The Ben Brown Showdown

April 22, 2023

Registration

Rules and Regs

Race Course

Race Day

Results

Back Story

Registration

Registration for 2023 is now OPEN

Click here to register

1 Lap Beginner

Men OPEN
Female OPEN

3 Hour

Men OPEN
Men 40-49
Men 50+
Female OPEN
Female 40+

6 Hour

Men OPEN
Men 40-49
Men 50+
Female OPEN
Female 40+

6 Hour Duo

Male Duo
Female Duo
Coed Duo

Rules and Regs

Leaderboard Ranking

3 Hour and 6 hour categories are time-limited

The leaderboard will be sorted descending by the number of completed laps started before their respective CUT-OFF TIME, then sorted ascendingly by the shortest overall time.i.e. most laps completed, then fastest time

1 Lap Categories are 1 lap only, leaderboard rankings are sorted ascending by time only, fastest time wins.

Cut-Off Times

6 Hour Cut-Off Time: When race clock reaches 5hr 30min (5:30:00)

3 Hour Cut-Off Time: When Race Clock Reaches 2Hr 30Min (2:30:00)

1 Lap has no Cut-Off, it’s simply one 12.3 mile lap

Awards

Awards will be given during the podium ceremony to the first, second and third place finishers of their respective categories. Both Teammates in an eligible duo will receive an award in their respective category.

Rules for Duo Teams

Coed duo teams will consist of 1 male and 1 female. The female racer must complete a minimum of 1/3 of the total laps completed by the team.
e.g. if a coed team completes 6 laps, a MINIMUM of 2 of those laps must be completed by the female teammate.

Relay transition/hand-off between teammates will be in the form of an audible and visible hand slap between teammates, aka “high-five”…”low-fives” will also be accepted. The relay transition/hand-off can only occur at the designated transition point located near the Finish Line*. A race official will be present at the transition point to witness the transition.

*The only time a relay transition/hand-off can occur outside of the designated transition point is in the event a team member experiences a physical or mechanical impairment on-course. In that event, the other teammate must travel to the point on-course where the disabled teammate is located, make the relay transition/hand-off there and proceed to complete the disabled racer’s lap, starting from where the relay transition/hand-off occurs.

Teammates may not be replaced or substituted with another person once the race begins, no exceptions.

NO E-BIKES

Race Course

Brown’s Creek Bike Park and Nature Trail

1910 E Broad St, Elizabethtown, NC 28337

Race Course

12.3 miles
Average lap time is anticipated to be approx 60-70min, +/- depending on the racer

Map Links:

Garmin
Strava

Race Day

Race Day Agenda

- 8am Reg/Check-in opens
- 9:15am Reg/check-in closes
- 10am Race begins
- 11:30am (approx) Podium ceremony for 1 lap categories
- 2pm-2:30pm (approx) Podium Ceremony for 3 hour categories
- 5pm-5:30pm (approx) Podium Ceremony for 6 hour categories

Cash or Check only for Day-of Registrations

Results

2022 Results

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Back Story

Friend and legend of the NC cycling community, Ben Brown passed away after a courageous two-year battle with cancer on February 10th, 2022.

Prior to Ben’s passing, we asked him about holding a mountain bike endurance race in his honor at Browns Creek Bike Trail in Elizabethtown.

He was excited at the idea of a race held in his honor and he asked that the proceeds from the race go to the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and to Brown’s Creek Bike Park and Nature Trail.

Both we

re meaningful to him and we can’t think of a more fitting way to honor Ben and his family than to put on a thunderous race on a trail he loved and involve all the people who cared for him.

Ben chronicled his inspirational journey on his website FightForBen.com