The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, January 30, 2026
2026 USARA National Championship doubles as ARWS North America Championship
USARA is stoked to bring the 2026 USARA National Championships to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in the 27-year history of the race, and also for the first time to combine with the ARWS North America Championship! This race will have two titles on the line and a prize of a place in the 2027 World Championship in Croatia.
With Bend Racing as Race Directors and Jason Magness as Course Designer, the race promises teams 30 hours of full-on adventure that will test their mettle against the elements of the Central Oregon high desert. Come early, stay late and bring the family to experience why everyone wants to Visit Bend!
The 2026 USARA National Championships and ARWS North America Championships are open to 4-person teams in mixed gender, all-female and all-male categories. (The World Championship prize is available to 4 person coed teams only.)
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Your $35 yearly membership to USARA gives you access to special deals from ExpertVoice such as 40% off luggage to use to travel to Bend, Oregon for the National and North American Championship!
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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Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
Visit the Community Race Calendar for More Races
January 2026
Wicked Winter Navigation Race (ROGAINE), WA, Jan. 31
February 2026
Apex Endurance Challenge, FL, Feb. 7
The Jailbreak Adventure Race, TX, Feb. 21
March 2026
Extreme Break Up, OK, Mar. 7
Great Owl, OH, Mar. 14
Frozen Foot Challenge Adventure Race, VA, Mar. 14
Lake Kissimmee Endurance Challenge, FL, Mar. 21
LBL Challenge, KY, Mar. 28
April 2026
2026 Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 11 **RQ**
Stubborn Fool, WI, Apr. 11
Crooked Compass (Rogaine), PA, Apr 18
Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, Apr. 25
Spring Bloom Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 25
Sufferfest in the Styx, FL, Apr. 25 **RQ**
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**
Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, DE, May 2
Cerberus 3 Day Stage Race, VA, May 8
New River Rush, WV, May 16
3ROC’s Pay What You Want Adventure Race, PA, May 16
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 23
Brake the Habit, VA, May 30 **RQ**
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
The Longest Day -- 24hr, NY, Jul. 25 **RQ**
Teton Ogre -- 24hr, ID, Jul. 25 **RQ**'
August 2026
Cowboy Tough, WY, Aug. 7
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
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 10 EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE Apr. 1
USARA National Championships, OR, Oct. 23-24
November 2026
Rocktown Adventure Race, VA, Nov. 7
The Fig, KY, Nov. 7
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