The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, December 13, 2024
Race Report 2024 ARWS World Championship
Chelsey Magness of Team Bend Racing/4 Hour Fuel describes her experience at the 2024 ARWS World Championship complete with tales of adapting and trekking in their underwear.
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
Running and Aging: Expectations and Recovery
Dates are set for World Orienteering Week 2025
British athlete makes history in Patagonia with second win at the world’s most EXTREME triathlon
Cape Epic Founder Launches 7-Day Gravel Stage Race
He Fell 200 Feet During a Trail Running Race—And Lived to Tell the Tale
Running groups raise money to repair CT's hiking trails impacted by brushfires and floods
A Mountain Biker's Guide to Gravel Biking
The 10 Best Mountain Bike Movies of All Time
New trails open in southern Wisconsin after renegade jumps are destroyed by a dog park
Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
December
Enigma Adventure Race, FL, Dec. 14
Raid the Rock, AR, Dec 21 *RQ*
March 2025
Save the Daylight Adventure Race, FL, Mar. 7, PRICE INCREASE 12/31
Frozen Foot Challenge Adventure Race, VA, Mar. 8
Extreme Break Up Adventure Race, Mar. 22
Adrenaline Rush, VA, Mar. 22, PRICE INCREASE 1/5
Chisholm Trail Adventure Race, TX, Mar. 28, *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 1/31
The Great Owl, OH, Mar. 29
April 2025
Stubborn Fool Adventure Race, WI, Apr. 5, PRICE INCREASE 1/10
Massanutten King of the Mountain Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 5
50 Hour Challenge Expedition Race, TN, Apr. 11
Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 12, *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 12/31
Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, Apr. 12, PRICE INCREASE 1/2
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 15 Hour, VA, Apr. 26, PRICE INCREASE 12/31
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 4 Hour, VA, Apr. 27, PRICE INCREASE 12/31
May 2025
Cerberus Stage Race, VA, May 2
Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, MD, May 3, PRICE INCREASE 12/15
Mission AR, IN, May 4
New River Rush Adventure Race, WV, May 17
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 24, PRICE INCREASE 1/31
Tug Hill Extreme Adventure, NY, May 28, PRICE INCREASE 3/31
June 2025
Teton Ogre Adventure Race, ID, Jun. 14 *RQ* PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Unbridled Women Adventure Race, Jun. 14, PRICE INCREASE, 12/31
Seven Bends Adventure Race, VA, Jun. 14
Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 21, PRICE INCREASE 12/31
Midwest Championship AR, KS, Jun. 21 *RQ*
Rainer Raid, WA, Jun. 28 *RQ*
Stubborn Mule Adventure Race, Jun. 28 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 1/10
July 2025
Never Summer Adventure Race, CO, Jul. 12 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 1/31
Maine Summer Adventure Race, ME, Jul. 12 *RQ*
Pocket Gopher Challenges, MN, Jul. 18 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 5/17
The Longest Day, NY, Jul. 26 *RQ*
August 2025
Cowboy Tough, WY, Aug. 8, PRICE INCREASE 1/2
September 2025
Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, Sept. 7
2025 USARA National Championship, AR, Sept. 12-13
Battle by the Brook, CO, Sept. 20
VentureQuest, Sept. 28
October 2025
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 4
Conquer the Mountain AR, VA, Oct. 18
Off Road Rage AR, Oct. 25
Have an adventure story, race report or an article to share with fellow adventure racers? Send it to social@usara.com for inclusion in the Transition.
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