Adventure racers from all over the USA and the world are now arriving in the towns of Fayetteville and Bentonville, Northwest Arkansas, for the inaugural Expedition Ozark. The new race is part of the Adventure Racing World Series and has attracted teams from elite status to local teams trying adventure racing for the first time.  They will race a 360 mile/580km course, which takes them into the Ozark mountains, passing through several State and National parks. The course includes 172miles/277km of mountain biking, taking in gravel roads and some of the world renowned singletrack tr ..read more

The new Rajd Beskidy, based in Poland, is an ARWS Demonstration race this year and offers the unique opportunity to race through 3 countries and 3 mountain ranges, and up until the end of March the cost for a team of 4 is a remarkable 1700EUR. Teams are already registered from Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, Latvia, Germany, Sweden and Belarus, and the organisers are encouraging teams from other nations to join them. The expedition course goes through three countries; Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic and will be a typical mountain expedition. The route passes through the Western Car ..read more

The town of Hermanus is synonymous with whale watching and specifically of the Southern Right whales. Hermanus is situated in Walker Bay, which provides a natural shelter for the migrating whales that breed and calve in the area through the winter and spring months. Fortunately, for the teams taking part in Expedition Africa’s event this weekend, the whales will not yet be around. The two- and four-person teams can fly past the many land-based viewing sites and keep focus on their race as they trek, kayak and mountain bike through this beautiful area.  This weekend, the second of five ev ..read more

High in the Snowy Mountains on the Legend Expedition Race The 2023 Adventure Racing World Series had got off to a spectacular start with two new races in Australia and Brazil in a year when race destinations also include the USA, Croatia, Canada, Colombia, Ecuador, the Faroe Islands, Paraguay, Poland, Mexico and South Africa. Australia and Brazil have both featured strongly in the 22 year history of the ARWS, and both have staged two World Championships in the past.  There have been no World Series expedition races there in the past few years and ARWS CEO Heidi Muller said, “It’s fantasti ..read more

The start of the Maine Summer Adventure Race The inaugural year of Adventure Racing World Series – North America circuit officially gets underway this weekend with the Extreme Break Up Adventure Race in Manhattan, Kansas, U.S.A. on Saturday, March 18th. The ARWS North America calendar is a collection of the best mid-distance adventure races across the USA, Mexico and Canada.  Event organizers set a unique course to test athletes over a 100- to 250-kilometer course of non-stop day-and-night racing in the disciplines of trekking, mountain biking, kayaking, and navigation. Participating team ..read more

The podium at Expedition Africa Mnweni The five-event Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) Africa Regional Circuit – an annual series – kicked off the year with an event in the Mnweni area of the Drakensberg at the end of February.  Team Merrell Songlines took the top spot on the podium. The event offered three course options of 6/12hr, 12/24hr and 24/40hr to cater for beginners, teams looking to gain experience and for those teams preparing for longer events later in the year. By the start of the third leg, Team Merrell Songlines was out in front, having taken the lead from Team Truffle ..read more

Mountain biking at the Malacara Race After an amazing start to the 2023 Adventure Racing World Series with The Legend race in Australia, it’s now time for the Malacara race in Brazil. The ARWS moves straight from the Snowy Mountains of Australia to one of Brazil’s most famous beach resorts! The Malacara race is the first time World Series expedition racing has returned to Brazil since the 2015 World Championship in Pantanal and Brazil is one of the few countries to hold two World Championships – the first being from Jericoacoara in 2008. After holding a first expedition length race last year t ..read more

This year’s Adventure Racing World Series spans 10 countries and the new Legend XPD race in Australia is the first, taking place from February 25th to March 4th. The expedition adventure race is based in Jindabyne, a popular alpine town that sits on the shores of the picturesque Lake Jindabyne at the edge of the Snowy Mountains. Teams will begin arriving for registration on Saturday at the Conference Centre at the Adventist Alpine Village, which has the perfect facilities for a race HQ.  After competency checks and a race briefing they will prepare for Sunday’s 09.30 race start.  Th ..read more

   The towering peaks, cliffs and rock towers of the dramatic Mnweni-Drakensberg area will stand sentinel when the first event of the 2023 Adventure Racing World Series (ARWS) Africa Regional Circuit sponsored by Merrell begins on Friday. Expedition Africa – Mnweni is ready to welcome the teams of two and four that will compete in one of the three course distances – 60km, 120km and 200km. The event’s base is the Mnweni Cultural and Hiking Centre, a community-run tourism project. It is from this Centre that regular visitors depart on multiday hiking routes that ascend the escarpment b ..read more

Following the announcement of new ownership for the Adventure Racing World Series, under the leadership of Heidi Muller, a new Non-Executive Board has been formed and held their first meetings and discussions. The formation of the new board and its inaugural meeting on February 9th, took place just 17 days after the ownership announcement heralded a new era for the ARWS. Fourteen of the new board members attended the first meeting, where they were introduced to ARWS Race Directors from around the world and thanked by Muller for offering their “enthusiasm, time, skills and expertise” in suppor ..read more