The Transition: AR News & Updates
Friday, May 24, 2024
The Checkpoint Podcast
Episode 4: Steve and Amber Own The Night, plus Gold Rush AR and Strong Machine AR Race Directors
The Gear Shed
A membership to USARA gives members access to the variety of deals available daily on ExpertVoice.
ARDotWATCH Beginner’s Guide to AR
Doug Silk from ARDotWatch provides his Beginner’s Guide to Adventure Racing. Catch his AR101 special on getting into adventure racing May 29 on facebook.
News from the Adventure/Endurance World
The Last Expedition Africa Adventure Race Starts May 26th in Namibia
Adventure racers will run, bike, and paddle through the Northwoods this weekend
How to follow the Orienteering World Cup Round 1 in Switzerland
Paddle Magazine’s 10 Best Paddling Trips For Summer 2024: kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding vacations
The Best Kayak Paddles of 2024
‘Race To Survive: New Zealand’ Is Television’s Most Intense Outdoor Adventure Competition Yet
Ultrarunner Tom Evans on training for elevation gain, heat and altitude
Upcoming USARA Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
May
Rib Mountain Adventure Race, WI, May 25; TRACKING PAGE
June
SunRiver Scramble, OR, Jun 1
Tug Hill Extreme Adventure, NY, Jun 1; TRACKING PAGE
Teton Ogre Adventure Race, ID, Jun 8 *RQ*; TRACKING PAGE
Unbridled Women Adventure Race, KY, Jun 9
Midwest Championship Adventure Race, KS, Jun 22; TRACKING PAGE
Buff Betty Women’s Adventure Race, VA, Jun 22
The Longest Day, NY, Jun 28; TRACKING PAGE
Rainer Raid, WA, Jun 29 *RQ*
Stubborn Mule Adventure Race, WI, Jun 29 *RQ*; TRACKING PAGE
July
Maine Summer Adventure Race, ME, Jul 13 *RQ*
Never Summer Adventure Race, CO, Jul 13 *RQ*
Pocket Gopher Challenges, MN, Jul 19
Gold Rush Summer Challenge, CA, Jul 27 *RQ*
Almost Heaven 24-Hour Adventure Race, WV, Jul 27
Dark Sky Challenge, FL, Jul 27
August
The Inferno Adventure Race, SC, Aug 3
Quarry Mountain Quest, CO, Aug 10
The Hard Fall Adventure Race, VT, Aug 17 *RQ*
Endeavor Team Challenge, CA, Aug 24
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*
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
Central Indiana Adventure Race, IN, Oct 12
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct 19
Two Rivers Adventure Race, PA, Oct. 26