The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, March 20, 2026
Race Report Roundup
Grit Adventure Racing
Frozen Foot Challenge
BROR Shows GRIT at the Frozen Foot Adventure Race
The adventure race season is picking up which means so are the adventure stories! Share your adventure stories, race reports or articles with fellow adventure racers! Send it to social@usara.com for inclusion in the Transition.
Garmin is a Stage Sponsor at the 2026 USARA National Championship.
Garmin GPS watches with “Adventure Racing Mode” are the only GPS-enabled watches (including “smart watches”) approved for use at USARA Nationals. They may be used provided they are registered with the race organization, and checked before and after the race to confirm AR mode is in use throughout the race.
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
Going hiking? These popular Phoenix trails are closed due to the heat
Rattlesnakes out earlier on Front Range trails due to an unusually warm winter
32in wheels take their first elite XC race win at Cape Epic
Why, when frightened, we get lost easily - scientists have explained
The all-new Carlson Park in Decorah, Iowa, offers the region’s first flow trails
Upcoming USARA Sanctioned Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
Visit the Community Race Calendar
for More Races
March 2026
Lake Kissimmee Endurance Challenge, FL, Mar. 21
LBL Challenge, KY, Mar. 28 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 3/20)
April 2026
2026 Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 11 **RQ** (LIVE TRACKING LINK)
Stubborn Fool, WI, Apr. 11
Crooked Compass (Rogaine), PA, Apr 18
Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, Apr. 25 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/20)
Spring Bloom Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 25
Sufferfest in the Styx, FL, Apr. 25 **RQ** (REGISTRATION CLOSES 3/29)
SunRiver Scramble, OR, Apr. 25
SunRiver Family Race, OR, Apr. 26
May 2026
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)
Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, DE, May 2
Mission Adventure Race, IN, May 2 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 3/31)
Cerberus 3 Day Stage Race, VA, May 8 (REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/26)
New River Rush, WV, May 16
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
Summer Sizzle Adventure Race - Sunday, VA, Jun. 14
Union Bay Weeknight Adventure Race, WA, Jun. 16
Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 22-27
Endless Mountains Lite, MA, Jun. 26
Stubborn Mule, WI, Jun. 27 **RQ**
July 2026
Maine Summer Adventure Race - 24hr, ME, Jul. 11 **RQ**
Seven Bends Adventure Race, VA, Jul. 11
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
Creve Coeur 4 Adventure Race, MO, Aug. 29
September 2026
East Fork Challenge, OH, Sept. 12
Greenhorn Adventure Race, MD, Sep. 12
VentureQuest Adventure Race, MD, Sep. 12
San Francisco Adventure Race, CA, Sep. 19
La Pine Loop Race Weekend, OR, Sept. 19-20
La Pine Loop Family Race, OR, Sept. 20
Coastal Traverse, DE, Sept. 26
October 2026
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 3
Central Indiana Adventure (CIA), IN, Oct. 3
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 10 EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE Apr. 1
USARA National Championships, OR, Oct. 23-24
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Oct. 24
November 2026
Rocktown Adventure Race, VA, Nov. 7
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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