Last weekend, members of the Men's and Women's teams participated in an adventure race for disabled athletes called the Adventure Team Challenge Race. This is a two day race takes place in the mountains of Colorado. Participants compete in a rugged adventure race that consists of mountain biking, orienteering, running, rafting and climbing. Teams consist of five persons, two which must be disabled and one of them has to be wheelchair bound. Seven teams participated in the race this year. Competing in the race were members of numerous military branches, para-olympians, and athletes of all kinds.
We were lucky enough to assist in the rafting legs of the race which included navigating a braided channel into a lake, sailing across a pair of lakes in a raft using tarps and tent poles (not sure how many times that's been done before), and rafting down a class III+ section of whitewater on the Arkansas River. Check out the link below for more information:
Team Adventure Challenge Race
We all had a blast meeting and racing with such an incredible group of people. We hope we are invited back next year.
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