The Transition: AR News and Updates
Friday, January 3, 2025
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Adventure Racer Provides Hurricane Relief
Much like the bat signal, adventure racer Chip Dodd (right) received a call from a friend after Hurricane Helene ripped through North Carolina in September of 2024.
“They need you in North Carolina” was the text from a friend.
“And I was like, okay, can you tell me more?” recalls Dodd.
“They're looking for navigators or something to help with disaster relief.”
The Gear Shed: Gear for Adventure Racing
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News from the Adventure Race/Endurance World
The best MTB trails in Western North Carolina are slowly reopening following Hurricane Helene
This all-women adventure racing team made history by beating men half their age
Predictions for the mountain bike world in 2025
12 leftfield running hacks to help you conquer the trails in 2025
87-year-old trail runner in Japan keeps pushing the limits after 160 km race
Remember when: Jimmy Carter saved the Chattahoochee River
American Trail Running Association announces 2025 theme: Innovation
The longer the race, the closer it gets: women are closing in on men in the ultra-endurance arena
Upcoming USARA Adventure Race Events
Tracking Links by Adventure Enablers
March 2025
Save the Daylight Adventure Race, FL, Mar. 7
Frozen Foot Challenge Adventure Race, VA, Mar. 8
Extreme Break Up Adventure Race, Mar. 22
Adrenaline Rush, VA, Mar. 22, PRICE INCREASE 2/23
Chisholm Trail Adventure Race, TX, Mar. 28, *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 1/31
The Great Owl, OH, Mar. 29
April 2025
Stubborn Fool Adventure Race, WI, Apr. 5, PRICE INCREASE 2/15
Massanutten King of the Mountain Adventure Race, VA, Apr. 5
50 Hour Challenge Expedition Race, TN, Apr. 11
Shenandoah Epic, VA, Apr. 12, *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Knox Xtreme Adventure Race, TN, Apr. 12, PRICE INCREASE 4/8
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 15 Hour, VA, Apr. 26, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Spring Bloom Adventure Race 4 Hour, VA, Apr. 27, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
May 2025
Cerberus Stage Race, VA, May 2
Eastern Shore Sprint 6-Hour AR, MD, May 3, PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Mission AR, IN, May 4
New River Rush Adventure Race, WV, May 17
Rib Mountain Adventure Challenge, WI, May 24, PRICE INCREASE 1/31
Tug Hill Extreme Adventure, NY, May 28, PRICE INCREASE 3/31
June 2025
Teton Ogre Adventure Race, ID, Jun. 14 *RQ* PRICE INCREASE 2/28
Unbridled Women Adventure Race, Jun. 14, PRICE INCREASE 4/30
Seven Bends Adventure Race, VA, Jun. 14
Endless Mountains Adventure Race, VT, Jun. 21, , PRICE INCREASE 5/1
Midwest Championship AR, KS, Jun. 21 *RQ*
Rainer Raid, WA, Jun. 28 *RQ*
Stubborn Mule Adventure Race, Jun. 28 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 1/10
July 2025
Never Summer Adventure Race, CO, Jul. 12 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 1/31
Maine Summer Adventure Race, ME, Jul. 12 *RQ*
Pocket Gopher Challenges, MN, Jul. 18 *RQ*, PRICE INCREASE 5/17
The Longest Day, NY, Jul. 26 *RQ*
August 2025
Cowboy Tough, WY, Aug. 8, PRICE INCREASE 4/15
September 2025
Shenandoah River Adventure Race, VA, Sept. 7
2025 USARA National Championship, AR, Sept. 12-13
Battle by the Brook, CO, Sept. 20,m , PRICE INCREASE 9/19
VentureQuest, Sept. 28
October 2025
Wild Driftless Adventure Race, IA, Oct. 4
Conquer the Mountain AR, VA, Oct. 18
Off Road Rage AR, Oct. 25
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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