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"It's time to get your team together or get your game on for one of the biggest outdoor athletic events in the Mount Washington Valley.The Tuckerman Inferno and Wildcat Wildfire events are being held on Saturday, April 20.The Tuckerman Inferno pentathlon consists of five separate competitions including an 8.3-mile run, a 6-mile kayak race down the Saco River, an 18-mile bike race north through Pinkham Notch, a 3-mile run/hike up the Tuckerman Trail to Mount Washington's Tuckerman Ravine, and a 1-mile ski/hike giant slalom to the floor of the ravine.For those looking for a slightly less grueling competition, the Wildcat Wildfire Pentathlon follows the same five-event format, however with slightly different distances and takes place simultaneously on the same day.This recreational pentathlon follows the same format as the Tuckerman Inferno Pentathlon, but finishes at Wildcat Mountain with stunning views of Tuckerman Ravine. Race legs include a 6-mile run, a 6-mile kayak, a 16-mile bike, a 2-mile hike/snowshoe up the Polecat Trail at Wildcat and a 1.5-mile downhill ski at Wildcat Mountain to finish.Registration forms for both races may be downloaded online at http://www.friendsoftuckerman.org/inferno-wildfire-registration-forms-2013.htm.For more information on both races visit http://www.friendsoftuckerman.org/tuckerman-inferno.htm.If you are not up for that much exercise, you can simply watch one of New England\u2019s most intense spring team competitions with all the makings of a sports adventure show.It\u2019s all part of the Friends of Tuckerman Ravine\u2019s effort to raise funds to preserve and protect the historic recreational uses of Tuckerman Ravine and Mount Washington.The Tuckerman Inferno pentathlon is open both to teams of five (one of whom must be of the opposite sex) and also to solo TuckerMen and TuckerWomen competitors. The Inferno class also has an all-women category open to teams of five as well as a Dynamic Duo two-person category.And this year, partnering with Ability Plus, there will be an adaptive division in the Wildcat Wildfire event.Paula Tracy writes about the outdoors for wmur.com and can be reached at paulatracy@roadrunner.com."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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