The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, January 17, 2025
Rankings Changes for the 2024-25 Season
The two following changes will be implemented for the 2024-25 season's rankings. Both can pretty much be categorized as “scalability updates / fixes” as adventure racing has grown and continues to grow and races/racers further diversify.
1. Expanding the Points “Race Length” Grouping Structure
2. Awarding Points By Entry Size
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
The Adventure Racing World Series Partners with Ursuits Drysuits
Howard County Adventure Racing Summer Camp
The 20 Best Bike Movies, Documentaries, and TV Series Ever Made
Scholar explores mountain biking’s social impacts on Indigenous communities
REI Closes Experiences Business
Light & Motion Closing, Citing Challenges of US Manufacturing
When To Trust Your Fear In The Backcountry
I Spent a Weekend on a Hybrid Training ‘Bootcamp’. Here’s What I Learned
Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
March 2025
Save the Daylight Adventure Race, FL, Mar. 7
Frozen Foot Challenge Adventure Race, VA, Mar. 8
Extreme Break Up Adventure Race, Mar. 22
Adrenaline Rush, VA, Mar. 22, PRICE INCREASE 2/23
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 2/15
Massanutten King of the Mountain Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 5
50 Hour Challenge Expedition Race, TN, Apr. 11
Sufferfest in the Styx, FL, Apr. 26
Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 12, *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, Apr. 12, PRICE INCREASE 4/8
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 15 Hour, VA, Apr. 26, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 4 Hour, VA, Apr. 27, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
May 2025
Cerberus Stage Race, VA, May 2
Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, MD, May 3, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
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 4/30
Seven Bends Adventure Race, VA, Jun. 14
Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 21, , PRICE INCREASE 5/1
Midwest Championship AR, KS, Jun. 21 *RQ*
Rainer Raid, WA, Jun. 28 *RQ*
Stubborn Mule Adventure Race, Jun. 28 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 4/15
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
August 2025
The Longest Day, NY, Aug. 2 *RQ*
Cowboy Tough, WY, Aug. 8, PRICE INCREASE 4/15
September 2025
Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, Sept. 7
2025 USARA National Championship, AR, Sept. 12-13
Battle by the Brook, CO, Sept. 20,m , PRICE INCREASE 9/19
VentureQuest, Sept. 28
October 2025
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 4
Central Indiana Adventure (CIA), IN, Oct. 4
Conquer the Mountain AR, VA, Oct. 18
Off Road Rage AR, Oct. 25
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