Quadrathlon gets special new logo
The four pillars of events which make up the grueling Mount Taylor Winter Quadrathlon each year are featured in the special 2007 logo which will be used to promote the four-sport, 44-mile competition.
The 24th annual “Quad” will be Feb. 17, the third weekend of the month, as it has been since 1983.
In the event, competitors bicycle, run, snow ski and snow shoe from downtown Grants at an elevation of about 6,500 feet above sea level to the top of Mount Taylor at 11,301 feet high.
The winning design, as selected by the quad's organizing committee, is by Christine Korkalo of Virginia Beach, Va.
It features four flesh-colored pillars, each containing one of the letters of q-u-a-d at the bottom of the pillars, which are anchored by a bar saying “2007 mt. taylor quadrathlon.”
In the sky above the top of the pillars is “Grants, New Mexico,” and the bottom of half of the New Mexico state flag's Zia sun symbol. This portion is anchored between the tops of the third and fourth pillars.
Set at an angle across each pillar is a view from above of the marks left on the ground or in the snow by the four types of movement a tire tread by the bicyclists, the print of the pattern of the sole of shoe by the runners, the smooth double track by the snow skiers and the tennis racquet-like pattern of a snow shoe.
The Quad also retains a permanent logo which features the mountain inside the center circle of the Zia sun symbol with each quadrant holding an image of a contestant undertaking each of the four events.
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Credits:
Christine Korkalo (winner of the 2007 Quadrathlon logo contest)
Source:
http://www.gallupindependent.com
