EarthCaching is celebrating 10 years in 2014, and as a part of the celebrations geocachers everywhere can participate in a special 5K. According to the Geological Society of America we can run, walk, or bike a 5km (3.1 miles) path starting at OR ending at an active EarthCache on any of the days over which the challenge is being held (Friday 3 October through till Monday 13 October 2014).
Participants who want to complete the challenge will:
1. Time themselves from start to finish
2. Take a photo of themselves holding a race 'bib' sign with the GC code of the EarthCache while standing at the earthcache
3. Complete a simple form and upload their photo
Everyone who completes the challenge and uploads a photo will be sent an icon via email that can be displayed on their caching profile page or website!
Official rules and race bibs can be found at the EarthCache Virtual 5k webpage.
For this event specifically, on Friday, October 10th meet at the posted coordinates in the Viera Wetlands Parking lot at 5:15 pm. We will meet and sign the log, trade trackables (optional), and have a drawing. After the meeting, at 5:30pm it is not required but if you would like to join a group will be biking on the berm road around the entire perimeter of the Viera Wetlands and ending at Earthcache GC2W869 “Wetlands:Molly says, not just MUCK”.
After meeting at the earthcache the biking group will head back to the parking lot as we will need to be out of the wetlands gate by 7:00 pm. Again, this geocaching event is brief meeting in the Viera Wetlands parking lot. The biking 5K after the brief meeting is not mandatory to get your event smiley but is optional.
Molly's Field Notes For the Optional Bike Ride:
BRING
*Your bike
*Water
*Timer
*Camera
*Bug Spray
*Your printed 5K bib with GC2W869 written on it