| 4 Person Co-Ed Team 1. 3 Builders and a Shocker, Winfield, KS 6 hrs 38 min Elliot Rhoda, Michelle Pettigrew, Kent Tuxhorn, Bobby Smith 2. G Squared, Ft Leavenworth, KS 7 hrs 21 min Richard and Stacy Gash,Kevin and Julie Golinghorst 3. Team Torti, Lenexa, KS 7 hrs 38 min Fletcher Hamel, Jake Larsen, Julie Mullally, Max Younger 2 Person Co-Ed Team 1. Team Montana, Ft Riley, KS 7 hrs 22 min Ken and Gina Phillips 2. Hope to Survive, Salina, KS 7 hrs 32 min Jeff and Loralle Tibbetts 3. Hurricanes, Longford, KS 7 hrs 50 min Bryce and Sheena Koehn |
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MILFORD, KS
785-307-1901
extremekansas@yahoo.com
MILFORD, KS
785-307-1901
extremekansas@yahoo.com
AR Training Course 3/19-3/21 The Adventure Race Training Course was last week & it was jam packed, full of instruction/field practice with high level physical & mental challenges that likened it to a multi-day race. Plenty of classroom time for navigation skills, sports nutrition, gear selection, etc. We were also in the field for about 25 miles—running, orientating, mountain biking and canoing. Then there was the 4 hour Ropes course! All a prelude to the 22 mile Sprint Race on Sunday. What kind of people leave their jobs, comfort of their homes, family and friends—some of them traveling several hundreds of miles to Kansas—to learn about Adventure Racing? A journalist asked me that question yesterday, and I didn’t have a clear answer. |
Extreme Spring Sprint Race 3/22/09 Top Finishers
| 3/25/09 Race Director’s Journal--AR Training Course |
| 3/22/09 All Teams Times (including any penalties) |
4 person Co-Ed Division
4. Blood, Sweat and Gears North Liberty, IA 7 hrs 55 min
5. Lifequest 1 Co Springs, CO 9 hrs 23 min
6. Lifequest 2 Co Springs, CO 9 hrs 32 min
7. Mustache Madness Ft Riley, KS 9 hrs 34 min
8. GCAR Wichita, KS 9 hrs 35 min
9. Jeremy's Team Junction City, KS 11 hrs 49 min
NP. WFD Wichita, KS dnf
4. Blood, Sweat and Gears North Liberty, IA 7 hrs 55 min
5. Lifequest 1 Co Springs, CO 9 hrs 23 min
6. Lifequest 2 Co Springs, CO 9 hrs 32 min
7. Mustache Madness Ft Riley, KS 9 hrs 34 min
8. GCAR Wichita, KS 9 hrs 35 min
9. Jeremy's Team Junction City, KS 11 hrs 49 min
NP. WFD Wichita, KS dnf
2 person Co-Ed Division
4. Salt City Speedsters Hutchinson, KS 8 hrs 11 min
5. Don't Bonk It, Stink It Manhattan, KS 9 hrs 40 min
6. Lifequest 3 Colorado Springs, CO 10 hrs 15 min
NP. Mid Life Crisis Columbia, MO dnf
NP. Really? Winona, KS dnf
NP. GCAR2 Wichita, KS dnf
NP. Hope for Warriors Leavenworth, KS did not race
4. Salt City Speedsters Hutchinson, KS 8 hrs 11 min
5. Don't Bonk It, Stink It Manhattan, KS 9 hrs 40 min
6. Lifequest 3 Colorado Springs, CO 10 hrs 15 min
NP. Mid Life Crisis Columbia, MO dnf
NP. Really? Winona, KS dnf
NP. GCAR2 Wichita, KS dnf
NP. Hope for Warriors Leavenworth, KS did not race
5 person Co-ed team
1. NSC Racing Nebraska/Colorado 6 hrs 54 min
1. NSC Racing Nebraska/Colorado 6 hrs 54 min
2 person m/m or f/f unofficial division
1. Doo Dah Wichita, KS 5 hrs 59 min
2. Underdogs 1 Wichita, KS 6 hrs 0 min
3. Dough Boys Abilene, KS 6 hrs 54 min
4. Travis/Jerry Wichita, KS 6 hrs 56 min
5. The Good Fellas Kansas City, MO 7 hrs 21 min
6. Oklahoma Norman, Ok 8 hrs 8 min
7. Kanorado Kamikazees Manhattan,KS/CO 8 hrs 9 min
8. Sunflower State Peds Overland Park, KS 8 hrs 29 min
9. Scott-Ida Council Grove, KS 8 hrs 47 min
10. KC Legend Clay Center, KS/TN 9 hrs 5 min
11. Vanguard Keller, TX 9 hrs 7 min
12. Winona Vikings Winona, KS 9 hrs 19 min
NP. Pedal Pushers Leavenworth, KS dnf
NP. Noobs Manhattan, KS dnf
NP. Crouching Tigers Manhattan, KS dnf
NP. Disorientated Duo Minneapolis, KS dnf
NP. Team Whoever Manhattan, KS dnf
1. Doo Dah Wichita, KS 5 hrs 59 min
2. Underdogs 1 Wichita, KS 6 hrs 0 min
3. Dough Boys Abilene, KS 6 hrs 54 min
4. Travis/Jerry Wichita, KS 6 hrs 56 min
5. The Good Fellas Kansas City, MO 7 hrs 21 min
6. Oklahoma Norman, Ok 8 hrs 8 min
7. Kanorado Kamikazees Manhattan,KS/CO 8 hrs 9 min
8. Sunflower State Peds Overland Park, KS 8 hrs 29 min
9. Scott-Ida Council Grove, KS 8 hrs 47 min
10. KC Legend Clay Center, KS/TN 9 hrs 5 min
11. Vanguard Keller, TX 9 hrs 7 min
12. Winona Vikings Winona, KS 9 hrs 19 min
NP. Pedal Pushers Leavenworth, KS dnf
NP. Noobs Manhattan, KS dnf
NP. Crouching Tigers Manhattan, KS dnf
NP. Disorientated Duo Minneapolis, KS dnf
NP. Team Whoever Manhattan, KS dnf
| 3/25/09 Race Director’s Journal--Extreme Spring Sprint Race |
After the "big" race last fall, many racers suggested offering a shorter
distance race--a Sprint. Major Greg Harris then offered up some possible
courses and it hit the calendar. There was only going to be 25 teams, but I
allowed a few more since many were 2 person teams--then as I slept on
Feb 28th, many racers took advantage of last minute registration and the
outcome was a field of over 100 racers on a 20-25 course.
Planning a race is much more involved than it may appear and I would really
like to thank my family and friends for handling my stress level well. First,
the course & the distance were determined. Then the course was
redetermined for an alternate water course that would eliminate about 95%
need for last minute changes. Ropes of course needed to be added, but I
didn't feel comfortable with my basic level of knowledge--so went to the best
for help. Tony Mayse from Oklahoma gave me the confidence and skill I
needed to make it a reality. My family kids me a little about my efforts to
support the economic stimulus during the ropes inventory acquisition--but
we are so set for climbing now!
The weather seemed a little bleak for race day with a horrific wind forecast
that would leave about 80 people swimming for miles in Milford Lake during
the watercourse. Being the optimist that I am, I assumed the forecast would
prove to be wrong. MORE RACE STORY . . .