Even though the ATL is that hot or warm (at this moment) for that matter, it’s still got great food and wonderful charm. CitySolve Urban Race took the red-eye to Atlanta yesterday and woke up charged and ready for some Southern hospitality.

After spending a good portion of the day in ??? and ??? (do you think we’re gonna tell you where the race is going) we were starving, and didn’t want to wait…next thing I know I’m hearing, “what’ll ya have, what’ll ya have.” If you’re from Atlanta or went to Georgia Tech you know where I’m talkin’ about. The Varisty.

This place is a landmark complete with a turn-back-the-clock lighted marquee to drive-up section and quick and friendly service. I was disappointed with the burger itself. The fries were ok. The winner are the onion rings. These rings are so good they’d make Beyonce smile!

After lettering in eating, our team went back to work writing clues for Saturday’s CitySolve Urban Race Atlanta. Glad to get rid of that grumbling, so annoying but useful for survival I guess.

Finally, our day came to a close and needed one last meal before shoving off to REM-land. We decided to hit up one of ATL’s best eateries…The Vortex. If you’ve never been it’s an absolute must when you come to The Peach City. If you’ve vegan/vegetarian stay away! The Vortex has enormous burgers. It’s been a stop off for Adam Richman’s Man vs. Food. Check out the heavyweight’s blog and vlog.

The Vortex has also been ranked in the Travel Channel’s 101 Chow Down Count Down. Landing at #90.

If you have an Atlanta joint that you want to share, please post on our blog. We want to share our experiences with you and would love to hear what makes you happy where you live.

Next event…
Houston urban race on March 20th

The envelope please…

Here are your Top 25 and the rest of the field.

Key
* denotes Top 25
@ Family Division

*1. (1:05:42) Orlando: Pete Berg & Brad Milison
*2. (1:22:10) 2 Legit 2 Quit: Hannah Levin & Stephanie Pollok
*3. (1:23:19) Sanduners: Amy Horst & Joe Matsch
*4. (1:35:53) Mountain View Mamas: Karen Moreland & Alexa Morris
*5. (1:37:45) Dusty Bottoms: Cindy Vaca & Andrea Sommers
*6. (1:39:10) Teaser Girls: Lora Andreson
*7. (1:42:10) Spank the Monkey: Brian Ko & Scott Goodman
*8. (1:42:11) Team Papy: Kim Newport & Rob Papandrea
*9. (1:42:35) DJ Wall: David & Jennifer Wallace
*10. (1:43:55) Team U.S.: Mike Bond & Nicole Gordon
v11. (1:49:23) The Discombobulators: Allison Miller & Keira Hertz
*12. (1:54:01) Gabrielle & Jay Hart
*13. (1:54:17) Team Chikhale: Jonathan Chikhale & Cece Wong
*14. (1:54:47) Ravenclaw: Michael Vieyra, Julian Patel & Liz Pan
*15. (1:57:25) DFU (Don’t Folow Us): Calvin Wong & Xiayi Shirley Zhang
*16.  (2:06:58) Booty Hunters: Jared Marshall & Larry Malinconico
*17.  (2:09:00) Poker Guys: Mitch Levine & Jeffrey Newman
*18. (2:16:32) Team Kickass: Dustin Andrews & Ryan Pearson
*19. (2:22:06) Team Hewitt: Gary & Celeste Hewitt
*20. (2:23:40) Team?: Denise O’Reilly
*21. (2:31:05) Dork!: Leo Bantram & Jason Reem
*22. (2:33:41) Yelp: Katie Burbank & Christina Yoon
*23. (2:39:01) What would Bono do?: Susan Ashkar & Marifi Pulido
*24. (2:44:30) Pinahnoque: Raymond Sakai & Lisa Arakaki
*@25. (3:07:58) Pancho Villa: Luke, Tam, Zoe & Micah Massaman-Johnson
26. (3:08:02) The Internationals: Evelyn Lopez, Negar Shariatmadari, Yvette Youssefia, Karie Rashedi & Ting Tu
27. (3:14:32) Team H: Stephanie Huber & Dale Hill
28. (3:18:21) Wanderlust Racers: Maria Guevarra & Denise O’Reilly
29. (3:30:08) Master This: Cori McLuckey & Tonia Latorre
30. (3:39:22) The Jacksons: BethWalter & Keith Jones
31. (3:42:57) Team Unknown
32. (4:01:16) Superpeople: Joe Wilkleman & Dave Scott
33. (4:18:20) Jordan
34. (4:21:00) Laresa: Theresa Gabriel & Lawrence Halby
35. (4:32:10) Freakniks: Martha & Robert William
36. (4:44:39) 1+1=3: John Williams & Mike Thompson
37. (4:50:17) PB&J: George Wilton & Greg Walton
38. (4:54:02) We Are One: Amanda Lee, Tan Eng & Kee Ian
39. (4:59:10) We Love LA: Jason & Cindy Wyoming
40. (DNF) Dodos: Eleonore Dailly, Melissa Haft, Nicolas Baldoni & Daniele Semeraro
41. (DNF) Bobos: Marcelo Mitnik, Carolina Angulo, David Kajganich & Camilo Alvarez

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Next event…
CitySolve Urban Race Atlanta

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Next event…
March 6th: CitySolve Urban Race LA

The envelope please…

Here are your Top 25 and the rest of the field.

Key
* denotes Top 25
# Senior Division
@ Family Division
! denotes an incorrect answer

*1. (1:18:51) Storming the Castle: Christy Bacon & Jill Diamond
*2. (1:24:51) The Flinging Monkeys: Wayne Turner & Brent Armstrong
*3. (1:43:39) New Orleans or bust: Roberto Vazquez & Karin Housh
*!4. (1:47:31) Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix: Jeff Ficker & David Proffitt
*5. (1:47:39) GET TATERED: Daniel Doughty & Jeff Watson
*6. (1:48:24) McNasty: Gabriela & Terry McManus
*7. (1:48:55) Team Yager: Scott & Becky Holmes
*8. (1:55:14) Bromonium United: Elizabeth Carlson & Patrick Polsunas
*9. (1:56:15) Team 1140: Steve Iverson
*10. (1:56:54) Call of Doodie 2: Deborah & Clay Winn
*11. (1:56:59 Call of Doodie 1: Anne & Shawn Spencer
*!12. (1:58:55) JayBirds: John Cohen & Jessica Grant
*13. (1:59:53) Team 1138: Shan Weist
*14. (2:00:10) Speedy Turtles: Lori & Chrissy Marra
*!15. (2:02:37) Skanking Lizard: Connor Berg & Brandon Lancelle
*16. (2:02:57) Spartans 44: Erin & Jason Andreas
*17. (2:08:30) For the Fun-itness of it!: Karen Ebner & Tina Glatfelter
*18. (2:10:16) Sexier in Flannel: Erica Neal & Tracy Bennett
*!19. (2:15:44) Spicy Virgos: Rhonda Loos & Joy McCain
*20. (2:18:01) ABC-Squared: Andrew & AnaMaria Call
*#21. (2:19:47) Spirits Havin Flown: Ariana Lapiene
*22. (2:21:06) Sharkie Light    : Meghan Cyr & Jenny Waite
*23. (2:24:35) The Terrible Circus Conquerors: Jessica Krump & Hosanna Sheeley
*!@24 (2:24:56) Team Little: Renee Little & Zach Carpenter
*!25. (2:18:01) Blue Light Special: Colleen Pameditis, Eric Korsten, Mike Pameditis & Melanie Pranitis
!26. (2:28:38) Too Hot 2 Handle: Belinda Chron & Anthony Boydston
27. (2:31:25) TWO-unglued: Carla Bayne & Roger Pauner
28. (2:35:26) Team 1137: Midori Shindle
29. (2:35:29) The Dream Killers: Cassidi & Brian Carbajal
30. (2:36:27) Sun Devils from the White City: Anthony &  Lauren Barnhart
31. (2:36:28) Sun Devils from the White City: Lauren Winkates & Kris Eldridge
32. (2:38:14) Danger Zone: Fabian Gonzalez & Kristine Leon
!@33. (2:38:20) Team 1071
!34. (2:40:50) Puzzle Piece: Brynn Scheibel & Jessica Lorimer
!35. (2:41:20) Team Awesome (1128)
36. (2:43:00) 4Play: Lee Ervin, Charles Vinton, Kristina Bowser & Brianna Collins
37. (2:43:23) The Muggles: Marty & Marissa McDonald
38. (2:44:36) WEET WEET:  Cybil Cuaron & Tim Knoll
39. (2:46:45) Hansel & Gretel: Necessity & Chuck Shane
40. (2:48:18) Team Awesome (1142): Ashley Beaty
41. (2:48:42) Babooschka: Katelyn Darr
!42. (2:49:24) AZ Adventure Girls: Fara Walling
!43. (2:51:07) ShaggyFish: Ryan Wilson & Darrell Parrish
!44. (3:00:32) Special Recovery: Christine Johnson & Melissa Pecak
@45. (3:00:50) Coyotes: Dawn & Tiffany Walters
46. (3:09:22) NVRDYLS: Darren Hince & Allison Dunn
47. (3:15:55) Sun Dragons: Heather Rathjen & Maggie Nuckols
48. (3:16:40) Rainbow Duo: Lisa Pike & Laura Murphy
!49. (3:20:56) D & H: Alyssa Hendrick
!@50. (3:26:39) Turner: Julie & Lindsey Turner
!51. (3:31:57) S & S: Steve Trainor & Sheresa Pompay
!52. (3:34:20) Commod Squad: Tamara Jim, Will Murphey, Levi Long, Sam Kullo, Jennifer Murphey & Cheryl Johnson
53. (3:41:53) Ain’t Got No Clue: Stephanie Evans & Darold Davis
54. (3:50:43) Team Timmayyyy: Tina Ekwall & Timothy Williams
55. (DNF) Bad News Creekers: Mary Crowder & Anne Ross
56. (DNF) Team 1131: Brian Duncan
57. (DNF) Team 1129: Ace Fanning     & Katelyn Darr
58. (DNF) Cote duVin: Kimberly Johnston & Jeff Cote
59. (DNF) Team 1128: Nelson Rebecca & Wallace
60. (DNF) Smash Bros: Caleb Owens & Daniel Whiltatch
61. (DNF) Team 1118: Margaret Smith
62. (DNF) Free n Me: Free & Cheri Palomino

Now you can win prizes at each CitySolve Urban Race just by following us on Twitter and being our fan on Facebook.

We will award $50 prizes for the best Tweet during each race (CitySolve Urban Race is the judge). You can also win a $50 gift certificate by becoming a fan of CitySolve Urban Race’s Facebook page and telling us what the best part of the was!

Next event…
CitySolve Urban Race LA March 3rd

We’d like to thank all those who made CitySolve Urban Race Honolulu a smashing success. We had a great time and raised $1,028 for The Honolulu Academy of Arts! We can’t wait to partner with them next year! Mahalo!

Next event…
CitySolve Urban Race Phoenix

The envelope please…

Here are your Top 25 and the rest of the field.

Key
* denotes Top 25
! denotes an incorrect answer

*1. (1:48:10) Hot For Teacher: Michael Rollins & Seleena    Harkness
*2. (1:49:15) Nutella: Catherine Law-Yat & David Watumull
*3. (2:09:42) Sherlock’s Homies: Hazel Balmaceda & Casey Ching
*4. (2:21:15) Team 1089
*5. (2:28:59) The Socialites: Elsie Simpliciano & Kamaka Parker
*6. (2:29:44) Wizards of Waverly Place: Ryan Mellor & Matt Murayama
*7. (2:30:49) Team 1047: Kim Raford
*8. (2:33:21) team lightning: Imelda    Leung, Marge    Tang, Kai Zhou & Nick Chang
*9. (2:33:26) Thunder    Grant : Grant Shiira
*!10. (2:36:05) the fun balls: Fran Gendrano-Ball & Shannon Ball
*11. (2:36:09) Jichi Mohn: John Sweeney & Michi Atkinson
*!12. (2:36:09) Mini Malasadas: Elizabeth Galea & Chelsea Cabral
*13. (2:39:47) Urban Outfooters: Chad Yamamoto    , Nathene Antonio, Marie Ikeda, Tracy & Cy Carnate
*!14. (2:40:43) Funkytown Monkey Pimps
*15. (2:41:47) Tree Appreciation Society: Mele Chillingworth, Juliette Budge, Michael Bennett & Scott Lukas
*16. (2:41:47) Department of Trife: Christopher Hu & Lisa Mandle
*17. (2:42:33) Team Bus ‘Em Up: Andrea Wright, Ven Seward & Vicki Roberts
*!18. (2:44:52) Yelp Pimp Patrol: Emi & Michael
*!19. (2:45:05) Team 1092
*20. (2:46:22) RDMD: Mathew Davis & Roger Dunn
*21. (2:56:47) Dakine Adventurerz: Ryan Hamilton & Yvette Lacobie
*22. (3:01:20) Team 1096
*23. (3:01:22) McP: Nanette Macapanpan, Christie Chan & Davin Pascual
*!24. (3:01:43) Steps Ahead: Kalei Chun-Dela Cruz & Kala’I Stern
*25. (3:02:35) Lysis to Kill: Anna Leychenko & Genevieve    Griffiths
26. (3:07:38) Sherlock &Nancy: Lachelle Yasutake & Mark Rodrigues
!27. (3:08:33) Team Troybots: Jessica Grant, Emily-Louise Tomas, Jake Barsana, Christopher Yee & Troy Uyehara Reuben
28. (3:09:30) Team Fail
!29. (3:11:47) Team 1100
30. (3:14:57) Team Waffles: Crystal Sasaki & Jeffrey Ikeda
31. (3:15:10) Fluffy Mud Monsters:     Laura    Gulbransen
32. (3:15:59) Looney Newleys: Jenai Hermosura & Sid Hermosura
33. (3:18:25) Pinkak-Bettys: Arlene Abiang, Leah Jacaline & Richelle Abiang
!34. (3:18:38) Juddroni:  Eric    Baroni & Courtney Judd
!35. (3:20:18) OH-K Trio: Liane Ono, Michelle Kaneshiro & Alison Higa
!36. (3:23:02) Just KU It!: Sharon Nakamura & Jaime Horton
37. (3:25:53) The Furious Five: Allison Hamada, Blaine Gemeno, Breann, Swann Lee Warashina & Cheryl Tagaca
38. (3:31:24) Team Wayward: Debra & Kelly Williams
!39. (3:31:30) 80s Babies: Kristin Herrick & Lindsay Lindenbach
40. (3:34:32) Team 1098
41. (3:37:06) Team 1041: Phuong Nguyen
!42. (3:37:06) Team 1042: Chan Nguyen
!43. (3:38:20) LAVA: Traci Bush & Kimberly Manzo
44. (3:44:40) Frnzyz: Karen    Keomalu-Ishida & Kimberly    Kaohi
!45. (3:46:10) Team Cowabunga!: John Holman & Summer Baptist
!46. (3:50:22) Aukele: Gayle Philip, Mindy Wilkinson & Rebecca Eldredge
47. (3:54:20) Team S.P.A.M.: Marla    Marcelo & Paige Kim
!48. (3:54:38) Team 1091
49. (4:01:04) Gremily: Emily Lum & Grant Marcouillier
!50. (4:09:15) Crouching Woman, Hidden Cucumber: Kirstin Wilson, Kevin White & James Costigan
51. (4:15:40) 37-And-A-Half % Asian: Eric    Steidle    , Eric Hu Jenn    Hu & Donna W
!52. (4:16:22) Specul8: Jenny Lai, Alex Jurasek, Jake, Boulware, Kerry Byun & Nick Jurasek
!53. (4:19:52) Legion of Doom: Rachael Oshiro & Laura Cho
!54. (4:50:21) oriental yoginis: Tomoko Robinson & Akiko Takashima
!55. (4:51:19)    Android Avengers: Wendy Ragmat & Ross    Higa        FAMILY
56. (4:55:03) Southern Comfort: Erica Elliott-Buford & Kevin Buford
!57. (5:05:43)    Seasiders: Janelle Knight & Kent Carollo
!58. (5:19:06)    D Squared: Danica & Dan Robson
!59. (5:27:47)    Phone Rangers Drew    Erickson & Allsion Pettersson
!60. (5:52:17)    Team Wurthner: Jennifer & Jacob Wurthner
!61. (6:08:15)    Wine’g Overworked Wahines: Elisa Hammer & Bernice Balete
62. (DNF) The Beaglers: Patricia Chang
63. (DNF) Running Room: Michelle    Ly
64. (DNF) Explorer Runs A Race: Steven Buchun & Sarah Dorn
65. (DNF) NSG: Dawn Collins & Joanne Tabor
66. (DNF) K & A: Ann    Fujitani & Kris Watari
67. (DNF) Na Makana:  Phillippe  Galicinao &  Thearon Thurber
68. (DNF) the ponderers: Katrinat Lu
69. (DNF) Brain Thugs n Harmony:    Edison     Mow & Jamie    Saiki
70. (DNF) Team Ramrod: Brian Park & Abby Byers
71. (DNF) Team Ohana: Ellen Repalda & Mae Garay
72. (DNF) 2 Strong Arms: Teri & Duane Strong
73. (DNF) FishBiscuits Jared Taka & Kristie Kido
74. (DNF) Beware  Drunk Natives Running Amok: Bruce Watson & Joy Shimamoto
75. (DNF) Aloha Ice Cubers: Vikki Wong-Webb, Trevor Webb,  Bryson Yamamoto & Jaren Hanis
76. (DNF) What if we win? Christopher Wigley, Kevin Saboori & John Zver

Next event…
Phoenix urban race, February 27th

It’s tomorrow, people! CitySolve Urban Race kicks off its 27 US city tour in paradise. HAWAII!!! There’s still room, but spaces are filling up fast!

Race starts at 11:00 AM tomorrow (2/20)

Portions of each registrations benefit The Honolulu Academy of Arts

Here’s a view from the house the CitySolve Creative Team is staying….beautiful. This is what you’re missing Mainland!

Mahalo!

Next race…
Phoenix urban adventure race on February 27th

Here are some random numeral fact about CitySolve Urban Race and me, Jason Hofsess

It’ll have been 98 days since the 2009 season ended and the 2010 begins
We’ve changed our name once (we were known then as High Trek Adventure
$5,000 1st place prize in our New Orleans Championship Race
27 urban adventure races (Denver twice) in 2010
I’m flying about 2400 miles from Oakland to Honolulu
I belong to 12 frequent flier programs (yep, I’m crazy)
I’m 33 years olds
Born on January 18th
I’m 5′10
CitySolve Urban Race will still have 10 clues per race…
…and 2 bonus questions
Office address is 2161 Shattuck Ave in Berkeley, CA (come by and say hi)
I live in the zip code of 94596
My high school football number was 78
CitySolve Urban Race has 7 events back-to-back (April 10th to May 22nd)

Next event…
Honolulu urban adventure race on 2/20