What is Adventure Racing?

Adventure Racing events include sprints of a few hours through expeditions of many days. Natural terrain obstacles such as mountains, deserts, rivers and oceans are common. Teams of 2, 3 or 4 use any means of non-motorized transport to navigate distances up to 1,000 km  or more.

Sprint Adventure Races were popular in the 1990’s and 2000’s introducing man-made obstacles, fewer disciplines, less equipment and shorter distances. Originally popularized by the Raid Gauloises, Eco-Challenge and The Amazing Race, 

Adventure racing participation experienced a decline after the last of the major races and global broadcasts left the sport in 2007. The 2019 Eco-Challenge TV show "The World's Toughest Race" exposed a new generation to Adventure Racing and caused a resurgence in the sport worldwide.

The official world cup and national series for Adventure Racing is Adventure1.