Friday, May 31, 2024

Regional Qualifiers 2024-2025 Season

USARA has announced the first three Regional Qualifier races for the 2024-2025 adventure race season. The Fall Foliage Adventure Race in Lorton, VA, from Broad Run Off Road is Saturday, Oct. 19. The Two Rivers Adventure Race in Ralston, PA, from Rootstock Racing is Oct. 26-27. Both of those races are also part of the Mid-Atlantic Adventure Series, while the Two Rivers Adventure Race is also the inaugural championship for the ARWS North American Series. The Raid the Rock Adventure Race in central Arkansas is Dec. 21-22.

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Upcoming USARA Events

Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers

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 *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

Raid the Rock, AR, Dec 21 *RQ*