Marji Camp 2024
JUNE 6-9, 2024 DETAILS ● 80+ Adult Campers ● 20+ Youth Campers (Youth must be 12 years old and entering 7th grade) ● 30+ Marji Camp Volunteer Coaches ● All registrations include an entry into the Marji Gesick 2024 CHECK-IN: RIPPLING RIVER Check-in is between 3PM and 8PM on Thursday, June 6th at Basecamp. Basecamp is in Rippling River’s Pioneer Circle. It’s where you will check-in, pick up breakfast and coffee, and meet for dinner, camp talks and night rides. AMENITIES Remember: We ALL have to fit into Pioneer Camp. There are 24 sites and 130+ Marji Campers. We have to share sites. Make room for everyone. Cool? Good. If sharing isn’t your thing, please find your own accommodations. 906 Adventure Team will not reimburse you for accommodations elsewhere. ● There is a bathhouse and shared water-source. Each site has a 30 amp electrical hookup. Rippling River has a pool, hot tub, bar, and a small general store which are all located at the main office. ● Cold beer at Marji Basecamp in the evening (by the tents). ● Complimentary WiFi. MARJI CAMP SCHEDULE (ADULTS + YOUTH ) Thursday, June 6 ● 3PM-8PM – Check-In (Campsites cannot be occupied prior to 3PM.) ● 9PM – Night Ride (Highly encouraged. Try to ride with people in your group.) Friday, June 7 ● 7:30AM – Breakfast & Coffee – provided by 906 ● 7:30AM-10:30AM – Run ● 9AM-12PM – Ride ● 12PM-1PM – Lunch – provided trailside by 906 ● 1PM-4PM – Ride/Run ● 6PM – Dinner/Beer – provided by 906 ● 7:30PM – Campfire Talks ● 9PM – Night Ride/Run Saturday, June 8 ● 7:30AM – Breakfast & Coffee – provided by 906 ● 7:30AM-10:30AM – Run ● 9AM-12PM – Ride ● 12PM-1PM – Lunch – provided trailside by 906 ● 1PM-4PM – Ride/Run ● 6PM – Dinner/Beer – provided by 906 ● 7:30PM – Campfire Talks ● 9PM – Night Ride/Run Sunday, June 9 ● 11AM – Checkout from Rippling River Notes for Parent’s of Youth: ● Youth participants must be transported to trailheads by their parent/guardian. – Youth participants must have an adult in the area who is NOT participating in Marji Camp. The adult must be reachable by phone at all times and be prepared to pick up their youth participant at any time during the session. – Youth participants will change locations immediately following lunch both days. Parent/Guardian must provide transportation. More specifics will be provided at check-in. – Youth participants must be picked up by a parent/guardian at 4PM from their assigned location each day. ● Breakfast – If your youth wants breakfast: Bring them to Basecamp between 7:30 and 8:30, then transport them to their assigned trailhead by 9. Breakfast is highly recommended, however if it’s not consumed at Basecamp just head right to the assigned trailhead by 9. Lunch will be provided at 12 (trailside). ● Dinner, Campfire Talks and Night Rides – Youth participants can stick around for the evening but are the responsibility of their parent/guardian at all times beginning at 4PM. Also, note that the evening events are adult-driven; there will be beer and adult language. ● Saturday | 4pm Pick up at the same location you dropped off. Youth are the responsibility of their parent/guardian after 4pm. ● Initially, youth will be grouped by age. As the weekend progresses, we may move youth around, as necessary. ● Camp will be challenging. It might be one of the most difficult things they’ve done. Ensure your youth is physically, socially and emotionally prepared for the challenge. We don’t want to set youth up for failure. RIDE/RUN LOCATIONS You’ll be assigned to ride/run with your group at trailheads around the NTN and RAMBA trails. Riders and runners are responsible for getting themselves to and from ride and run locations. The distance between Basecamp and trailheads is anywhere between 0 and 20 miles. Consider this if you’re carpooling to Marji Camp. – It’s highly likely you’ll be in different groups with different locations than the person you carpooled to Marji Camp with. You can probably find a ride from someone else in your group but YOU need to figure that out. Group assignments will be shared at check-in. FOOD AND BEVERAGE We will provide breakfast, lunch, dinner and beer on Friday and Saturday. If you have special dietary requirements, we recommend that you self-support. BREAKFAST Breakfast provided by 231 West and Coffee provided by Velodrome Coffee Co. Will be available for pickup at Basecamp at 7:30AM. Menu TBD. LUNCH Provided by 231 West, will be delivered to your ride/run locations. Menu TBD. DINNER TBD GEAR REMINDERS **KEEP IN MIND, TEMPERATURES IN MARQUETTE DURING JUNE CAN VARY GREATLY. PLAN ACCORDINGLY** ● Bike or running shoes ● Helmet ● Lights (for night ride/run) ● First Aid kit ● Camping gear ● Rain gear ● Layers ● Knee pads, elbow pads (optional) ● GPS ● Bug spray ● Supplemental food, hydration, and basic nutrition VOLUNTEER COACHES All of our coaches are volunteers, many of them traveling from a distance to be here this weekend. Some have finished Marji, and others have not. They’re here to share their experiences and help you get ready for Marji Gesick. Big thanks to the crew. Marji Camp couldn’t happen without you. MARQUETTE MOUNTAIN Please do not pre-ride anywhere on Marquette Mountain property. Their trails are not open to the public. You must have a season pass to ride trails on their property.
Ten more years for Tara
We started 2024 excited to celebrate our ten-year anniversary, but life had other plans. On January 19, 2024, an automobile accident claimed the life of our Adventure Coordinator, Tara Gluski. Not a day goes by that I don’t think about her family, friends, and everyone who knew her. When we lose someone we love, it’s normal to ask what we could have done. I did it for a couple days and decided I (we) must do something different. We must move forward and dedicate our energy not to what we could have done but to what we can do – honor Tara, and ensure her memory, and impact lives on. To that end, I want you to know our team is ready to dig in and continue her work. Here’s a list of people stepping up, what they will be doing, and a way to contact them if you have questions or need help. Youth Adventure Teams/Communication/Questions (Volunteers, Families)Julie Cunningham Sponsorships, Grants, DonationsLeslie Accounts Payable – Bookkeeping Gear Store Questions Questions regarding Events (Polar Roll, The Crusher, Marji Gesick), New Adventure Teams, Organizational Inquiries Todd Poquette Submitting EX event results: Send event results to this email Nicky Bates I sat down with Elizabeth Peterson on the TV6 Morning Show. We talked about Tara’s impact on our community, how we plan to move forward, and what’s planned for this year. You can check it out here. One last thing. At some point in the near future, we will look to bring another employee into the team to support our growth, not to replace Tara, but rather to carry on the mission with us. Adventure Coordinator, the title Tara held for five years, will be retired. There will never be another Tara, and therefore, there will never be another Adventure Coordinator. Todd PoquetteDirector of Adventure Ten more years for Tara… I want everyone to understand we’re gonna honor Tara forever, not just ten years. I want us to look forward instead of looking back. Let’s look at what we can do instead of what we could have done. Let’s lead by example. That’s what she always did. That’s what she would do if it had been one of us.
2024 MARJI GESICK REGISTRATION OPENS FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH AT 9:06 PM
2024 MARJI GESICK REGISTRATION OPENSFRIDAY, OCTOBER 13TH AT 9:06 PM The moment you’ve been dreading is almost here. BIKERS REGISTER HERE RUNNERS REGISTER HERE Registration will be password protected until Friday. You will NOT need a password when registration goes live at 9:06 PM on the 13th. If this is your first time registering for Marji Gesick… it’s gonna be a long week. We’ve been known to open registration early… unannounced. We’ll throw out special offers and the first few people to see ’em’ get in early, but you’ll never know when it’s going to happen, or if it will at all. The only thing harder than finishing da Marji is getting into da Marji. See ya Friday… or maybe sooner. LIMITED EDITION MARJI GESICK: THE 10TH CHAPTER SHIRTS AVAILABLE NOW UNTIL 11:59 PM SUNDAY NIGHT! VISIT MERCH STORE SOCIAL SLIDES. SHARE EM’.“THE 10TH CHAPTER”IT’S A FRIDAY THE 13TH TAKEOVER PARTY. Download Download Download EVERYONE HAS A PLAN UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE. Disclaimer: What you are about to read is not hype. It wasn’t written by a marketing department. You have no idea what you’re getting yourself into. You can prepare all year and still be unprepared. The odds are not in your favor. There’s as good a chance you quit as there is you finish. You’re gonna need the weather to be perfect… and a lot of luck… and even that might not be enough. All of that said… you need to try to be ready. That’s why Rob is here. He’ll be offering “early bird” pricing on plans from RLP Coaching all weekend long. Professionally built plans by a professional coach at a price that leaves enough cash in the bank to upgrade your health insurance. TRAINING INFO SELF SUPPORTED NUTRITION FROM RESTORE EASE DIETETICS “Nutrition isn’t about what you want to eat or feel like eating. Nutrition is a non-negotiable for finishing a race like Marji.” -Todd Poquette Whether you have your sights set on surviving registration, buckle pace, a personal best or beating the finishing clock; you’re gonna need a nutrition plan for that. Dawn of Restore Ease Dietetics can help you no matter your pace, your goals or your excuses. Get started on fueling your #greendot with 50% off our exclusive Self-Support Nutrition program. Early bird discount is available now through 11:59 PM EST Get Started MG200 (Out & Back): Who can register? * This is specific to the MG200 for bikers. Are ya a runner who wants to give it a try? Email Todd Qualifiers Must be in the “Hall of Pain”. (* more on this below) The category is limited to 50 spots. Send me an email. In it, tell me why you want to do the MG200 and a little about completing the Triple Crown. I’m not asking for race resumes. If you’re in the Hall of Pain, you can do hard shit. This isn’t an ego competition. I’m looking at who will be the best fit to represent 906AT as the class of 2024. Emails will be reviewed beginning TODAY on a first-sent, first-read basis. THURSDAY is the last day to throw your hat in the ring. We will select fifty people by Friday morning. You will receive a code to register BEFORE reg opens at 9:06 PM if selected. Why do you have to be a member of the “Hall of Pain” to register for the MG200? The MG200 runs every five years. It’s a very unique and limited opportunity. 2024 is our (906AT) 10-year anniversary. We want folks who have supported us and did hard things with us to get their shot at it first. Will we make an exception? Maybe. Unlikely, but possible. It’s our way of showing we don’t forget who helped us get here. No judgment for those who have not been around as long… or have not done all the events. We get it… there are a lot of great events out there to do. Celebrate 10 years with 906 Adventure Team in 2024. Complete the Triple Crown and join the Hall of Pain… and you’ll get an invitation to the first annual Trilogy Event next October. MORE INFO REASONS YOU SHOULD GO TO MARJI CAMP It’s actually fun. You’ll get to see everything in the daylight. There’s beer, and it’s free. We feed you. Every Marji Camp entry includes an entry into the main event. You don’t have to deal with those damn checkpoints… or do you? We promise. We don’t care. The Marji Gesick Customer Disservice Team