ARWS Qualifiers

For the first time the AR World Series is visiting Croatia with a new Demonstration race called the Adventure Race Croatia. 20 teams from 10 different countries started from the statue of Grgur Ninski at 8pm local time last night after receiving their maps at the “Lock Down” a few …

After an intense 2 and a half days of racing, all the teams at the Shenandoah Tough 2018 have now finished and are off the course.  Racing not only the other teams and the route set by they organisers, they were also racing to finish the course before the rain …

The spirit of the adventure racing community and the athletes willingness to go out for an “adventure” regardless of the obstacles laid before them, was clearly seen at the map handout for the Shenandoah Tough in the USA.  While no doubt nervous, many athletes put on brave smiles and joked …

Hurricane Florence is predicted to move into the East coast of USA on Thursday 14th September and the organisers of the Shenandoah Tough are carefully watching the forecasts and weather models and preparing contingencies for the race.  Maps of the storm’s trajectory show it is most likely to make landfall …

Release by Raid Gallaecia 4 Sep 2018. Mariña Lucense, north of Lugo country in Galicia, Spain, will hold the Gallaecia Raid 2019. A new racing area never explored before in an adventure race, where mountain and sea join for an outstanding course for an adventure race which will include mountain …

Swedish Armed Forces Adventure Team (SAFAT) have claimed a nail biting victory at the inaugural Nordic Islands Adventure Race.  Team members Johan Hasselmark, Emil Dahlqvist, Malin Hjalmarsson and Samuel Clark crossed the finish line in Turku, Finland just before midnight on 15th August 2018.   However, at this critical juncture …

Aside from the elite teams, or maybe they hide it better, the twilight zone is that period of the race where most expedition racers are at their lowest, seeing only darkness ahead.  Every muscle hurts, sleep deprivation has it’s claws firmly attached and they begin asking themselves why they are …

The sun rose on day 2 of the Nordic Islands Adventure Race to blue skies and light winds.  With a good forecast for the rest of the day, the top five teams set forth to cross the Baltic Sea from Singö in Sweden to Eckrö in Åland.  At around 10am …

The Nordic Islands Adventure Race 2018 is now underway and in the spirit of the Vikings teams set forth from Stockholm, Sweden on an epic 600+km journey taking them through the Åland archipelago to Finland.  Watch the teams live at http://live.arworldseries.com/niar18/   The race began with a spectacular abseil off …

23 teams have arrived at race HQ in downtown Stockholm to complete registration and checks prior to embarking on a 600+km Adventure Racing World Series expedition race called the Nordic Islands Adventure Race. HQ is set in the outdoor adventure themed hotel called “Downtown Camper by Scandic” where all of …