‘Mental, physical’: Adventure racing is growing in Warren
Photos courtesy of Grass Roots Racing/Photos by Chuck Kozora (www.chuckkozora.com)
Ride and tie
Melissa McNett tows Scott Angove during the Ride and Tie portion of the Venture Outdoor Festival at Millvale Riverfront Park, Pittsburgh.
Life’s an adventure. Especially for 10 members of Team WarrenAdventures.com, sponsored by the Warren County Council on Tourism. Not only are the five two-person teams helping the sport of adventure racing grow in Pennsylvania, but they’re helping it grow right here in Warren. “Since we have such a strong group from (up here), they are actually going to have a series race in Warren this year on July 18th,” said Brandon Kellogg, who teams with Ryan Hoffman to make up one of the five teams — the “Snot Rockets” — featured at www.warrenadventures.com. The series Kellogg is referring to is the Grass Roots Racing series (www.rootsrace.com), based in the Pittsburgh area. There are four series races this year, considered “sprint” adventure races — three in the Pittsburgh area, and one in little ‘ol Warren.
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