The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, August 7, 2026
2026 USARA National Championship—Series Rankings
Enabled Tracking tops the leaderboard in the Mixed Division 3/4 team category with Rib Mountain Racing and Strong Machine AR close behind.
Chickpoints, Renegade Racing, and Women of AR are atop the Female 3 /4 Division.
In the Male 3 /4 Division, Toporadicals, Trust the Compass, and Cherubini Brothers are in a tight race.
The USARA National Points Series provides an ongoing ranking of teams across the country, based on their race results at USARA-sanctioned events. The calendar of included races is published and updated throughout the season.
There are still 23 USARA sanctioned races across the country before the 2026 National Championship Race on Oct. 23 in Oregon.
The top teams in the 3/4-person team divisions of the National Points Series will be announced at the USARA National Championships. A rolling 12-month ranking for 3/4-person teams may also be used to seed a waiting list in the event Nationals is at capacity leading up to the event.
There is no need to register for the series. All teams competing in affiliated and sanctioned events are automatically included in the rankings.
MRS Adventure Race Bundles
Racers competing at USARA National Championships can receive a FREE "Adventure Race Essentials" bundle from sponsor MRS packrafts with every packraft purchase.
To claim the free bundle, racers should add both a packraft and the bundle to their cart, and then use code “USARA”, which will adjust the price of the bundle to FREE!
Gear Shed
The $50 yearly membership to USARA provides access to discounts at ExpertVoice!
REMINDER: A screenshot of the USARA membership from run signup will suffice for joining ExpertVoice. Directions are available on our membership page.
USARA annual members receive a 30% discount on custom apparel from PACTIMO and up to two free revisions on initial designs. To get started, email us at info@usara.com and we'll get you connected!
Upcoming USARA Sanctioned Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
Visit the Community Race Calendar
for More Races
August 2026
The Vail Kids Adventure Race, CO, Aug. 6-9
Cowboy Tough, WY, Aug. 7 (TRACKING LINK)
After Dark Adventure Race, KY, Aug. 22 (REGISTRATION ENDS 8/17)
Quarry Mountain Quest, CO, Aug. 22
Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, Aug. 22 (REGISTRATION ENDS 8/8)
The Big Bear 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 (REGISTRATION ENDS 8/10)
Greenhorn Adventure Race, MD, Sep. 12 (PRICE INCREASE 8/12)
VentureQuest Adventure Race, MD, Sep. 12 (REGISTRATION ENDS 9/9)
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 (PRICE INCREASE 8/15)
Moose on the Loose Adventure Race, WI, Sept 19
La Pine Loop Family Race, OR, Sept. 20
Reservoir Ramble, IN, Sept. 20 (REGISTRATION ENDS 9/13)
Buff Betty Women’s Adventure Race, VA, Sept. 26 (PRICE INCREASE 8/30)
Coastal Traverse, DE, Sept. 26 (REGISTRATION ENDS 9/22)
DASH Adventure Race, UT, Sept. 26 (REGISTRATION ENDS 9/20)
October 2026
Central Indiana Adventure (CIA), IN, Oct. 3 (PRICE INCREASE 8/31)
Sleep When You’re Dead, CO, Oct. 3 (REGISTRATION ENDS 9/19)
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 3 (PRICE INCREASE 8/31)
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 10 (REGISTRATION ENDS 10/9)
USARA National Championships, OR, Oct. 23-24 (REGISTRATION CLOSES WHEN FIELD IS FULL)
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Oct. 24 (PRICE INCREASE 8/23)
November 2026
Rocktown Adventure Race, VA, Nov. 7 (REGISTRATION ENDS 10/20)
The Fig, KY, Nov. 7
December 2026
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge—Winter Edition, WI, Dec. 5
April 2027
2027 Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 10
May 2027
Spring Bloom Adventure Race, VA, May 1 (PRICE INCREASE AFTER 12/31)
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