No ORDinary Adventure Race
July 17, 2010
Ord, NE

Hot, challenging, tough, and fun. 

Race Director, Mike Blaha, put together the most challenging course we’ve raced on so far.  A big thank you goes out to him and all the volunteers who made this race happen. 

A few days before the race, we looked at the forecast for the Ord area…97 with even higher heat indexes.  Oh well!  When you sign up for an Adventure Race in the middle of July, you better be prepared for just about anything, including scorching temperatures!

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No ORDinary Adventure Race
Ord, NE
July 11, 2009

I want to start by saying that Ord was a blast!  BentVenture had a great time navigating the course Mike Blaha and his crew of volunteers put together.   It’s very entertaining to see our Race Directors incorporate the whole Angry Cow theme into their races.  And the Ord Adventure Race was no exception!

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Chadron Adventure Race

Chadron, NE

April 25, 2009

The first points race of the year for the Angry Cow Adventures series proved to be a challenge…and that is probably a huge understatement!  Racing in Chadron, Nebraska is challenging enough even in ideal conditions.  But when you toss in 3 inches of fresh snow and cold, overcast skies and lots of mud, well you know you’re in for a real treat!

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XTERRA!  XTERRA!  Read all about it!

August 15, 2009

Branched Oak Lake, Nebraska

BentVenture is excited to announce one of the biggest triathlon events to ever come to the State of Nebraska!  NSCRacing and XTERRAplanet are bringing the challenging off-road triathlon series to our state for the first time ever.  This event looks to attract both local racers as well as national athletes who are competing for the final XTERRA points of the year.  Click on the links below to read more about the race and learn more about XTERRA.

XTERRA B.O.L.T (Branched Oak Lake Triathlon)

XTERRAplanet

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The Warrior Challenge

10/18/08

Platte River State Park, Nebraska

Cool temps and fog greeted racers the morning of the Warrior Challenge Adventure Race.  Despite the gray skies, everyone was excited for the final Nebraska Sports Council Adventure Race of the year. 

For this race, there was no night before check in, so we didn’t get our maps until just before the race.  This made things a little more interesting since teams didn’t have as long to plot their Check Points (CP’s).  And to challenge racers even more, we only received the first few coordinates which had to be completed before you could receive the next part and move on. 

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Cozad 100^th Meridian Challenge

10/4/08

After a couple of races with relatively little orienteering, Jim Craig assured us that the final two races of the season would be much different.  He was right on!  Robert Dyer, the race director, and his group of volunteers in Cozad, NE put together a spectacular course for an Adventure Race.  Orienteering skills were essential for the 100^th Meridian Challenge which combined equal amounts of running/trekking, mountain biking, and canoeing over a very tough and challenging course around Camp Comeca and Midway Lake. 

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Driving to Kearney from Lincoln on Friday afternoon, the day before the race, had us more than a little concerned as to what kind of conditions we would encounter Saturday morning for the race.  Lucky for us, the further West we went, the lighter the rain.

Saturday morning when we woke up it was chilly and breezy, but otherwise great out for the Big Hawk Chief Adventure Race.  The Archway Monument in Kearney was a fitting setting for the start of this race. 

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Cornhusker State Games
7/19/2008

Branched Oak Lake

This year’s CSG Adventure Race proved to be much different from the one we raced in a couple years ago.  After racing the long course in Chadron, Fairbury, and Ord, we felt pretty well prepared for this event this year. 

The weather was great; decent temps and minimal wind (for July in Nebraska anyways).  Jim gave us last minute instructions at the prerace meeting.  There were 3 transition areas (TA’s) and multiple check points (CP’s) we had to ‘visit’.  The rules allowed us to go in any order, as long as we followed the instructions concerning checking in and out of the TA’s.

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No ORDinary Adventure Race

7/12/08

Ord, NE

Every Adventure Race on the Nebraska Sports Council’s schedule proves to be unique and Ord was no exception.  Mike and his crew of volunteers set up a great course for the racers to navigate. 

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