The River Runner tells the story of Auburn’s extreme white water kayaker Scott Lindgren and his epic attempt to complete kayaking all four of the challenging rivers that flow from Tibet’s sacred Mt. Kailish. Four years in the making, this film premiered at the Telluride Mountain Film Festival held on Memorial Day weekend, 2021. Learn more…

• Read full article at AmericanWhitewater.org
• Much more information including directions may be found at Bill Tutkill’s website cacreeks.com, specifically at https://cacreeks.com/fordyce.htm
• For future reference, both CAcreeks and AmericanWhitewater Websites may be found on this Website’s Businesses & Organizations page.

ECC Water Sports & Biking Representative  Phil Sayre (above) wants to let everyone know that the beautiful Auburn-area rivers are calling. Learn more by visiting this website’s Water Sports page.

To tempt you, here are two recent photos. First, one of an April  21 low flow run on the Chamberlain Falls Section of the North Fork American River, as seen from the Windy Point Trail.

The second is one of  happy kayakers following a successful instructional run on a calmer section of the American River South Fork. Who is the instructor? Why Phil, of course… 3rd from the left.

Tis the season!

Deadline to post your results is now October 31, 2020, plus “15-minutes for ANY endurance activity equals one mile” has been added!

Auburn’s Endurance Capital Committee has partnered with Single Track Running’ for the Auburn Endurance Capital Virtual <100 Mile and 100 Mile Challenges!

LATEST NEWS! The completion deadline has been extended to  October 31 AND you may use hours of activity as well as miles to complete your challenge.

RUN, WALK, HIKE, ROAD BIKE, MTN. BIKE, RIDE A HORSE, SWIM, PADDLE

15 minutes of any of these (and more) = 1 Mile: YOGA, CROSS FIT, CLIMB, TENNIS, PICKLE BALL, RACQUET BALL, SPIN, etc.

You may also COMBINE a mix of your endurance activities and apply them towards your ultimate goal!

Participants who achieve at least 50 miles (or equivalent of mixed endurance activites) will receive a handsome –  finisher’s medal. Participants who complete the full 100-mile distance (or equivalent of mixed endurance activites) will receive a larger finisher’s medal. Participants will also have the option to upgrade their medal to a buckle for a small fee.

CLICK HERE

FOR MORE INFO AND TO SIGN  UP TODAY!

 November 3-4, 2019

September 8 through October 8, 2020

Auburn’s Endurance Capital Committee has partnered with Single Track Running’s Auburn Endurance Capital Virtual 100 Mile Challenge! It is a virtual event that allows participants to complete up to 100 miles September 8 to October 8 in any way they can, anywhere in the world!

RUN
HIKE
ROAD BIKE
MTN. BIKE
RIDE A HORSE
SWIM
PADDLE

or

COMBINE your endurance activities that can be measured in distance and apply the distance towards your ultimate goal!

While 100 miles is the ultimate goal, we understand that not everyone will be physically able to complete the full 100 miles, for that reason participants that achieve at least 50 miles will receive a 50 mile award, and runners that complete the full 100 mile distance will receive a larger finisher’s medal. Participants will also have the option to upgrade their medal to a buckle for a small fee.

CLICK HERE

FOR MORE INFO AND TO SIGN  UP TODAY!

The City has enlisted Peckham & McKinney, a Careers in Government company to spearhead the search for applicants. Check out the listing, which includes “Auburn California Endurance Capital of the World™” in the job description.

The ECC and everyone health- and endurance-sport-minded will sincerely miss Bob’s presence. He and his wife Jennifer were so supportive of our committee and all it does. Jennifer was the one who coined  the phrase “All Trails Lead to Auburn…”, and working together they produced the popular “Auburn Style” posters and postcards. Bob and his side kicks Harvery Roper and Monte Reynolds were regulars as a photographers and videographers at Auburn endurance events, especially WSER and Tevis, and they freely contributed their work to the ECC to use in our promotional materials.

Just a few of our ECC memorable, collaborative efforts with Bob:

• Helping to develop the initial Auburn Endurance 100 Challenge.
• Setting up big screens and coordinating City support for the popular Endurance Capital Street Parties/Expos managed by Shannon Weil and held in Old Town.
• Working with us and the Arts Commission on the Nevada Street  Rip Cronk Dawson Tanks mural project.

• Helping us chalk “Endurance Capital of the World™” in huge letters on High Street for both the Tour of California bike races that came to Auburn.

• Supporting the ECC’s plan (created by Harvey Roper) for the Endurance Zone section of the Streetscape in Downtown Auburn.

• Assisting the ECC with its early outreach efforts at local events like the Home Show, and the WSER and Tevis Finish lines.
• Helping to coordinate and mediate the extensive Auburn State Recreation Area Advisory SubCommittee Trail User Group Meetings (2013-2014) to help provide the ASRA General Plan trail construction options, the user groups’ Safety/Etiquette guidelines and the popular ECC ASRA Trail Map.

The ECC thanks you for all you have done for the City during your tenures here. We sincerely hope that your retirement will provide you and Jennifer with more time to join us in our activities!