The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, September 20, 2024
USARA ADVENTURE RACE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, Sept. 27-28
On Friday, Sept. 27, at 9 am ET, 74 teams from all over the United States will toe the line in Snowshoe, WV, for the start the 2024 USARA Adventure Race National Championship seeking the finishers medal (above) and possibly the title of Adventure Race National Champion in one of three categories: Premier Mixed Gender, All-Women, and All-Men.
The top Masters team (avg. age of 55, min. age of 45) across all categories will win a cash prize. Awards will also be given to the fastest teams on a designated orienteering, paddling, and mountain bike courses. Special awards are given in the Spirit Award category for altruism, fair play, team spirit, or other AR values on course and the Peter Jolles Award is given for ingenuity in navigation on the course.
Tracking is available at this site from Adventure Enablers.
USARA National Points Series Rankings
Nationals also marks the end of the 2023-24 Season National Points Series. The Premier Division Points Series Champion will be crowned at the awards ceremony.
In the Mixed Division, Full Speed, No Mistakes currently leads all teams with Strong Machine AR and Rib Mountain Racing close behind.
The 23-24 season points are also a way for teams to lock in a guaranteed-entry for next season’s National Championship Race.
Check out the Current Points Rankings across the many divisions on the website as well as how the rankings are calculated.
Individual Power Rankings are available to see how many points each racer has accumulated across all the races they’ve participated in this season.
If you see any errors in the rankings, please contact results@usara.com or contact the race director if they have not sent their results.
Thank you to all the Race Directors for getting us your results this season!
And thank you to Allen Wagner of Broad Run Off Road and Aaron Linville of Broad Run Off Road/Bridge Boys for updating the results all season.
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
Recover and save after Nationals with the discount given to USARA members on ExpertVoice!
REMINDER: A screenshot of the USARA membership from run signup will suffice for joining ExpertVoice. Directions are available on our membership page.
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Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
September
Battle by the Brook, CO, Sept. 21
USARA National Championship, WV, Sept. 26-28 TRACKING SITE
October
La Pine Loop 8 Hour Adventure Race, OR, Oct. 5
La Pine Loop Family Adventure Race, OR, Oct. 6
Coosa River Challenge, AL, Oct. 5
Central Indiana Adventure Race, IN, Oct. 12
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 19 *RQ* TRACKING SITE
Two Rivers Adventure Race, PA, Oct. 26 *RQ* TRACKING SITE
November
MAFF Adventure Race, WI, Nov. 2
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Nov. 2
Treasure Coast Adventure Race, FL, Nov. 9
December
Caloosa Fest Adventure Race, FL, Dec. 7
Enigma Adventure Race, FL, Dec. 14
Raid the Rock, AR, Dec 21 *RQ*
April 2025
Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 12
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 15 Hour, VA, Apr. 26
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 4 Hour, VA, Apr. 27
May 2025
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 24
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