Battle by the Brook
About this race
A child's adventure begins with yours.
The Battle by the Brook Adventure Race
raises money to send kids to camp.
Join us for the
9th Annual YMCA Camp Shady Brook's
Battle by the Brook
September 19th, 2026.
Pick your distance
Adventure race
Competitive Race
The Competitive Race is a mixture of mountain biking, orienteering, cross country running, climbing, rappelling, target sports and watercraft challenges (race provides all watercraft). Open to all ages (NOTE: This race is rugged). Teams from this heat will be competing for the ultimate bragging rights and the chance to be entered into the Rocky Mountain Adventure Series Championship! USARA Sanctioned. Teams may consist of 1 - 4 persons. The race will begin at 8 a.m. Teams will start their race at a specific time (you will find out your time on race day). Hard stop at 3pm. For experienced racers as well as new adventure race athletes. Timed event with overall finish time and included in results Awards given to top TEAM in each division (1, 2, 3 & 4 person). Each team member, must have a mountain bike with gears to participate in this category and be experienced at riding their bike on trails. All team members must stay together at all times during the race.
Family Race
For athletes/families who just want to have a great time and enjoy the experience but are not so worried about overall finish time or place at the race. Shorter course than competitive race. Must have one parent/guardian on the team. Teams must have a minimum of 2 people with at least one adult. MAX of 6. Teams start at 9:00 a.m.. Teams will start their race at a specific time (you will find out your time on race day). Hard stop at 3pm. Timed event with overall finish time and included in results. Pre-registered teams are guaranteed a race tee. Bikes are NOT required to participate in this division, but are fun (and may give you a speed advantage)! You may run/walk/hike instead of biking. Awards given to top TEAM in each division (2/3 family no bikes, 4/6 family no bikes - 2/3 family with bikes, 4/6 family with bikes). All team members must stay together at all times during the race.
Typical race-day weather
Based on 10 years of Open-Meteo archive data for this event's race dates in Deckers, plus the 3 days either side.
The sun rises at 6:46 AM and sets at 7:03 PM local time (MDT) in Deckers on September 19, 2026 — 12h 16m of daylight.
Course
No course map published yet.
The organizer hasn't released a route for this event, and we don't publish guesses. If you're the organizer, send us a GPX file and we'll draw the profile.
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Where this page comes from. Race details were last updated on . We re-check listings regularly and again in the week before race day.
- Entries, prices, waves and inclusions — the event's official registration page
- Temperature and humidity — Copernicus ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)
- Elevation and terrain relief — Copernicus DEM GLO-90, ESA (CC BY 4.0)
- Comparisons and counts — Race Discovery calendar, 1 Deckers event
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