Headrest provides free inpatient and outpatient support for individuals addicted to drugs who cannot afford assistance, as well as a 24-hour crisis hotline, Mundy said.
Teams paid $32 to participate, and 14 teams of two people entered, Mundy said. All money raised will go to Headrest, she said, because the event costs were covered by local sponsors, including the Hanover Inn and Stateline Sports. Area businesses also donated prizes, Mundy said.
The teams traveled on foot throughout Hanover, competing in physical and mental challenges, including answering riddles and searching for a variety of items, Mundy said. Participants met outside the Hanover Inn and had three hours to complete the challenges.
"The race is sort of like a scavenger hunt for adults," Mundy said.
Mundy first formulated the idea for the event in January, she said. She and several others, including Dartmouth Medical School professor Andy Daubenspeck, designed the event, which the group has been planning for more than two months, Mundy said.
Student radio station 99 Rock broadcasted from the Hanover Inn during the event and promoted the race throughout the week, according to station general manager Schuyler Evans '10. The station ran commercials for the event free of charge, Schuyler said.
"Just helping out Headrest," Evans said.
Entertainment was one of the main purposes of the event, Mundy said.
"Heard about it on the radio, and it sounded like a good idea and a lot of fun," Robert Diehm, a participant from Norwich, Vt., said.
His teammate, Morgan Whitehouse, also of Norwich, said the event was a chance to do "something different."
Diehm compared the race to a television show.
"[The event is] like the 'Amazing Race,'" he said.
Diehm also said the event was a good way to explore Hanover.
"I'm actually interested to learn more about the town," he said. "Chance to see new things."
The team "Espresso Powder," composed of Cheryl Guyre and Patty Frechette of Enfield, N.H., won the event.
Guyre said she thought the event was successful, but was surprised that more people did not participate.
"It was blast," she said. "I wish there had been a better turnout."
Mundy said that she was happy with the turnout, especially considering that this was the race's first year.
"It's always kind of an unknown," she said. "You need kind of a first year to set you up."
Many young people attended, Mundy said, although she did not know whether any Dartmouth students participated in the event.
