Enduraventure

adventure racing team


Enduraventure Team
Bryan Goble, Lisa Randall, James Holmes
(Photo courtesy of Robert A. Milks - Wilderness Adventure Photography)

Team Enduraventure is an elite adventure racing team based out of Atlanta, Georgia. The team competes in regional, national and international adventure races ranging from sprint distances of 3 hours up to expedition-length races lasting as long as 10 days.

Team Enduraventure has become one of the most consistent adventure racing teams in the nation and they continue to improve with each race. Over the past four years racing together, the team has earned 25 victories and has claimed a top three finish 38 times in 45 total attempts.

What is Adventure Racing?

Adventure racing (AR) is an outdoor endurance sport requiring teams of varying size (usually 3 or 4) to travel through a series of checkpoints by varying means of transportation. Most AR events include the following three core disciplines:

Many races include other sports, including but not limited to navigation using map & compass, caving, inline skating, river swimming, mountain climbing & rappelling via ropes, whitewater rafting, skiing, archery, sailing and "special" obstacle-based tests. Race durations vary anywhere between 2-hour "sprints" to 10 day "expeditions." To be considered in the competitive class of most races, teams must be mixed-gender and all team members must travel together from start to finish.

A typical event does not disclose the actual racecourse until just before the start of competition. Many times, teams are merely given topographical maps and a list of numerical coordinates that correspond to each of the checkpoints on the course. Teams must accurately plot these coordinates and on their own determine the best route to take to each point. This often entails both on and off trail travel, so efficient route selection and strategy play an important part of every team's race. A bad navigation decision usually leads to a team getting lost and may cost them time, effort, and energy.

In addition to physical prowess, teamwork and interpersonal dynamics are major factors in determining how well a team performs. Team ingenuity and adaptation to the elements is key rule and not the exception. Teams are usually permitted to come up with innovative ways to speed their progress. For instance, using bungee to tow teammates is a common occurrence on hiking and biking segments. In the past, some teams have resorted to using umbrellas as makeshift sails on flat-water paddling legs.

Latest News

One of the Nation's Top Teams Since 2004!

Racing strong as team Adventure Sports Magazine SE in 2005, the team finished the year as the USARA's top ranked team in the nation. They finished the 2006 having secured the second place at the USARA National Championships. See how the team is doing in the rankings this year by visiting the USARA's 2007 Rankings website.

Affiliations

Each of the Enduraventure team members is a member of the TrailBlazers adventureracing club and the US Adventure Racing Association (USARA).

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