First Dawn to Dusk? We asked our veteran racers for advice, and here’s what they said: Pace yourself and fuel/drink extensively. If you feel like you you’re bonking, take some time to recover and refuel; you can indeed recover and continue. Make sure you get some training in. *Make sure you remember to bring your …
Yesterday we took the Tarverizer 4Runner (as opposed to our old stock-model one) out to check out one of the many areas you’ll be visiting this year for the 10th Anniversay Dawn to Dusk race. I might have squealed more than I have in a long time when we found this big rock face (sooooo …
“Why don’t you do the six-hour race anymore? That was awesome!” A few years ago, we suspended the Checkpoint Challenge (aka the “sprint race”) because we were doing the 12 hour race the first day and that race the second. It was SO MUCH WORK for very little return. The six hour was the same. …
Do you like mud, obstacles, and getting out with awesome people? Well, grab a partner, you’re about to have a real adventure. We’ve got all the usual stuff: funny costumes, hill slogs, mud, water, and obstacles. But wait, there’s more! Grab you r coworkers and family members, it’s time to take it to the next …
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Our race director, Yishai, has been wanting to do another 24-hour race in the Sierra for a long time. The last one we did was a lot of work and in conjunction with shorter race and really took it out of us. Since that one race a few years ago, he’s been exploring his childhood …
We’ve long known that dogs can be super champions at adventure racing – and generally our dogs accompany us on scouting and checkpoint pickups for that reason. So it’s no surprise that this year’s Adventure Racing World Championships had a dog finish along with the rest of Sweden’s Peak Performance. We watched with baited breath …
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Almost a decade ago, our race director got a permit from the city of San Luis Obispo to hold a mud run, a la the Camp Pendelton Mud Run (World Famous Mud Run), one of the few events like it at the time (that and the apparently defunct Muddy Buddy). I didn’t get it. Having …
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By Kristin Tara Horowitz, production manager and race fixer for All Out Events and the All Out Adventure Series I’ve been putting on adventure racers for over ten years now. Short ones, long ones, and ones in between. The funny thing is, though, I rarely get a chance to race in them myself. Moreover, I’m not …
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Find out what it takes to go from whatever you are now to an adventure race finisher! Have questions and don’t see something we’ve covered? Let us know and we’ll make sure we do! WHAT IS ADVENTURE RACING? What is Adventure Racing? Why Race (and Are You Ready?) Obstacle Courses, Mud Runs, and Us: Tougher …
Kayak – Bike – Trek – Ropes – Obstacles: Welcome to Adventure Racing. Welcome to the ultimate endurance challenge race . . . . “When I finished, I was exhausted, a little delirious & so freakin’ proud. More accomplished than I ever felt in my entire life! I had been feeling so unmotivated in …