The 2009 Berryman Adventure is presented by:

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WHAT: The NINTH running of one of the toughest and most remote adventure races in the United States! The Midwest's premier adventure race, the Berryman Adventure, is backwoods adventure racing at its best! Choose from either 12-hours or 36-hours of continuous adventure racing through some of the most rugged and beautiful land in the Midwest.

WHERE: Big Spring Park, near Van Buren, MO. A beautiful spot for adventure racing with plenty of steep and rugged terrain, beautiful spring-fed rivers and thousands of acres of backwood forests.

WHEN: September 26-27, 2009

PRIZES: Prizes will be awarded to the winners of the 12-hour and 36-hour courses.

The Berryman Adventure will feature a brand new course on brand new terrain in 2009. Teams will traverse through the beautiful and rugged mountains of the Ozarks. Teams of four and two will use their skills, their endurance, and their determination to help push themselves through this grueling course.

The top four 4-person coed teams of this year's Berryman Adventure 36-hour course will qualify for the 2009 USARA Adventure Racing National Championship. This year's National Championship will be held at Pilot Point, Texas.

The Berryman Adventure is a part of the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series. The 36-Hour course will utilize Checkpoint Tracker, an online leaderboard application that will allow your friends and family to watch your team's progress during the race!