Tag: ar
Why blurring the line between sports is good for business
The more an organizations like Orienteering USA works to bring in different kinds of people, the better that organization will become.
The Adventure Racer’s Declaration of Independence
Adventure Racers now want a national level organization that gives them a voice in saying how it is run, how its money is spent, and who runs it.
It is your job to teach your customers how to navigate out of the parking lot
There is trail running, then there are ultras. There is cross-country (XC) mountain biking, then there are enduros. There is kayaking, then there is River Running. Every mature endurance sport has its many flavors. But Adventure Racing? Adventure racing (AR) is in its teenager years and still trying to figure itself out. From the ARs...
Where have all the amateurs gone?
If Lewis and Clark were alive today, would they be considered professional or amateur level adventure racers? Knowing their well-documented history on how they “stumbled” their way through the American west, it is possible that their Native American support crew would have been hard pressed to get these two adventures back on the path before...
Anatomy of an adventure race
Last week saw the return of EX2 Adventures VentureQuest 9-Hour Adventure Race at Fountainhead Regional Park, Fairfax Station, VA on September 29th, 2013. As far as adventure races go, this is one of the more enjoyable courses considering the mix of orienteering, intense mountain bike trails, and fantastic canoeing along the calm Occoquan River. Reckoneer’s...