Lynn Woods into northern and southern halves; based upon our explorations, the northern half is wilder, less heavily trafficked, more difficult to hike or ride, and more interesting (Bob's opinion). It is also best accessed from the eastern side of the Woods, through the entrance located on Great Woods Road. Like the southern half, it has its points, including a spectacular array of boulders (Great Frog, Balanced, Pirate) and cliffs (Overlook, Weetamoo), but most especially it has the wolf pits, traps laid in the 1600's to rid the area of a "frequent danger to the lives of the people and their livestock." If this doesn't sufficiently whet your appetite, take a look at the Friends of Lynn Woods website (www.flw.org) for photos and historical notes. To get to the Woods:

 From Routes 128/95

Drive north (from Bedford or Lexington about 14.7 miles) on 128/95 to Exit 44B (Park Street/Route 129-E), get off, and take Route 129-E toward Lynn and Swampscott. In about a half mile you'll come to a rotary. Take the second exit (Lynnfield Street/Route 129-E) and continue on it a little over two miles to Great Woods Road, which intersects from the right.  Turn right on Great Woods Road and continue to the parking lot at the end. Park when there's nowhere else to go. Note: DO NOT let the Gannon Golf Course distract you, even if your clubs are in the trunk; you're here on business.

This, in our opinion, is the optimal way to go. Here, however is

An Alternative

If you're happier with a route you've been over in part before, and if you have in the past started with us from the Penny Brook Road entrance to Lynn Woods, consider continuing past it to the lights at Dungeon Road; turn left on Dungeon Road (becomes Parkland Road) and drive it to the lights at Broadway Street. Turn left here and stay left on Lynnfield Street/Route 129 as Broadway forks to the right. Motor along on Lynnfield Street/129 about a half mile to Great Woods Road (on the left), turn left onto it, and proceed down it to the parking lot.

*** Good Luck !!! ***

For those navigating to the start with MapQuest or a GPS system:

 62 Great Woods Road, Lynn MA 01904 or N 42 29.513, W 70 58.486

To contact us call 978-808-0900