2004 Adventure Races August 7
Devils Challenge, WI: The Devil's Challenge is a two-person team race part of the Wisconsin Adventure Racing Society (WARS) race series. The race involves orienteering, canoeing and biking with each discipline taking roughly two hours. For more information, http://userpages.chorus.net/kevin/3raceinfo.html.
August 7
Superior Challenge, 12-16 hours, North Shore of Lake Superior near Tofte: The event will include trekking, rappelling, mountain biking, paddling and orienteering. For more info, go to www.northstarar.com.
August 13-15
Trekkineer (Adventure North), UP, Ottawa National Forest: The Trekkineer involves mountain biking, trekking, navigation, paddling, coasteering, ropes and surprise events. The ropes will include traversing and/or rappelling. The course will be 85 to 120 miles long. For more info, see www.adventurenorth.net/Trekkineer.htm.
August 28
Driftless Zone Adventure Race, Reedsburg, WI: A 14-hour adventure involving swimming, mountain biking, paddling, trekking, rappelling, navigating and surprise events. For more info, www.wisconsinadventureracing.com/where.html
September 18
Race The Rock, Rockford, IL: A 10-hour event with start and finish at YMCA of Rock River Valley's Camp Winnebago Branch in Rockford. The race will require three-person teams biking (25-35 miles), canoeing (3-7 miles), running
(1-10 miles), trekking (1-10 miles), orienteering (1-10 miles) and mystery events. See www.rockfordymca.org/rocktherace.
September 18
Midwest Monster Adventure Race,
Siloam Springs State Park, Quincy, IL: Co-ed four-member teams will complete a 30-mile mountain bike ride, carry
40-pound sand bags, navigate the dense foliage of Siloam Springs State Park, complete an obstacle course and a two-mile canoe course on Lake Siloam and finish with an 11-mile run around the lake and park. See www.monsteradventure.com.
September 24
Wild 24-Hour Adventure Race, 24 Hours
Giants Ridge in Biwabik, MN: This is the final race in the Minnesota Adventure Race Series. The event has been selected as a national qualifier for the 2004 USARA National Championships in Indiana. This race will include trekking, navigation, mountain biking, flat-water kayaking, ascending and rappelling fixed ropes, and team mystery challenges. The distance is approximately 100 miles. For more info, check out www.wildadventurerace.com.
September 24
The Rage 30 Hour Adventure Race, Boyne Falls, MI: A minimum of 15 miles trekking/orienteering, 15-25 miles of paddling, 55-75 miles of moderately technical mountain biking, multiple ropes stages with at least one ascent and rappel and a zip line. See www.infiterrasports.com.
September 25
Adventure Duluth, MN: Swim in Lake Superior one mile, flat water kayak 11 miles, mountain bike 24 miles, in-line skate 12 miles, whitewater canoe 4 miles, trail run 10 miles. 7:30 a.m., Park Point, Duluth. See www.adventureduluth.com
October 2
Chippewa Valley Challenge (10-12 Hour Sprint) Eau Claire, WI: Disciplines will include trekking, orienteering, land navigation, paddling, mountain and road biking, and fixed ropes. Registration is limited to 160 racers in any team combination and registrations will be accepted until September 25. For more information,
see www.team-enterprise.com.
October 9
Southern Kettle Moraine Challenge (10-12 Hours), WI: Ten miles of canoeing, 15 miles of single track mountain biking and about 30 miles of on-road biking, and about eight miles of land navigation. Mandatory prerace meeting will be at October 8 at 8 p.m.
at Ottawa Lake, which is also the finish area. For more info, www.wisadventureracingsociety.com. E-mail questions to andy_mac9@msn.com.
October 16-17
Thunder Rolls Adventure Race
Loud Thunder Forest Preserve, Illinois City, IL: The second annual Thunder Rolls one of only two two-day stage adventure races to be held in the United States this year will involve paddling on the Mississippi River, trail running on ancient Sac Fox Indian trails, single track mountain biking, navigating through old growth forests and river sloughs and rope courses. Co-ed teams of
three will travel over 50-60 miles per day between two states, through forest preserves, state parks, and federal recreation areas. Registration is limited to 20 teams. For more info, www.teamhighprofile.com.
October 24
The Illinois Adventure Racing Sprint Championships, Mount Carroll, IL:
This will be an 8- to 12-hour, 50- to 70-mile race consisting of paddling, biking, ropes and orienteering. For more info, see www.g-o-events.com.
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