adventure racing

British  

noun

1. a contest in which teams compete in an expedition-length race which involves two or more sporting disciplines, often running, mountain biking, climbing, kayaking, and elements of navigation and orienteering

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Example Sentences

A former computer programmer created a position that never existed before in adventure racing.

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After 36 years as a computer programmer, he is now a referee in adventure racing—a job he largely invented.

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Adventure racing is a team sport that involves navigating an unmarked course through a wilderness, or near-wilderness area.

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When Crane retired from computer programming in 2015, he had two decades of competing in adventure racing under his belt.

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That same year, the director of the Adventure Racing World Series in Australia, Craig Bycroft, announced he would be refining the rules and was seeking suggestions.

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