The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, May 16, 2025
RD Race Report
What goes into putting on an adventure race weekend?
Broad Run Off Road Race Director Allen Wagner is often asked which is a harder: participating in a race or putting on a race.
After the 2025 Spring Bloom Adventure Race, Wagner answered this question with his Race (Director) Report.
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
A $35 membership to USARA can protect you from the sun with savings on UPF gear from ExpertVoice.
REMINDER: A screenshot of the USARA membership from run signup will suffice for joining ExpertVoice. Directions are available on our membership page.
News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
AR School Question of the Week: What's One Cheap Piece of Gear That’s Punched Above Its Weight?
The dARk Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast— Episode 126 – Fast Times At AR High: Welcome to Full Steam Ahead Adventure Racing
The thisABILITY Adventures Podcast: The Race Ramble: Raid Bimbache - ARWS Morocco
Nation’s Largest Adventure Race Celebrates Ten Years under Leadership
5 of the best mountain bike trails in Georgia
New Yeti Short Film Explores Healing and the Joy of Mountain Biking
Walking on tired legs: how I’m training for the trek to Everest Base Camp
Ultra-trail running: What science reveals about the hidden effects of extreme endurance
A $6 million overhaul will turn this Wisconsin farm into a mountain biking hub
Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
May 2025
Expedition Oregon, OR, May 17
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 24, TRACKING LINK
Tug Hill Extreme Adventure, NY, May 31 *RQ*, TRACKING LINK
June 2025
Teton Ogre Adventure Race, ID, Jun. 14 *RQ*
Unbridled Women Adventure Race, Jun. 14
Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 21
Midwest Championship AR, KS, Jun. 21 *RQ*
Rainier Raid, WA, Jun. 28 *RQ*
Stubborn Mule Adventure Race, Jun. 28 *RQ*
July 2025
Never Summer Adventure Race 24 & 12hr, CO, Jul. 12 *RQ*
Maine Summer Adventure Race, ME, Jul. 12 *RQ*
MNOC Summer Adventure Race, MN, Jul. 12
Pocket Gopher Challenges, MN, Jul. 17 *RQ*, EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/17/25
Bitter Pill Adventure Race, VT, Jul. 26
August 2025
The Longest Day, NY, Aug. 2 *RQ*
Quarry Mountain Quest, CO, Aug. 9
Waddling Warriors Adventure Race, WI, Aug. 23
September 2025
2025 USARA National Championship, AR, Sept. 12-13
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
November 2025
Milwaukee Area Fall Frenzy, WI, Nov. 1
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Nov. 8
The Two Rivers Adventure Race, PA, Nov. 15
No Sleep Adventure Race, IN, Nov. 22 EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES 5/31/25
December 2025
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge- Winter Edition, WI, Dec. 6
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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