The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, September 5, 2025
National Championship Race Week
Less than 1 week until the start of the 2025 USARA National Championship race on Friday, Sept. 12 in northwest Arkansas.
Close to 80 teams of three in the Mixed Gender, Female, and Male divisions will toe the start line in Bentonville for the 30 hour race.
The mixed gender team with the most points and fastest time will be crowned the US Adventure Racing Champion.
This year’s field features a wealth of experience including perennial powerhouse WEDALI. The team of Justin Bakken, Brian Mayer, and Mari Chandler are the defending champions.
In the Rankings Point Series, Enabled Tracking has a narrow lead over Rib Mountain Racing in the Mixed Division.
The Male Division is the most competitive as all top 5 teams are mathematically alive to take the top points spot and all 5 of them racing at Nationals including Cherubini Brothers who were last year’s points champs of this division.
In the Female Division, Women of AR have the series locked up. Look for them to challenge for the overall win.
Fans can follow all the action at the coverage site. Look for it to go online this week.
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The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
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Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
September 2025
2025 USARA National Championship, AR, Sept. 12-13 TRACKING LINK
Battle by the Brook, CO, Sept. 20
VentureQuest Adventure Race (4+8 Hour), Va, Sept. 28
October 2025
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 4
Central Indiana Adventure (CIA), IN, Oct. 4
Buff Betty Women’s Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 4
Fall Foliage Adventure Race, VA, Oct. 18 *RQ*
La Pine Loop, OR, Oct. 18
La Pine Loop Family Race, OR, Oct. 19
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Oct. 25
November 2025
Milwaukee Area Fall Frenzy, WI, Nov. 1
The Two Rivers Adventure Race, PA, Nov. 15
No Sleep Adventure Race, IN, Nov. 22
December 2025
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge- Winter Edition, WI, Dec. 6
May 2026
Cerberus 3 Day Stage Race, VA, May 8
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