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Time to SOAR
Written By: Mary Jane McCall | Issue: 2015/05 - May
The 14th Annual Special Operations Adventure Race benefiting the Special Operations Warrior Foundation will be held on June 13. This annual event continues to draw outdoor enthusiasts from across the Southeast who come to the mountains to challenge themselves and raise money for a great cause.
Since its inception, the Highlands Annual SOAR race has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for SOWF, which provides college educations to children of fallen special operations personnel in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. It also provides assistance to families of severely wounded troops with immediate expenses incurred while traveling to be at the bedside of their loved ones.
The annual SOAR race continues to be an example of how a community can have a positive impact in the lives of very special children whose parent has sacrificed so much for our country.
Solo racers and teams of two will run, cycle, rappel, paddle, and navigate throughout the day and can choose either the Sprint Race which lasts five to seven hours and assumes that the racer has basic navigation skills, or the more challenging Elite Race, which lasts 10 to 12 hours and assumes the racer has intermediate navigation skills.
For more information on the race and registration, please visit www.soarhighlands.org.
The SOAR
Schedule of Events
Friday June 12, 2015
2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Registration,
Check-In, and Gear Check at
Highlands Civic Center, US-64 and
Laurel Street
5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Spaghetti
Dinner ($7)
7:00 P.M. Mandatory Pre-race
meeting for all racers
No entries after 6:00 P.M.
Saturday June 13, 2015
7:30 A.M. – Start Elite Race – Main
and Fourth Street
9:00 A.M. – Start Sprint Race –
Main and Fourth Street
6:30 P.M. – After Race Dinner
(food, beer, and wine – free for
racers, $7 for all others) followed
by Awards as soon as determined.
Dinners and Awards at the
Highlands Community Building.
