Downtown St. Louis Idiotarod (original) (raw)

Downtown St. Louis Idiotarod

February 25 and 26, 2011

Registration is Closed

The Downtown St. Louis Idiotarod pays homage to the Alaskan tradition of the Iditarod where dogs pull a sled and musher across the Iditarod Trail. Our event is similar, except we replace the dogs with people and the sled with a shopping cart, set the race on the streets of Downtown St. Louis, and add a heavy dose of comedy. Teams of five people will venture throughout downtown stopping at checkpoints and completing challenges to continue and win prizes. One of the challenges includes collecting “virtual” food for a local charity: Operation Food Search. Teams must have a theme that is reflected in their sled and costumes. The dates are set for February 25 and 26, 2011 and like the Alaskan event, the race will go on regardless of rain, sleet, snow, wind or even a bright, sunny day.

2010 was the inaugural year for the Downtown St. Louis Idiotarod and over 35 teams competed and raised over $7,500 for Operation Food Search – the most successful virtual food drive to date. Teams ranged from Scooby Doo & The Mystery Machine to Mad Max, and Speed Racer.

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Key Information

Dates: February 25 (Corporate Cup) and February 26 (Open Competition)
Check In: 11 am | Race: Noon
Location: Old Post Office Plaza | 801 Locust | Downtown, St. Louis
Registration Fee: Corporate Team - 100∣OpenTeam−100 | Open Team - 100∣OpenTeam−50

All participants must be at least 21 years old to participate

Registration is now closed.
Click here to read the rules

### Virtual Food Drive

Donate to Corporate Teams - Racing on 2/25 Donate to Open Teams - Racing on 2/26

Instructions to Donate to Virtual Shopping Carts

All Donations Benefit

Proceeds from the event benefit Operation Food Search

Top Fundraising Teams

Corporate Competition (Top 5)
When Banks Fly/ US Bancorp CDC: $1132.75
Grease Lightning/ Colliers International: $982.75
Saucy Tomatoes/ OFS: $623.00
St. Louis Public Radio/ KWMU:$473.25
Polsenelli Ninjas/ Pollsenelli Shughart PC: $433.50

Open Competition (Top 5)
A Day at the Circus: $3126.00
The Care Bears: $571.00
Run Like an Egyptian: $350.00
The Idiots of Oz: $193.25
It's a Shore Thing: $105.25

amounts updated daily

For more information about the event or to become a sponsor, contact Kendra Murphy, Events & Projects Manager (314) 436-6500 ext. 237 or kmurphy@downtownstl.org

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