Hear ye, hear ye!!! Let the EPIC begin.

Get a year's portion of *GLORY* in a single afternoon. For serious.

www.chiditarod.org/

*Chiditarod* (ʃai*dit'*ə*rɒd): n.) the annual Chicago-based phenomenon
that combines elements of the Alaskan Iditarod with Chicago's finest
brand of debaucherous social activism. One part food drive, one part
pub-crawl, one part costumed race, all parts radtacular.

The *AWESOME* known as Chiditarod is now in its 4th year, and promises
even more ridiculousness than ever before – but we need you. YES YOU!!!

On March 7th Chicago's mushers, artists, pub-crawlers, cartoon
characters, activists, ninjas and robots will assemble yet again to
perpetrate what is "probably the largest mobile food drive in the world."

PARTICIPATE

*1) RACE*
Assemble a team of five - answer the call to glory. NOTE: to fend off
the procrastination and ease race-day logistics, there will be a tiered
registration this year: $30/team through February 6th, $40/team through
March 6th, and $50/team + public scorn if you register on race-day! _We
will be capping entries at 100 teams this year._

Team registration: tinyurl.com/8hma6h

*2) VOLUNTEER*
Volunteer with the most capable event producers in the known universe.

Volunteer registration: tinyurl.com/9yy3fj

*3) DESIGN CONTEST*
Can't wait til March 7th?!?! Us neither… that's why we're kicking off
the absurdity with the annual Chiditarod design contest. Submit
patches, t-shirts, or flyers. Open until January 24, 2009:

Design Contest: www.chiditarod.org/content/...mpetition

*4) MY.CHIDITAROD.ORG <http://MY.CHIDITAROD.ORG>*
Also(!), the unhealthy levels of trash-talking and fiendish plotting has
found a new home: my.chiditarod.org We've put together a
social-network specifically for Chiditarod. Yes, a social network.
It's run by ning; you may already be on a ning site or two. It's
essentially a facebook just for Chiditarod. Hot. It's your playground
for the other 364 days you're not racing to glory. Find a team, build
up your team presence, brag about your super sweet cart, conduct some
sort of virtual sabotage, easily upload past (and future) photos and
video, put some faces to the names of those maniacal people who organize
the race, figure out which clown nailed you with a water balloon filled
with vegetable oil, and stay updated on what your friends (and enemies)
are doing.

Social Network: my.chiditarod.org

Come out and play with us. Take over Chicago's streets. Push a
shopping cart while wearing a tutu. Sabotage the oompa loompas. Break
the 3 ton food drive ceiling. Make history once again. Most
importantly - be your beautiful creative selves while providing for the
hungry.

See you on the frozen urban tundra.
/-The Chiditarod /