2009 Bourbon City Challenge Results

Here are the results from this past Sunday's adventure race, the Bourbon City Challenge:

SOLO MALE

1. Matt Hoyes (1 hr. 46 min.)
2. Shane Crady (1 hr. 50 min.)
3. Michael Downs (2 hrs.)

SOLO FEMALE

1. Mary Moore (2 hr. 26 min.)
2. Leslie Seymour (2 hr. 39 min.)
3. Karen Scout (3 hr. 20 min.)

RELAY TEAM

1. All Stars - Brian Bauman, Bradley Medley (1 hr. 55 min.)
2. Morons - Rich Hardin, Thad Hardin, Addison Wheatley (1 hr. 56 min.)
3. Missing in Action - Mark Ashby, Michael Glasscock, Terry Hodge, Nick Boone (2 hr. 5 min)

2008 Bourbon City Challenge

The 2008 Bourbon City Challenge planning stages are under way and the director of the event, Bob White has the following news about the big event set for September 14th, 2008.

From Bob White

Despite the rain and mud, you folks came through in a great show of sportsmanship, with smiles shining through the grit, to give this event a name for itself in the inaugural year. Thank you for making it great!

We are in the planning stages for this year's event - looking for sponsors, volunteers to help with the trail preparation and guidance help on race day. Of course more racers are welcome, so talk your friends into joining you this year.

If you, or if you know of someone who, would like to have an active role in this year's event, please contact me via email so we can get to work to make this year's race even better than 2007. We're looking for friendly folks who enjoy working in the outdoors with a bunch of cool people in making, not only the race better, but also Sympson Lake shores a bit nicer.

Also, we have yet to secure a title sponsor. Bulleit Bourbon last year really helped out and we hope they again pledge their support. The title sponsor received more than a million, total, mentions through television, radio and print promotions regarding the race, so it's well worth supporting.

Thanks again for making this race so great!

For more information visit www.kyrace.com

2008 Adventure Race September 14th

The date for the 2008 Bourbon City Challenge Adventure Race has been set for Sunday, September 14th. Expect an improved course, longer distances and another great year for on of Kentucky's premiere adventure races. Check kyrace.com for the 2007 results and all of the details for the 2008 race as they develop. In the meantime, keep training for the big race.

Bourbon City Challenge - Final Report

The Bourbon City Challenge 2007 was a success for the small team which brought the event to fruition, sponsors of the event, adventure racers, vendors and the community in which it was held.

The two-day event Sept. 8-9 drew in a total of about 70 competitors from Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana and even South Carolina to Bardstown. Each team or racer also brought along support staff doubling the number of those truly involved in the race. About 20 volunteers assisted with the event on race day and, with spectators, a total crowd of about 300 came out for the event Sept. 8 and 9.

A couple hundred dollars was raised for the Bardstown Boaters via the event, but more importantly, the Bourbon City Challenge shone a bright light on the group’s effort to rebuild the Beech Fork rubble dam into a safely navigable whitewater feature within the Bardstown city limits. Alongside Bardstown Boaters, the Bourbon City Challenge drew attention to Bardstown’s city center with its quaint and touristy feel, the Bardstown-Nelson County Airport and its newly available T-hangar facilities, Sympson Lake and the opportunities available for the lakeside property and Bardstown pertaining to outdoor and adventure recreation.

Not only was the event a success, but there were also a number of positives the event spurred on such as some simple improvements to the lakeside; a television show; further improvement to the trails along the lakeside property; inspiration to a conglomerate of non-profit groups to do even more outdoor projects within Nelson County; and numerous other positive spin-offs. You will hear more of these ideas in the near future as non-profits geared toward outdoor recreation team together and make central Kentucky, the Kentuckiana region and the entire southeast region of the United States a great place for outdoor recreation and adventure.

The Bourbon City Challenge 2007 was a success in its on rite and future developments spurred on by the congregation of groups, individuals, businesses and environmental activists which gathered at the Bourbon City Challenge is exciting. The Bourbon City Challenge is only the beginning.