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8th Running of the Berryman Adventure Set for September 27th
posted Tuesday, July 8, 2008 by Yak @ 9:20 AM - 0 comments

Bonk Hard Racing, LLC is excited to announce that the eighth running of the Midwest's Premier Adventure Race, the Berryman Adventure, will once again be hosted in the rugged and beautiful Mark Twain National Forest and Ozark National Scenic Riverways of southern Missouri. Offering racers miles of single track trails, beautiful crystal-clear rivers and steep, rugged terrain, the Berryman Adventure is backwoods adventure racing at its best!

The Berryman Adventure will offer two courses; a 12-Hour course and a 36-Hour course. Both courses will once again reinforce the motto of the race, "a real ass kicker", but the 36-Hour course will continue to be one of the toughest shorter races in the United States. Teams must be extremely proficient with a map and compass and expect to paddle some of the most
beautiful rivers in the Midwest.

Jennifer Shultis of Team Eastern Mountain Sports, the 2007 winners of the 36-Hour course, had this to say about the race on their blog at checkpointzero.com:

"...nobody was more surprised than I was when I suddenly exclaimed, 'I could live here,' while paddling down a beautiful spring fed river, 10 hours into the race. But I must admit, it's a great state. The rivers are almost turquoise when the light hit them, the forests are beautiful and open for running, the people are so nice everywhere you go and just wait until you see the size of the cinnamon rolls they bake!"

This year's 36-Hour 4-Person Coed elite division will once again be a Regional Qualifier for the USARA National Championships race, to be held in Georgia this November, and is part of the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series presented by Inov-8.

Early registration ends on Friday, July 11th! This is by-far one of the cheapest races in the U.S., with a $175 early registration fee for 36-Hours of racing!

Registration includes land use fees, high quality MyTopo.com maps, canoes, paddles and PFDs, insurance, branded performance shirts by Columbia's high-performance Titanium brand of apparel, pre-race pasta meal, post-race food and drinks, some fantastic prizes (including Garmin Forerunners and Garmin Edge, Salomon shoes, North Face tents and much more!), give-a-ways, online coverage via Checkpoint Tracker and one fantastic adventure!

You will not want to miss the 8th running of the Midwest's premier adventure race! Get your team together today and come see why the Berryman Adventure is called, "a real ass kicker!"

To learn more about the race, and to register, visit http://www.theberrymanadventure.com.

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