The Transition: AR News & Updates
Friday, August 2, 2024
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Strong Machine AR (finally) wins 2024 Maine Summer Adventure Race
After eight years of trying, the hometown team Strong Machine Adventure Racing finally won the Maine Summer Adventure Race. Read about the race on the AR World Series website.
Team Spots Open For Nationals
Thanks to the cooperation and efforts of our partners, we've been able to source the gear necessary to expand our field limit to 95 teams, and currently have a few spots open for the 2024 USARA National Championships in Snowshoe, WV, Sept. 26-28.
We're excited to be welcoming a record number of teams to Nationals in 2024! Additional information and registration link on the USARA Nationals website. And don't forget there are still TWO opportunities for mixed gender teams to win a FREE ENTRY at a Regional Qualifier. Check out the USARA calendar for those and other upcoming events.
USARA National Points Series Rankings
Be sure to check out the rankings page on USARA.com. The rankings are updated as directors submit the race results.
The Gear Shed
A membership to USARA gives members access to the variety of deals available daily on ExpertVoice. Membership pays for itself on any of the deals below!
RunSignup has changed its systems and no longer offer membership cards. FEAR NOT! A screenshot of your membership will suffice. Directions are available on our membership page.
News from the Adventure/Endurance World
These Are the Sports OUTSIDE Will Be Focused on at the Paris Olympics
After years lost in the wilderness, American mountain biking on the rise entering the Paris Olympics
Haley Batten earns Team USA's BEST-EVER mountain biking finish
The benefits of engaging your brain during a workout
Jeremiah Maestre: From Boxing to Ultrarunning
A month running the Green Mountains in Arc’teryx Sylan shoes — a review
Why the Summer Is the Perfect Time to Start Trail Running
Why Ultrarunning GOAT Courtney Dauwalter Says Loops Are the Superior Route
Upcoming USARA Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
August
The Inferno Adventure Race, SC, Aug 3
Quarry Mountain Quest, CO, Aug 10
Dark Sky Challenge, FL, AUG 10
The Hard Fall Adventure Race, VT, Aug 17 *RQ*; TRACKING PAGE
Endeavor Team Challenge, CA, Aug 24; TRACKING PAGE
September
Expedition Oregon - America’s Toughest Race, OR, Sept 6
Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, Sept 7
Whistle Pig Adventure Race, MT, Sept 7
Chisholm Trail Adventure Race, TX, Sept 13 *RQ*
VentureQuest, MD, Sept 14
Battle by the Brook, CO, Sept. 21
USARA National Championship, WV, Sept 26-28
October
La Pine Loop 8 Hour Adventure Race, OR, Oct 5
La Pine Loop Family Adventure Race, OR, Oct. 6
Coosa River Challenge, AL, Oct 5
Central Indiana Adventure Race, IN, Oct 12
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct 19 *RQ*
Two Rivers Adventure Race, PA, Oct. 26 *RQ*
November
MAFF Adventure Race, WI, Nov 2
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Nov 2
December
Gator Waller Adventure Race, FL, Dec 14
Raid the Rock, AR, Dec 21 *RQ*