The World of Adventure Racing

Since I have yet to find a complete collection of Adventure Racing and other Extreme endurance events and resources I thought it would be fun to list a few of my favorite websites:

Adventure Racing Events

http://www.adventurexstream.com/ - This company puts on some awesome adventure races in Utah and Colorado.

http://www.eah.com.mx/ - Extreme Adventure Hidalgo - This is a 3 person race in Mexico. The first place purse for the coed team is $55,000. In 2007 they offered a single gender race division and offered a purse of $10,000 in that division.

http://www.oarevents.com/adventure.asp - Odyssey Adventure Racing has events in West Virginia and and Virginia

http://www.overmountainextremear.com/ - Overmountain Extreme Adventure Race. North Carolina.

http://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/ - New Zealand Coast to Coast multi-sport race (run, bike, kayak)

http://www.threepeaks.org.au/ - Australia's sailing and mountain running event

http://www.raidthenorth.com/ - Frontier Adventure Racing, Canada

http://www.arworldseries.com/ - Website for the Adventure Racing World Series and Championship

http://www.planetadventurerace.com/ - Indianapolis area adventure race series, includes an urban adventure sprint.

http://www.urbanadventureracing.com/ - The Wild Onion urban adventure race. Annual events in various locations. 2008 is Chengdu, China

http://www.abudhabi-adventure.com/ - Abu Dahbi Adventure Challenge. The 2008 race has a VERT COOL video on the website.

Training
http://www.boulderperformance.net/ - This is the site of Boulder Performance Network. They put on adventure racing certification clinics and offer adventure racing specific personal training programs.

http://www.americanadventuresports.com/ - Adventure Racing Training and certifications.

Other Endurance Events

http://www.ragnarrelay.com/ - You and 11 of your closest friends running day and night, relay-style, through some of the most scenic terrain North America could muster. Add in live bands, inside jokes and a mild case of sleep deprivation. The result? Some call it a slumber party without sleep, pillows or deodorant. We call it a Ragnar Relay... (7 races: Arizona, Florida, Wisconsin/Minnesota, Texas, Utah aVery FUN venue!, Washington, Washington D.C.)

http://www.ragbrai.com/ - This is a 7 day bike ride across Iowa. It is always the last full week of July and caps out at 8,500 riders for the full week, but also allows participants to ride single day rides capped at 1,500 per day

http://www.badwater.com/ - "The Worlds Toughest Foot Race" 135 miles, 130 degrees, 60 hours. This is a foot race through Death Valley in the dead heat of the summer. 13,000 feet of vertical ascent.

http://www.bear100.com/ - 100 mile foot race from nearly 22,000 feet of elevation gain Logan, Utah to Bear Lake, Idaho

http://www.wasatch100.com/ - The Wasatch Front 100 Mile Endurance Run is held in Utah the first weekend after Labor Day each year. The run stretches from Layton, Utah to The Homestead in Midway, Utah.

Strange & Unusual Races

http://www.muddybuddy.com/ - This race series looks cool. Teams of two trade off mountain biking and running and also completing unusual obstacle challenges.

http://www.urbanassaultride.com/ - The Pedal-Powered Urban Adventure race series included 8 venues across the country. Teams of 2 navigate their way around the city by bicycle to checkpoints where they complete "crazy obstacle courses at each stop."

http://www.oysterracingseries.com/ - If you are bored with your race, try an Oyster! The Merrell Oyster Racing Series is billed as the “Ultimate Urban Adventure Race” for its uncanny ability to combine pure athleticism with thought-provoking strategy. Your 3- or 6-person team will run-bike-scoot-paddle-trek-climb and perform other crazy athletic stuff you never dreamt could make a race so darn fun. Race venues include Seattle, Denver, San Francisco, Austin, Portland, and Nashville

http://www.ratraceadventure.com/ - The Rat Race Urban Adventure. Series of 8 European urban adventure races. The Rat Race is a physical and mental adventure challenge that uses the cityscape as its playground. It is a team event in which participants hike, bike, abseil, climb and kayak the streets, structures, waterways and urban landscape, whilst navigating their way around a course that's only revealed to them hours before they begin.

http://www.mhsurvival.co.uk/index.html - Men's Health Survival of the Fittest "a challenging 10km route, with tough and engaging obstacles every kilometre, you will pit your wits against fellow "Survival" competitors in a test of stamina, grit, speed and guts." 10k with 10 obstacles, one obstacle each 1k. Check out the video. Looks very fun.

http://www.menshealthurbanathlon.com - Men's Health Urbanathalon, New York and Chicago. The race includes an 8 mile run, 52 flights of stairs in the 7 World Trade Center, climbing over scaffolding, jumping taxi cabs, and the final wall to climb over. 2007 race video on the site.

Inspiring Athletes

http://www.ianadamson.com/ - 7x Adventure Racing World Champion, 3x World Record Holder, 3x Eco-Challenge winner, and author of the Runner's World Guide to Adventure Racing. I read it, it's a good book.

http://www.ultramarathonman.com/ - The website of Dean Karnazes, better known as Ultra Marathon Man. I read his book. Very cool.

http://www.eliteadventureteam.com/ - Official website of Team Nike Adventure Racing team. "The winningest adventure racing team." Very impressive team!

http://www.4deserts.com/ - This is a race series of 4 separate running races in 4 separate deserts. Chile, China, Egypt, and Antartica. Amazing.

I am fascinated with endurance races and athletes. If you are aware of any links that fit any of the above categories please let me know.