The 1st Annual Pedal Paddle Challenge will be held on Saturday, October 2nd, 2010 starting at 8:00 a.m. at the River Rise Resort in High Springs, Florida.  The event, being produced by the Yellow Bellied Sliders Bicycling Society, includes a full day of activities for all ages.  Participants will bike their way through the River Rise State Preserve and O?Leno State Park, and paddle the Sante Fe River upstream to River Rise in order to complete the entire course.  Specially marked ?all ages? family routes will also be identified.  Food and entertainment will also be provided to Challenge participants.

The Pedal Paddle Challenge will test participants? bike handling skills and endurance on trails through swamp land, sandy uplands and hills.  The route challenge includes reaching five sites on land in O?Leno State Park and two on the Santa Fe River.  Bail out points will be available through the course.

Registration is required to participate and registration forms are available at the Yellow Bellied Sliders? website at http://www.yellowbelliedsliders.org/.  Registration fees include t-shirt, post event meal and entertainment and are $35 adult, $15 youth (5-17), $65 couple, and free to children under five through September 25th.  After that date, a late fee per person of $5 will be charged and participants will not be guaranteed an event t-shirt.  The event will be held rain or shine and no refunds will be made.

For more information on the 1st Annual Pedal Paddle Challenge, please contact Tom Hewlett at 352-256-6630.

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