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Adventure racers will run, bike, and paddle through the Northwoods this weekend

Adventure racers will run, bike, and paddle through the Northwoods this weekend

WXPR interviews the Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge co-race director, Tim Buchholz. Buchholz explains the appeal of the race and what motivates him to put on this huge event.

America’s largest adventure race explores the Northwoods

America’s largest adventure race explores the Northwoods

The largest adventure race in the United States, the Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, has competitors trekking, biking, and paddling through the pristine waterways, beautiful trails, and serene wilderness of the Northwoods of Wisconsin. 

Racers Embrace Adventure at Stevens Point

Racers Embrace Adventure at Stevens Point

Racers ranging from age 7 through 68 convened from 19 states to take on the secret course that awaited them in the Stevens Point area in this year’s Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge. Racers paddled the Plover River and Lake Emily, biked on the Tomorrow River Trail, Green Circle Trail, and Standing Rocks mountain bike trails, and trekked at Steinhaugen Recreation Area, Jordan Park, Schmeeckle Reserve, and Standing Rocks Park.