The Transition: AR News and Updates

Written By Bill Donohue

Friday, April 10, 2026

USARA Standard Rules

USARA recently unveiled a new set of USARA standard rules to sanctioned RDs. This project has been percolating for a long while, ever since Cliff White and Glen Lewis (of Strong Machine Adventure Racing) drafted an early set of such rules. USARA has workshopped these rules several times over with various racers and RDs, and while there is no set of standards that will satisfy every racer or RD, we are excited to share the "finished product" with the community.

These rules cover foundational issues that consistently come while also still deferring a fair bit of autonomy to local RDs. They are entirely optional, but they provide RDs with a ready-to-use tool that hopefully creates more familiarity about core rules for the community at large.

Give them a read on the USARA website.

Race Preview

The 2026 Shenandoah Epic, a 2026 USARA Regional Qualifier, starts on Saturday, April 11. Read all about the race on the race website and follow the dots on the tracking page.

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April 2026

2026 Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 11 **RQ** (LIVE TRACKING LINK)

Stubborn Fool, WI, Apr. 11 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/6)

Crooked Compass (Rogaine), PA, Apr 18 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/6)

Spring Bloom Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 25 (SOLD OUT—WAITLIST)(LIVE TRACKING LINK)

Sufferfest in the Styx, FL, Apr. 25 **RQ** (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/12)

SunRiver Scramble, OR, Apr. 25

SunRiver Family Race, OR, Apr. 26

May 2026

Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, DE, May 2 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/28)

Mission Adventure Race, IN, May 2 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/25)

Midwest Championship Adventure Race--24-hr Ozarks Challenge, MO, May 2 **RQ**

Rock, Roll & Rattlesnake Challenge Adventure Race -- 16hr, TX, May 2 **RQ** (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/28)

Cerberus 3 Day Stage Race, VA, May 8 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/26)

New River Rush, WV, May 16 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/2)

3ROC’s Pay What You Want Adventure Race, PA, May 16 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/16)

Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 23

Brake the Habit, WV, May 30 **RQ** (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 5/3)

Tug Hill Extreme -- 24hr, NY, May 30 **RQ**

June 2026

Rainer Raid -- 30hr, WA, Jun. 6 **RQ**

Summer Sizzle Adventure Race - Saturday, VA, Jun. 13 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 6/12)

Summer Sizzle Adventure Race - Sunday, VA, Jun. 14 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 6/12)

Union Bay Weeknight Adventure Race, WA, Jun. 16

Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 22-27 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/1)

Endless Mountains Lite, MA, Jun. 26 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/30)

Stubborn Mule, WI, Jun. 27 **RQ** (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 4/15)

July 2026

Maine Summer Adventure Race - 24hr, ME, Jul. 11 **RQ** (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 5/31)

Seven Bends Adventure Race, VA, Jul. 11 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 4/30)

Pocket Gopher Extreme, MN, Jul. 17

ChattARnooga Adventure Race, TN, Jul. 18

The Longest Day -- 24hr, NY, Jul. 25 **RQ**

Teton Ogre -- 24hr, ID, Jul. 25 **RQ**'

August 2026

Cowboy Tough, WY, Aug. 7

After Dark Adventure Race, KY, Aug. 22

Quarry Mountain Quest, CO, Aug. 22

Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, Aug. 22 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 5/22)

Creve Coeur 4 Adventure Race, MO, Aug. 29

Unbridled Women Adventure Race, KY, Aug. 29

September 2026

East Fork Challenge, OH, Sept. 12

Greenhorn Adventure Race, MD, Sep. 12

VentureQuest Adventure Race, MD, Sep. 12 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 6/12)

Gold Rush Adventure Challenge, CA, Sep. 19 (REGISTRATION ENDS 9/12)

La Pine Loop Race Weekend, OR, Sept. 19-20

La Pine Loop Family Race, OR, Sept. 20

Reservoir Ramble, IN, Sept. 20 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 5/31)

Coastal Traverse, DE, Sept. 26 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 7/26)

DASH Adventure Race, UT, Sept. 26 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 6/1)

October 2026

Central Indiana Adventure (CIA), IN, Oct. 3 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 8/31)

Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 3 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 7/31)

Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 10 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 7/23 )

USARA National Championships, OR, Oct. 23-24

Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Oct. 24

November 2026

Rocktown Adventure Race, VA, Nov. 7 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 4/30)

The Fig, KY, Nov. 7

December 2026

Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge—Winter Edition, WI, Dec. 5

Have an adventure story, race report or an article to share with fellow adventure racers? Send it to social@usara.com for inclusion in the Transition.

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