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zation, or that's a silly or fun challenge. Some of the favorite stops
this past year included paddling in
the San Marcos River on canoes to
retrieve numbered targets, bouncing balls into different containers,
spinning in circles before throwing
a mini field goal and locating countries on a world map.
The TXST Turkey Adventure
Race is set up throughout campus,
and the location of each checkpoint
is unknown to racers until race day.
Racers are allowed to complete the
stops in any order and receive a
wristband upon completion of each
challenge. Once the racers cross the
finish line, their time is recorded
and their wristbands are counted
to document how many challenges
they completed. Prizes are awarded

based on the most stops completed
in the shortest amount of time. Any
teams that fail to return within the
time limit are disqualified from prizes but are eligible for drawings. In
2015, TXST's race had the most participants yet and generated around
$500 toward student travel for professional development. The race also
provides students with the opportunity to learn how to approach sponsors for prize donations and gain
professional experience by creating
partnerships with local businesses.
Adventure races are a flexible
platform that recreation professionals can use to reach the community and to reflect the goals of
their agencies. They can unite the
community and provide opportunity for people to work together and

practice healthy habits. Any group
or organization can create an adventure race and contribute to their
surroundings by utilizing the environment in which they live. If you'd
like to learn more about starting an
adventure race email me at the address listed below. I'd be happy to
share our experience with creating
one at Texas State University. 

Nick Menchaca is a graduate student in the
Recreational Administration Program at
Texas State University (nm1169@txstate.edu).
Jo An M. Zimmermann, Ph.D., CPRP, is an
Associate Professor and Undergraduate
Coordinator, Division of Recreational
Administration, Department of Health and
Human Performance at Texas State University
(jz15@txstate.edu).

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