What: The ninth running of the Midwest's premiere adventure race. The Berryman Adventure is backwoods adventure racing at it's best! 12-hours or 36-hours of continuous adventure racing through some of the most rugged and beautiful land in the Midwest. Where: Big Springs Park, Near Van Buren, MO When: September 26-27, 2009 Format: 12-hour Course - 4-person & 2-person teams 36-hour Course - 4-person & 2-person teams * The top 3 co-ed teams in the Berryman Adventure 36-Hour course will be eligible to qualify for the 2009 USARA Adventure Racing National Championships. If one of the top 3 teams have already qualified for the race, the entry will roll down to the 4th place team, and so on, until it reaches a team that has not qualified for the race. * The 2009 Berryman Adventure 36-Hour is a part of the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series."" />