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The Transition: AR News & Updates

Bill Donohue

Friday, December 29, 2023

Coming in 2024!!!!

The Checkpoint Podcast

The Checkpoint is a collaboration between USARA and The DarkZone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. A few months ago, USARA sent out a racer survey. Many answered the call, so USARA board member Brent Freedland and Brian Gatens, host of The Dark Zone, analyzed the results and were inspired to bring racers, both newer and experienced, exactly what they want to know about the sport. USARA is confident the podcast will assist in our mission to grow the sport and strengthen the AR community.

Registration for teams that pre-qualified for the 2024 USARA National Championship will receive an email in February with instructions. For this season and for the future, pre-qualification is based on the results from the previous season’s National Points Series:

  • 30 top-ranked Mixed teams

  • 10 top-ranked All-female teams

  • 10 top-ranked All-male teams

Additional spots will be reserved for the winners of the mixed division in the 2024 Regional Qualifier Races. All remaining spots will be made available on a first come first serve basis sometime in March 2024 (on a day where there is not a race already taking place ;-) As the sport and the USARA National Championship grows, USARA is committed to ensuring the National Championship represents the best of the sport in the most fair and balanced way possible.

Regional Qualifier Races

Mission Adventure Race, IN, May 4

The Berryman Adventure, MO, May 18, Early Registration Ends March 31

Teton Ogre Adventure Race, ID, June 8, Early Registration Ends Feb. 29

Stubborn Mule Adventure Race, WI, June 29, Early Registration Ends Jan. 10

Bend Racing Qualifier, WA, June 29

Never Summer Adventure Race, CO, July 13, Early Registration Ends Jan. 31

Maine Summer Adventure Race, ME, July 13

The Hard Fall, VT, August 17

Chisholm Trail Adventure Race, September 14, Early Registration Ends Feb. 28

National Points Series Races

Frozen Foot Challenge Adventure Race, VA, March 16, Early Registration Ends Jan.1

Palmetto Swamp Fox Adventure Race, SC, March 16, Early Registration Ends Jan. 3

DMV Adventure Race, VA, April 6, Early Registration Ends Feb. 4

Stubborn Fool Adventure Race, WI, April 6, Early Registration Ends Jan. 10

Expedition Ozark, AR, April 7, Early Registration Ends December 31

Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, April 13, Early Registration Ends Jan. 1

Shenandoah Epic, VA, April 20, Early Registration Ends Dec. 31

Spring Bloom Adventure Race, VA, April 27, Early Registration Ends Dec. 31

Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, MD, May 4

New River Rush Adventure Race, WV, May 18, Early Registration Ends Dec. 31

The Longest Day, NY, June 28

Pocket Gopher Challenges, MN, July 19, Early Registration Ends May 17

Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, September 7, Early Registration Ends Dec. 31

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