Adventure racing is a team sport with an emphasis on fun, adaptability and teamwork. Teams engage in various disciplines, like mountain biking, trekking, rock climbing, kayaking or canoeing, and team challenges to collect checkpoints as fast as they can. The order of the events is usually a surprise to the teams and is at the race director’s discretion.
The team to complete the course the fastest with fewest errors, or missed checkpoints wins. Usually, if any team member does not finish the course, the whole team is disqualified, or allowed to race as an unofficial team.
SteelSports has been producing adventure races since 2002. We have also produced mountain bike endurance races, trail runs and off-road duathlons.
If you are interested in participating in an event like this in East Texas in 2019, drop us an email and let us know!
After all these years, we still love outdoor events. We also love encouraging families to do things together. As 2019 gets going, we are considering a return to Tyler State Park for a combined event of the Pain in the Pines Adventure Race. Even though this event is...