Experience more in 6 hours than most people will in the entire summer as the
world's largest adventure returns to Ottawa on July 17th!
The Mitsubishi City Chase Powered By BlackBerry will turn Ottawa INTO AN ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND ON Saturday July 17th
OTTAWA, July 12 /CNW/ -
What: | City Chase is an urban adventure that requires teams of two to exhibit teamwork, resourcefulness, determination and the ability to make decisions on the fly as they search for physical, intellectual, adventurous and humorous ChasePoint challenges scattered in unknown locations throughout the city. Focusing more on the journey than the destination, participants will learn about their city, their teammate, and themselves as they enjoy a full day of Laughter, Adventure and Discovery through an original urban race experience!! | |
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Highlights from the 2009 Series include: | ||
Strip bowling in Vancouver, navigating mini bikes in Edmonton, climbing the 802 stairs of the Calgary Tower, touring with rickshaws in Toronto, white water rafting in downtown Ottawa, rappelling 31 stories from The Omni Hotel in Montreal, aerial ski jumping at the North American Championships in Quebec City, and a thrilling ride on the highest zip-line in the Western Hemisphere during the World Championships in Salta, Argentina. | ||
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Where: | Tabaret Hall Lawn, 550 Cumberland Street on the Ottawa U Campus (Start/Finish) | |
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When: | Saturday, July 17th, 2010 |
Time: | 7:45am - 9:15am | - Participant check-in |
9:15am - 9:30am | - Official GoodLife Fitness Chaser Warm-up | |
9:30am - 10:00am | - Welcome Speech | |
10:00am | - Official Start - The Chase Is ON!! | |
1:00pm - 1:30pm | - Lead Teams Arrive at the Finish Line | |
4:00pm | - Course and Finish Line Close | |
5:00pm | - After Party/Awards Ceremony |
Following Ottawa's event, The Canadian City Chase Series will finish its tour in Toronto and Vancouver, on August 14th and August 28th respectively. The winner of The Ottawa City Chase event will advance to The Canadian Championships, where teams will face 48 hours of intense urban challenges. The winning team of The Championships will drive away in a pair of 2011 Mitsubishi Outlanders!
Charitable Partner
The Mitsubishi City Chase Powered by BlackBerry is pleased to announce our continued partnership with Right to Play. As the official charitable partner of The Canadian City Chase Series, Right to Play will benefit both from awareness and proceeds generated throughout the Series. After generating more than $175,000 in 2009, our goal is to raise more than $225,000 in 2010.
City Chase World Wide
Building on the continued successes of The Canadian Series, City Chase expanded to a total of 13 countries in 2009, culminating with an epic World Championships in Salta, Argentina. For more information about international locations please visit www.citychase.com.
Television:
International - This summer, National Geographic Channel International will broadcast The 2009 City Chase World Championships in Salta, Argentina to 105 countries reaching more than 200 million viewers.
For event information and team registration visit www.citychase.ca.
For further information:
to register a media team, or to coordinate an interview, please contact:
Danielle Perron - [email protected] - P: 416.709.2328 (onsite)
Lauren Habib - [email protected] - P.905.510.9309
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