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2013 Lightning Strikes 8 Hour AR

Lightning Strikes 8 hour AR 3/24/13 Camp Benson, Mt. Carroll, IL Team: Eyes of the World 4th place - 3 Person Coed Nationals Qualifiers David Yang, Don Bart, & Heather Kluch Professional Photos By: John Morris Photography Pre Race Shenannigans  Not only was this an 8 hour adventure race, it was an adventure weekend. We pulled into Camp Benson Friday afternoon to check in and setup bunk in our toasty warm cabin. We requested a group of racers we already knew to slumber party it up with us, but not everyone arrived that night. Some racers were just coming for the race and not the entire camp, so they didn't end up arriving until Saturday afternoon. Our Saturday was our play day. Since it was way too cold and their was ice fishing on the Mississippi River, Gerry Voelliger (race director) put a halt to the paddle lesson since it might be a little difficult to paddle through a layer of ice. Since we didn't have to paddle, we got to spend 3 hours o