Links

Here are some of our favorite sites for adventure racing.

Organizations

US Adventure Racing Association As close as there is to a national governing body at this point. USARA sanctions a series of qualifiers and a championship event for both sprint and long course.

US Orienteering Federation National body for orienteering.

US Cycling Federation National body for cycling - both on road and off.

St Louis Orienteering Club Local club - one of the older and more established orienteering clubs in the country. Lots of good maps of east and central Missouri.

St Louis Ultrarunners Group AKA Slug's. Great group of folks who host 3 ultras and numerous training runs each year.

Teams and individuals

ThoughtProcess Originally the Gateway Adventure team, these folks raced with us last year to help get Carol's Team established and are now our freindly rivals for the top spot in the St. Louis scene.

Race St. Louis Another fun bunch of St. Louis folks who compete nationally.

Dynamic Earth This team from central Missouri has rapidly risen to national prominence.

SOAR Adventures Team from Iowa has a good calendar of Midwest events. Also some articles on racing for newbies.

Swim Bike Run St. Louis Excellent source for all kinds of local multisport info.

Spike's blog Daily thoughts from Michael Eglinski. Really good stuff from the world of orienteering. He translates a lot of stuff from Swedish sites.

Steven Hale's blog Weekly entries from one of Britain's top navigators.

Tero Log from France's middle distance ace, Thierry Gueorgiou. Some entries are in French, but mostly it's English.

Blazeman Triathlete with ALS.

Races

Ozark Challenge USARA long course qualifier. Tough race that features whitewater paddling. Only a short version for 2006, so we'll be sitting it out this year.

Planet Adventure Actually a series of races, the centerpiece being the long course event in April. Very well run.

Mission on the Muscatatuck Long course event usually features some interesting ropes sections.

Sylamore Hardcore USARA long course qualifier. Another toughie from Arkansas.

Berryman Adventure USARA long course qualifier. Has been our favorite in years past. 2005 edition was first under new management and was well received.

Raid the Rock USARA long course qualifier. Includes urban elements. On the short end (winning time around 9 hours) of long course. Very fun race.

US Long Course Nationals Southern California in 2006.