Hundreds on hand for adventure race
at Cedar Hill State Park

CEDAR HILL, TX—Hundreds of visitors from all over Texas and surrounding states crowded the Dallas Off-Road Biking Association trailhead inside Cedar Hill State Park for the Eco Lone Star Adventure Race series sport and extreme outdoor triathlon early Saturday morning.

Adventure race runners - photo by Bryan Frazier, © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Teams and individuals participated in running and mountain biking courses mapped throughout the extensive trails of the large park, located in the southern DFW Metroplex, as well as paddling events along a charted shoreline course of Joe Pool reservoir.

Greg Rankin and his son, Nathan Rankin (age 14), of Parker, TX, hustle their inflatable kayak to the water’s edge to launch for the sprint paddling event. photo by Bryan Frazier, © Texas Parks and Wildlife Department

Collectively, participants competed for time and points in the USARA-sanctioned event.

For more information on adventure racing, visit http://www.terrafirmaracing.com, or contact Cedar Hill State Park at (972) 291-3900 and http://www.texasstateparks.org. Or for information on state park camping reservations, contact the customer service center at (512) 389-8900.