Bardstown, Kentucky's Adventure Race
will return on September 14th 2008!
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It was such a success and so much fun that we will be bringing the
race back again next year. The adventure race will be the weekend
before the Kentucky Bourbon Festival in Bardstown, KY. So start
training and we'll see you out there!
The Bardstown Boaters and Horizon
Hoppers are hosting the first annual Bourbon City Challenge
Adventure Race. The event will be Sunday Sept. 14,
2008 leading off the week of the Kentucky Bourbon
Festival and will be held at the Bardstown-Nelson County Airport (a.k.a. Samuel’s
Field) at 9 a.m. on the tarmac. Registration begins at 7:45.
Camping available for participants on Sept. 8 at Horizon
Hoppers.
Race Categories:
Male Solo (1st & 2nd place awards)
Female (1st & 2nd place awards)
Relay Team (1st & 2nd place awards)
For Relay: a team of two, three or four persons may split events of
the race however they choose. Team racers may opt to participate in
all events together, or join on certain parts of the race, such as
two people paddling a canoe and splitting the remainder of the race
separately. Racers are responsible for their own logistics of
getting boats and bikes to transition areas prior to the
race.
Racers needs:
Bike of their own, boat*, compass.
Racers are responsible for dropping their boats and bikes off at
transition areas prior to the race. We recommend locking
everything. We will not be responsible for any gear tampered with
or stolen.
* Rental boats are available on a rental basis from Central
Kentucky Canoe and Kayak for a special discounted price. To reserve
a boat, contact Mike Hammons at (502) 507-9364.
Entry Fee:
$30 per person
Entry fee includes gift bag, T-shirt, chance at door prizes and
chance to win awards.
Winnings:
Each winning racer or team receives
a trophy and prize package.
This race incorporates running, trail-running and navigation, paddling and pedaling to the tune of nearly 20 miles of combined travel around Bardstown - The Capital of the World‘s Bourbon-Making.
THE COURSE
RUN
The race begins with 2 mile paved run geared to thin the pack of
racers before continuing on a single-track trail run. Racers
navigate the trail until its end. Fro there, racers navigate the
forest alongside Sympson Lake to reach Ben Irvin Roads and the
transition area.
PADDLE
Upon putting in, paddlers complete a circuit around the perimeter
of Sympson Lake and bank to the transition area. Special clues will
be spread throughout the entirety of the course. The clues , when
combined, result in a winning codeword or phrase.
BIKE
Racers then proceed on a 12-mile open road bike race. From Sympson
Lake, racers pedal miles on county roads, then head back toward
Bardstown and the airport to the finish line.
