The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, October 31, 2025
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
Top 15 things every Adventure Racer should do
The dARk Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast: Episode 144 – John Karlsson – SAFAT Team Captain, 3X World Champion, and Aspiring Golfer
How Utah could someday be connected by 3,100 miles of trails
E-MTB racing: Getting started, the rules and strategy explained
The Cheasty Greenspace is home to Seattle’s ‘first forested urban MTB trail’
Vermont Trail Legend Tara Dower Shatters Course Record at Arizona's Javelina Jundred
Destination Detours: 5 Off-the-Beaten-Path Trails Worth the Side Trip
Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
November 2025
Milwaukee Area Fall Frenzy, WI, Nov. 1
Treasure Coast Adventure Race, FL, Nov. 8
The Two Rivers Adventure Race, PA, Nov. 15 **RQ** TRACKING LINK
No Sleep Adventure Race, IN, Nov. 22
December 2025
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge- Winter Edition, WI, Dec. 6
The Enigma, FL, Dec. 13
Raid the Rock Adventure Race, AR, Dec. 20
January 2026
The Chill: Winter Adventure Race, VA, Jan. 24
February 2026
Apex Endurance Challenge, FL, Feb. 7
March 2026
Lake Kissimmee Endurance Challenge, FL, Mar. 21
April 2026
2026 Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 11 **RQ**
Stubborn Fool, WI, Apr. 11
Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, Apr. 25
Spring Bloom Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 25
Sufferfest in the Styx, FL, Apr. 25 **RQ**
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
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
Stubborn Mule, WI, Jun. 27 **RQ**
July 2026
Maine Summer Adventure Race - 24hr, ME, Jul. 11 **RQ**
The Longest Day -- 24hr, NY, Jul. 25 **RQ**
Teton Ogre -- 24hr, ID, Jul. 25 **RQ**
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