USARA NATIONAL & ARWS N. AMERICA CHAMPIONSHIP

23 OCT - 24 OCT 2026

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DISTANCE
100 Miles
COURSE OPEN
30 hours
TEAMS
Team of 4
LIMIT
90

Race Stats:

Dates

23 Oct - 24 Oct 2026

Distance

100 Miles

Duration

30 hours

AVG. Temperature

15°C

Location

Bend, OR

Series Type

ARWS North America

Team Format

Team of 4

Entry Limit

90

Disciplines

Trek/MTB/Packraft

Logistics

Unsupported

Watercraft

Bring your own

Prize / Award

NA

Other Prizes

USARA category prizes & World Championship place for top premier mixed team


Race Description:

USARA is stoked to bring the 2026 USARA National Championships to the Pacific Northwest for the first time in the 27-year history of the race, and also for the first time to combine with the ARWS North America Championship!  This race will have two titles on the line and a prize of a place in the 2027 World Championship in Croatia.

With Bend Racing as Race Directors and Jason Magness as Course Designer, the race promises teams 30 hours of full-on adventure that will test their mettle against the elements of the Central Oregon high desert. Come early, stay late and bring the family to experience why everyone wants to Visit Bend!

The 2026 USARA National Championships and ARWS North America Championships are open to 4-person teams in mixed gender, all-female and all-male categories. (The World Championship prize is available to 4 person coed teams only.)


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