The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, April 4, 2025
2025 National Championship
Registration Information
Open registration for the 2025 USARA National Championship started on April 1. There are 16 spots remaining for teams for the September 12 race in Bentonville, Arkansas.
The race promises world-class mountain biking, set amid spectacular limestone bluffs and prairies that characterize this corner of the Ozarks. Racers will want to come early, stay late and bring the family to experience why Bentonville has been dubbed “the new capital of cool” by the Wall Street Journal.
The ARWS World Championships are Sept. 22-Oct. 6 in Penticton, British Columbia. Check out the website and sign up for their newsletter to stay in the loop!
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
Racing La Ruta Madre: A Journey of Teamwork, Terrain, and Top Gear - By Chelsey Magness
Tariffs Won't Spare Outdoor Gear explains Gear Junkie Senior Writer Andrew McLemore
How do I set up Adventure Race as an activity on Garmin Eduro 3
Celebrating Arkansas Women Shaping Outdoor Recreation
Super-hero shape is not enough for adventure racing
Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
April 2025
Stubborn Fool Adventure Race, WI, Apr. 5
Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 12, *RQ*
Sufferfest in the Styx, FL, Apr. 26
Sun River Scramble, OR, Apr. 26
Sun River Scramble Family Race, OR, Apr 27
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 15 Hour, VA, Apr. 26
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 4 Hour, VA, Apr. 27
May 2025
Cerberus Stage Race, VA, May 2
Rock, Roll and Rattlesnake Challenge, TX, May 3
Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, MD, May 3
Mission AR, IN, May 4, *RQ*, EARLY REGISTRATION CLOSES 4/19/25
Expedition Oregon, OR, May 17
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 24
Tug Hill Extreme Adventure, NY, May 31 *RQ*
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. 19 *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, Sept. 28
October 2025
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 4
Central Indiana Adventure (CIA), IN, 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 AR, Oct. 25
November 2025
Off Road Rage Adventure Race, MO, Nov. 8
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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