{"id":33243,"date":"2011-04-19T08:05:53","date_gmt":"2011-04-19T12:05:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=33243"},"modified":"2011-06-29T12:01:34","modified_gmt":"2011-06-29T16:01:34","slug":"thrills-and-spills-uconns-adventure-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/04\/thrills-and-spills-uconns-adventure-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Thrills and Spills: UConn&#8217;s Adventure Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[yframe url=&#8217;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=J_NK4DeKcUE&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32793\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32793\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb022_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32793  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb022_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;UConn students begin the opening challenge at the UConn Adventure Race held at Bicentennial Pond. Photo by Ariel Dowski&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"500\" height=\"354\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb022_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb022_lg-300x212.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/354;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32793\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students begin the opening challenge in the UConn Adventure Race held at Bicentennial Pond on April 10. Photos by Ariel Dowski<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32797\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32797\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb295_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32797  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb295_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Students must climb up a tarp filled with oil and water as one part of the UConn Adventure Race held at Bicentennial Pond. Photo by Ariel Dowski&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb295_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb295_lg-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/333;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32797\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants climb the slippery slope of a tarp covered with oil and water.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32796\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb197_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32796  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb197_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Students must canoe several laps around Bicentennial Pond as one part of the UConn Adventure Race. Photo by Ariel Dowski&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb197_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb197_lg-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/333;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teams paddle several laps around Bicentennial Pond in a canoe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32794\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32794\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb054_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32794   img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb054_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Students must walk half a mile with a board of wood tied to their right ankles as one part of the UConn Adventure Race held at Bicentennial Pond. Photo by Ariel Dowski&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"501\" height=\"335\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb054_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb054_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/335;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Team members work together to complete a half-mile walk with a wooden board tied to their ankles.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32795\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32795\" style=\"width: 501px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb119_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32795  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb119_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Students must crawl through mud as one part of the UConn Adventure Race held at Bicentennial Pond. Photo by Ariel Dowski&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"501\" height=\"335\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb119_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRaceb119_lg-300x201.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 501px) 100vw, 501px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 501px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 501\/335;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32795\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Participants get down and dirty for a crawl through the mud.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32791\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32791\" style=\"width: 503px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRace034_lg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-32791  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRace034_lg.jpg\" alt=\"&lt;p&gt;Students run half a mile carrying one teammate on a board of wood as part of the UConn Adventure Race held at Bicentennial Pond. Photo by Ariel Dowski&lt;\/p&gt;\" width=\"503\" height=\"335\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRace034_lg.jpg 700w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/AdventureRace034_lg-300x200.jpg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 503px) 100vw, 503px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 503px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 503\/335;\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32791\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students run half a mile carrying a teammate on a board of wood.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Teamwork, stamina, and ingenuity were the order of the day for participants in the Adventure Race.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[69,1,70],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[43],"class_list":["post-33243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gallery","category-uncategorized","category-video"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-17 02:59:28","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33243"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39277,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33243\/revisions\/39277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33243"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=33243"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=33243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}