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ADVENTURE RACING

What is Adventure Racing? 

Adventure racing is a relatively new

and fast growing sport that integrates

physical and mental endurance, teamwork,

the great outdoors, and adventure. Racing is

a non-stop expedition during which teams ranging

in sizes from 2 to 5 competitors must complete a course

using a map and a compass for navigation. Teams travel by

methods such as mountain biking, trail running, kayaking, canoeing,

rafting, mountain climbing, rappelling and Tyrolean traverse. Teams

must navigate the entire course from checkpoint to checkpoint as a

group. Teamwork, determination, perseverance, strategy, endurance,

and toughness are the main principles guiding teams day and night through

the woods, rivers, lakes, and mountains in the course of a typical adventure

race.  Among the better known races are Eco Challenge, Balance Bar

Series, Primal Quest, and the Raid Gauloise.