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Jason Elsenraat
Bonk Hard Racing, LLC
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THE 8TH RUNNING OF THE BERRYMAN ADVENTURE RETURNS ON SEPTEMBER 27TH

Bonk Hard Racing, LLC is excited to announce that the eighth running of the
Midwest's Premier Adventure Race, the Berryman Adventure, will once again be
hosted in the rugged and beautiful Mark Twain National Forest and Ozark
National Scenic Riverways of southern Missouri. Offering racers miles of
single track trails, beautiful crystal-clear rivers and steep, rugged
terrain, the Berryman Adventure is backwoods adventure racing at its best!

The Berryman Adventure will offer two courses; a 12-Hour course and a
36-Hour course. Both courses will once again reinforce the motto of the
race, "a real ass kicker", but the 36-Hour course will continue to be one of
the toughest shorter races in the United States. Teams must be extremely
proficient with a map and compass and expect to paddle some of the most
beautiful rivers in the Midwest.

Jennifer Shultis of Team Eastern Mountain Sports, the 2007 winners of the
36-Hour course, had this to say about the race on their blog on
checkpointzero.com:

"...nobody was more surprised than I was when I suddenly exclaimed, 'I could
live here,' while paddling down a beautiful spring fed river, 10 hours into
the race. But I must admit, it's a great state. The rivers are almost
turquoise when the light hit them, the forests are beautiful and open for
running, the people are so nice everywhere you go and just wait until you
see the size of the cinnamon rolls they bake!"

This year's 36-Hour 4-Person Coed elite division will once again be a
Regional Qualifier for the USARA National Championships race, to be held in
Georgia this November, as well as a part of the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure
Racing Series.

Early registration ends on Friday, July 11th! This is by-far one of the
cheapest races in the U.S., with a $175 early registration fee for 36-Hours
of racing! Registration includes land use fees, high quality MyTopo.com
maps, canoes, paddles and PFDs, insurance, branded performance shirts by
Columbia's high-performance Titanium brand of apparel, pre-race pasta meal,
post-race food and drinks, some fantastic prizes (including Garmin
Forerunners and Garmin Edge, Salomon shoes, North Face tents and much
more!), give-a-ways, Checkpoint Tracker usage and one fantastic adventure!

You will not want to miss the 8th running of the Midwest's premier adventure
race! Get your team together today and come see why the Berryman Adventure
is called, "a real ass kicker!"

To learn more about the race, and to register, visit
http://www.theberrymanadventure.com.

Hope to see you there!

Jason Elsenraat
Bonk Hard Racing, LLC