The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, June 26, 2026
AR Race Coverage
“If you’re losing faith in humanity or feeling disappointed in your expectations of people: watch an Adventure Race. It will heal and restore as you see people going through all of the emotions and taking turns holding each other up.”
-Dee Henry, Endless Mountains volunteer
Tune in to the Enabled Tracking page as the teams in Rootstock Racing’s Endless Mountains AR — The South Shires expedition race head towards the finish in the ARWS World Championship Qualifier.
Racers in the Endless Mountains — Lite 24 hour race are also on course!
The next USARA National Championship Regional Qualifier starts Saturday, June 27, in Cable, WI with the Stubborn Mule Adventure Race by 180 Adventure.
Race Report Roundup
Gear Shed
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
SUD RAID Steps onto the World Stage of Adventure Racing
What the Vail Kids Adventure Race is Really Like
One of Houston's most used bike trails closing daily for months
How climate change is reshaping trails in the White Mountains
Team sets out to break record for fastest paddle down Missouri River
You’re probably not carrying the right safety gear when you hike
Upcoming USARA Sanctioned Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
Visit the Community Race Calendar
for More Races
June 2026
Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 22-27 (TRACKING LINK)
Endless Mountains Lite, MA, Jun. 26
Stubborn Mule, WI, Jun. 27 RQ (TRACKING LINK)
July 2026
Maine Summer Adventure Race - 24hr, ME, Jul. 11 RQ (TRACKING LINK)
Seven Bends Adventure Race, VA, Jul. 11
Minnesota Orienteering Club Adventure Challenge, MN, 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 (SOLD OUT)
The Kids Adventure Race, CO, Aug. 6-9
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
The Kids Adventure Race, CA, Aug. 28-30
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
Blue Hills Adventure Race, MA, Sept. 19
La Pine Loop Family Race, OR, Sept. 20
Reservoir Ramble, IN, Sept. 20
Coastal Traverse, DE, Sept. 26 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 7/26)
DASH Adventure Race, UT, Sept. 26
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
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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