The Transition: AR News & Updates

Dec 1

Friday, December 1, 2023

Regional Qualifiers

The Regional Qualifier race list is out. The Regional Qualifiers take on extra importance this year with the changes to the National Championship qualification standards that will now be based on the rankings from the previous season. So for the 2023-2024 season, the top 30 teams from the mixed division and top 10 from the women and men’s divisions from the 2022-2023 season receive the first invites to the championship race. Additional spots will be available in the open registration period after those 50 teams have had a chance to register.

However, the winners of the mixed division at each of the Regional Qualifier races receive a FREE, GUARANTEED entry into the National Championship!

Plus each Regional Qualifier race comes with 5 bonus points towards the National Points Series season rankings—clutch for securing a coveted early invite to the 2025 National Championship.

Tales from the TA

Chris Dixon, an adventure racer and race director from Australia, chatted with Brian Gatens on The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast about directing big races.
Brenda Carlson and Lisa Randall talk with Andrea Anderson on The thisABILITY Adventures Podcast about their experiences as female racers and how more women can enter the sport.

The Gear Shed

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News from the Adventure/Endurance World

The more genres of bikes that are invented, the more they start to blend together such as the aero gravel bike from Extrema Italia
Car design is also having an adventure moment with some of the latest concept designs.
A real life Disney trip to northern Norway is an immersive exploration of the world that inspired Disney’s Frozen.
Anyone looking for inspiration while on the trainer in the basement should check out Nyad streaming on Netflix about Diana Nyad’s dream to swim from Cuba to Florida.