Comments on: From Mud Sprints to Zip Lines: Adventure Racing Near You

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 04:44:18 +0000

Or you could just try hashing, invented by the British Marines in Malyasia. There’s a kennel with a weekly trail in most cities around the world! Google hash house harriers + your city’s name!

By: Kent

Kent — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 02:35:15 +0000

If you are looking for an absolutely insane race check out the Canadian Death Race in Grand Cache, Alberta. Probably not the race to start with, but something to work towards.

http://www.canadiandeathrace.com/

By: Claude

Claude — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 23:24:17 +0000

Just wanna say thank you for this one. I didn’t know things like this existed. This afternoon I did some reasearch and found there’s a warrior dash near me this year. Im going to train and participate in it. And i’ve already convinced a friend to join me.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Another (though shorter and individual instead of team) race series is the Warrior Dash. http://www.warriordash.com. Three of my coworkers and I will be competing in April here in Phoenix. I haven’t been to one before, but I hope it’s as fun and challenging as it appears to be. On a side note, I just discovered AoM today and have happily read a few articles so far. I look forward to adding this to my daily read.

Cheers

By: Uri

Uri — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:12:57 +0000

Fantastic read!

You forgot to mention the GORUCK Challenge: http://www.goruck.com

By: Robbo

Robbo — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 09:09:02 +0000

The big one here in New Zealand is the Coast to Coast Adventure Race. It’s a run/kayak/bike from the West coast of the South Island to the East coast and on this article’s scale it’s somewhere between sprint and 12 hour. The terrain is RUGGED and is very challenging.
I’m doing my first half marathon this year, and I’m already looking at the Coast to Coast as something to do in the next five years.

By: William P

William P — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 08:21:35 +0000

I’m surprised no one has heard of, or mentioned, Death Race (http://youmaydie.com/).

It changes ever year and they only allow 200 people to participate. It seems REALLY intense.

By: Carter

Carter — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 22:00:06 +0000

This is definitely on my life list. I just recently got into triathlons and these seem like a natural progression. Plus it would be an excuse to travel some more.

By: Bernie W.

Bernie W. — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 19:15:19 +0000

I’m signed up to compete in a Tough Mudder this summer. I’ve done a few 5K races before and just completed my first 5 mile race. Adventure racing has held a certain attraction for me since I came back from Baghdad.

By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:16:20 +0000

There are two great adventure race series out there that run in the U.S. and Canada (both are looking to expand). Even better, both benefit the combat veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. They are the “Spartan Races” (spartanrace.com) and “Tough Mudder” (toughmudder.com) races. Both series will test your manliness and your mettle without going to extremes. You will need to do some physical training for both…but it is worthwhile training for worthwhile causes! The “Spartan” series has 3-mile “Spartan Sprints” (great for beginners) along with 8-mile “Spartans” and a few “Death Races” a year (you have to qualify for Death Races by finishing high enough in a “Spartan” race). The “Tough Mudder” series is usually in the 9-12 mile range. The best thing is you can go to just try it out and do your best to test yourself (without worrying about competing) in each of these series.