LAKE ADVENTURES
MILFORD, KS
785-307-1901
extremekansas@yahoo.com

    FINDING YOUR TEAM
    If you are relatively new to this sport, you may have difficulty
    convincing friends/family to become as excited as you are.  You
    are not alone . . . many of us are used to being the "crazy" one in
    the group.  Don't let your chance go by again, find some new
    friends to race with.  Then you can entice your current friends,
    family to come out and support or volnteer during your race
    (where they will surely become hooked and want to be your team
    mate next time!).  Or maybe you'll like your new friends better?


    TEAM LA (Lake Adventures) gets together monthly for team
    training and welcomes new teammates.  We've done a few races
    in 2010 and will be looking forward to lots more great races and
    places in 2011!  
    JOIN THE TEAM (OR JUST TRAIN WITH US) or Email
    Charmion if you are looking for a team in your area.
                        
                                      Lake Adventures
    started out several years ago offering kayak
    rentals and instruction.  Cross country trail and
    adventure racing have now added a whole new
    dimension. The big picture is definitely here
    and we're thrilled to offer extreme challenges at
    Milford Lake where it all began.
                       
    Who would have thought it would come to this?  It started several   
    years ago after a move  to Kansas from Alaska in 1999.  I was
    looking for ways of recreating the same level of outdoor
    experiences I had gotten used to.  That part seemed somewhat
    reasonable given my new back door was Milford Lake, the largest
    lake in Kansas.  So,  I opened a business,  bought some kayaks
    and started renting them out.  I made some new friends who were
    local and tried to gradually create my Kansas Mecca.  

    Paddling or towing the kids across the lake, kayak surfing (April
    winds) and fishing, backpacking/kayaking river overnight trips, and
    organizing group orienteering hikes over 20 miles were a few of
    the activities that possibly raised some eyebrows in small town
    Kansas.  I was reasonably happy though.  The B&B and kayak
    rentals did great.  And, if I did happen to feel landlocked and
    confined by limits of terrain and local perspective, I could always fix
    it by taking leave to Kodiak every other year.  For many reasons,
    our vacation spot ended up becoming home in 2006.  

    Returning to Kansas this time meant a whole new level of
    commitment in many respects, including the level of adventure
    pursuits it would now take to keep me happy.  If I couldn't wake up
    every day where there is a mountain on one side of the road and
    ocean on the other, where the people don't question climbing
    mountains, kayaking the Bering Sea, traversing remote trails used
    by brown bears or biking across an Island with thousand of feet of
    elevation gain--then there definitely needs to be something
    different from the "norm" here to hold my attention.   

    I started looking for an Eco-Challenge close by and found out that
    was an anomaly within 100 miles.  So I as much as I wanted to
    race, I had to organize it myself if I wanted any opportunity
    available locally.  It was very demanding and very rewarding, much
    like racing.  I thought about doing it annually but wasn't sure I
    could do it again after the 1st run.  Then much like racing, once I
    was rested a day later, I was ready for more.  The goal of these
    races for me, besides maintaining my new level of what constitutes
    reward, is to help provide a badly needed new venue of
    recognized sport  and all the positives that come with it to the Flint
    Hills of Kansas.

    Sometimes "extreme" can be really good.   
        
    Charmion Harris

        Volunteer at an Adventure Race
    Witnessing a race first-hand, seeing how it unfolds and watching
    why teams fail or succeed is an excellent way to gain perspective
    on what you need to do to get ready for your first race. In some
    ways, a volunteer can learn more than a competitor in the race as
    volunteers can see the successes and pitfalls of all the teams in
    the race. A first time competitor languishing near the back of the
    pack will only learn through rumours what the lead teams did
    differently to be so far ahead. Also, for those that do not know
    many people interested in adventure racing, becoming a
    volunteer can throw you into an entire community of active and
    would-be adventure racers making the search for teammates that
    much easier.  Volunteers will receive benefits similar to racers,
    including post-award supper, dry fit t-shirt and discounts on future
    race registrations (for 1 full day of volunteering)
         FILL OUT THE VOLUNTEER FORM FOR A RACE
Charmion Harris
Charmion Harris
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 WHAT IS AN Adventure Race?
WHAT KIND OF TEAM DO I NEED?
HOW DO I TRAIN?
WHAT GEAR DO i NEED?
WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE IN RACES?