SURGE was created for a number of reasons.
√ We love the sport. The rush, the challenge, the indomitable will to finish, mentally forcing your body to keep moving when ever fiber of your being is screaming for you to throw in the towel. That is the time to SURGE forward.
√ We want everyone to love the sport as much as we do.
√Show everyone a helluva good time.
√ Promote living a healthy, activ
e lifestyle and prove it’s never too late (or too early) to start.
√ We like meeting new people and think it’s only appropriate that they should pay us to be in our awesome presence. (Seriously kidding!)
√ We think it is very important to support local organzations, especially those who do not have deep pockets or a large national reach but are trying to do a lot of good in their own communities, where their work is most needed. We vet each organization through GuideStar.org before partnering with them. (If your organization is paying its officers six figure salaries and the people you serve are only getting a small fraction of the revenue you generate, you really don’t need us. Our efforts will be better used elsewhere. Sorry.)
√ One of our owners has eight kids. That’s a big population to teach solid values and the art of compassion. We have examples to set to teach these little people to grow up to be caring, generous adults.
√ We want to eradicate the negative prefix “dis” from vocabularies. ”Dis”advantages. ”Dis”abilities. There are so many inspirational stories among us, and we believe in encouraging and inspiring everyone to achieve their goals and ambitions…in spite of obstacles. We are hellbent on achieving our goals too. We may not be the toughest, or the most intimidating course you’ve ever seen, and that is OK. We want to challenge the bodies and minds of competitors on every level. We want you walking away feeling exhausted, but we want you to be able to walk away. We take safety very seriously – our families and friends will be running right along with you. And after you've crawled through the muck with us, well you're family too! We want you to feel proud knowing that you are helping worthy causes within your community. We want you to have a blast – so you’ll run home to sign up for the next race, and tell everyone you know to register too!
***5k OCR ~ 20+ obstacles
***Friday – Early Packet Pick Up / Course Sneak Peek / Community Outreach
***Saturday – Competitive Waves (everyone welcome, elite race early) / Kid Races / Activities / Awards / Concerts / Rogue Waves (after dark)
***Sunday – Fun Waves (everyone welcome, race again!) / Kid Races / Activities / Concerts
