Adventure Race Glenwood

Adventure Race Glenwood All the information you need for the first Adventure Race in Glenwood Iowa! Welcome to the first ever Glenwood Adventure Race. Check in time is 6:30 a.m.

Below are the rules and checkpoint information for the race. There are two categories for the race, 4 hour Sport Race and 8 hour Adventure Race. Divisions consist of solo male, solo female, 2 person teams. Solo racers will need to provide their own kayak, paddles, and life jacket. Race checkpoint coordinates will be distributed then. The race will begin promptly at 8:00 a.m. The race will consist

of running, biking, canoeing, navigating, and orienteering to find checkpoints in the allotted time frame. This is an unsupported race. Racers will need to bring everything they feel is necessary to complete the course.

I dunno, the chest deep swamp rumor seems a little like the big fish that got away story 😉. One week later... 😁
06/09/2018

I dunno, the chest deep swamp rumor seems a little like the big fish that got away story 😉. One week later... 😁

Long sleeves, jeans, soccer cleats, bug spray. Armored up to go pickup the foot section check points!
06/09/2018

Long sleeves, jeans, soccer cleats, bug spray. Armored up to go pickup the foot section check points!

Aaah more pictures from CP12. Big thank you to Mary and Ralph Tallmon for manning the bonus challenges. They did a great...
06/04/2018

Aaah more pictures from CP12. Big thank you to Mary and Ralph Tallmon for manning the bonus challenges. They did a great job and brought some international flare to our little race in Iowa!

Holy buckets what a day! ARG 2018 was an epic adventure. Thank you to each and every person that raced with us. You all ...
06/03/2018

Holy buckets what a day! ARG 2018 was an epic adventure. Thank you to each and every person that raced with us. You all did an amazing job on a course that was really challenging. The rain last night really added to the adventure in the trekking section. You are all rock stars!!

The clock is counting down to go time!
06/02/2018

The clock is counting down to go time!

06/02/2018

The rain is done folks check in time at the lake park, 45 minutes. Be there or be square!!

The last remaining check points are now placed! See you all in the morning, rain or shine. This is adventure racing, not...
06/02/2018

The last remaining check points are now placed! See you all in the morning, rain or shine. This is adventure racing, not a sissy tough mudder 😉😁. 🚣🚴🏃

It is on like Donkey Kong! We've got boats, PFD's, and paddles
06/01/2018

It is on like Donkey Kong! We've got boats, PFD's, and paddles

06/01/2018

Adventure race update: We are well on our way for the big race tomorrow morning. Just a few items for you this afternoon. First of all, check in time is 6:30 am, race starts at 8:00 am sharp. Second, this year all the maps are pre-plotted so you don't have to stress about getting your maps plotted before the race starts. You can stage your gear, study the map, trash talk your friends :) The fun before the real fun begins. Third, we are providing the canoes, pfd's, and paddles. However if you really wanted to, you could bring your own pfd's and paddles and I can get them to the water and back for you. I'll do that because I love that each of you signed up for our race. Finally, HandyGPS. If you are one, like me, that likes to use the app to plot your check points in your phone so you can study the aerial a little before the race that is totally fine. You can run the app in the background during the race to record your track as long as your willing to screen shot an area that you had the hardest time with :D You can't use the app during the race, but it is pretty cool to see where you all went afterwards. If you are rocking an Android phone, I might be persuaded to share the KML file with you tomorrow morning so you don't have to type it all in. If your on an iPhone, sorry Apple won't let you do that without a computer. You'll have to type it all in once you get the coordinate/clue sheet. More to come as we get the rest of the preparations done for tomorrow!! See you in no time

06/01/2018

ARG Family fun race update: It pains me to announce this but we have had to cancel tomorrows family fun race. We were getting down to the wire to order the prizes and we had to make a decision. Roll the dice and order in the hopes more interest comes or fold it up and try again next year. Since this race is 100% non profit we weren't willing to gamble. So we will try again next year! Luckily the adventure race is on schedule and ready to roll!!

Holy buckets people you are in for an epic adventure. I won't lie, I wish I was racing. The foot section is going to be ...
06/01/2018

Holy buckets people you are in for an epic adventure. I won't lie, I wish I was racing. The foot section is going to be so awesome. You will no doubt be the most hard core individual in your office come Monday morning. You are going to be challenged and won't forget it. Pro tip #1 bug spray. For the love of Zod bring bug spray. The ticks are roaming the woods. #2 your compass is your friend. Our topo maps are from 2015 and the check points are spot on but you will want that compass when your in the trees. The tree line areas on the map is right on with the actual tree lines. #3, most of you probably already know so this is for any new racers. Long socks or pants. We did run across a patch of stinging nettles a time or two. We were just in shorts. They make it uncomfortable for a few minutes if you track through them. Can't wait for Saturday morning!

05/29/2018

We are getting down to the wire peeps!! Tomorrow we will be closing registration for ARG 2018. Get in on the action before it's too late. I promise it will be an epic good time!!

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