Courtesy: MESP

The Ultimate Challenge Returns! The top prize money awaits! The top teams are on their way! Michael Epstein Sports Productions, Octagon Marketing and the USA Adventure Racing present The 2nd Annual 24-Hour Adventure Race. The 24-Hour Adventure will not only be the largest adventure race ever staged, but it will be the most unique as well. The event will once again feature a camp out at beautiful Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu with fellow competitors. The race will host world renown adventurers such as defending champion Team Venture Four featuring Harald Zundel, and Robert Nagle and Team Eco-Internet as well as many other world class athletes.

The event will begin the morning of Friday, November 16, 2001 at Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, California, just north of Los Angeles. Teams of three will be competing against each other for the title of National Champion by battling the Pacific Ocean by kayak, climbing the rugged Southern California mountains on foot and fighting off fatigue to navigate their way to the finish over 100 miles away in a non-stop 24-hour ultimate adventure challenge.

Disciplines of kayaking, mountain biking, trekking, climbing, coasteering and navigation will challenge all comers. Don't let the National Championship title scare you; while the race is tough and tenacious, we welcome all participants, especially first time 24 Hour participants. The 24-Hour Adventure will be one of the richest in U.S. adventure racing history, with a $20,000 cash purse.

Elite adventure racing teams from throughout the United States will converge on Leo Carrillo State Beach in Malibu, California to begin this prestigious event on November 16th. Robert Nagle of Team Eco-Internet has described the race as, "another unique and majestic glimpse of the world!" Nagle has been a member of winning teams in the Raid Galoises, Eco-Challenge and Southern Traverse.

"The 24 Hour Adventure is the ultimate adventure, exceeding the Ironman Triathlon in a test of physical endurance and toughness," said Michael Epstein, event producer and president of MESP. "The Adventure Race will challenge adventurers' physical endurance, mental tenacity and their ability to race without sleep, while at the same time allowing them to enjoy the experience of a lifetime."

The 24-Hour Adventure will be televised on the Outdoor Life Network in a one-hour feature presentation (air-date to be determined). Updated airdates will be kept on the website at www.mesp.com under the OLN icon. Please visit the website for continued updated information.

Entry fee for the 24-Hour Adventure is $1,200 per team. Entry information is available on-line at www.mesp.com. For further information, please visit the MESP web site or call (818) 707- 8867. For more information about the sport of adventure racing, check out the USA Adventure Racing web site at www.usaar.net.