The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, May 9, 2025
Cerberus Pulls the Strings
The inaugural Cerberus Expedition Stage Race on May 2-4 in Virginia featured a string course. Each racer had a wristband attached to their arm and a zip ties that strung between the string and the wristband. Racers had to complete the entire course on the string in order to earn their checkpoint.
The race consisted of 3 days of racing where each day was a stage. Racers finished at a camp each day, shared a communal dinner, and were able to rest overnight before the next day’s stage started.
Did you race at the Cerberus Expedition Stage Race? Send us your race reports from this or any other adventure race.
National Rankings Update
The USARA National Rankings are continuously updated as race directors submit results. Enabled Tracking currently leads the 3/4 Mixed Gender Division. Women of AR are tops in the 3/4 Female Division while Broad Run Off Road leads the 3/4 Male Division.
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
A $35 membership to USARA can give you all the stars in the sky in savings 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
The Two-Week Taper Program built specifically for adventure racers
AR School Question of the Week: Is "buy once, cry once" really the best approach for new AR racers?
The dARk Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast— Episode 125 – FLASH EPISODE: Team Bones Fresh Off The Course at Raid Bimbache
Tigers take on the Frozen Foot Adventure Race
WV running phenom Dan Green breaks course record, wins Cocodona 250 ultramarathon
Burro racing wins over runners in backcountry ode to mining history
More women are hitting their stride in trail running
Man arrested after being caught on video placing dangerous obstacles on MTB trail
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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