I’m nearly finished with the preview of the AR World Series events for 2010; I’ve now moved on to the late August race in the Lake District of the UK called the addidas Terrex race.

The Lake District, or Cumbria, is along England’s Western coast; nestled between Wales and Scotland, the Lake District is a popular tourist destination and home to all of England’s tallest mountains. The Terrex organizers have been planning races for 5 years and know this region intimately, so the event should be an exceptional 3-4 day tour (August 27-30) of all the area can offer.

February was a busy month for the Adventure Racing World Series, so my posts previewing the full 2010 AR World Series circuit of races took a break. Briefly, while we were away, three teams earned their tickets to the World Championships in Spain later this year:

• Team Ecuador Chevrolet won the race in Ecuador
• Craft Ukraine won the race in Poland
• The race in Argentina was won by Team Merida Laboratorios Abraham

The third event in 2010 of the AR World Series, Xtremo6000 just wrapped up and here is a selection of images from that event. Look forward to an event wrap-up in the next few days.

Huairasinchi was the first event in 2010 for the AR World Series. Below is a slideshow with select images from this year’s event.

Thinking back on this years Huairasinchi AR world series race I am reminded why I love the sport of adventure racing. The thought of athletes finding their way through unfamiliar terrain on human-powered means for days on end and the unpredictability of racing through remote wilderness are enough to get a heart pumping.

The Poland Winter Challenge, Eastern Europe’s AR World Series event, is 3-4 days of skiing, mountain biking, orienteering, and rope challenges. It’s hallmark is lots of snow and creative special rope tests (traverses, ascents, etc). This year, the snow levels were less than expected but it’s proven a challenging race none-the-less. The 2010 edition is just wrapping up and the winning teams have arrived to the finish lin

Xtremo6000, the third event in 2010 for the AR World Series gets underway later this week. Check out some of the images from last year’s event.

Team Ecuador Chevrolet made it official today when they were first to cross the finish line. Welcomed by the cheers of an excited crowd they were hours ahead of the next elite class team. Rounding out second and third were Safety Smart Wear and Karen’s Adventure Briko, respectively. Club Montana PUCE pulled out the win for the adventure class.

It proved to be a rough night for the race favorites and early leaders Buff Thermocool. Sometime during the night, one of the team members broke a collarbone. How the accident occurred is still a mystery but we will follow up on this as more information becomes available.

Racers couldn’t have asked for more beautiful weather at the starting line. Teams gathered in the central square of Cotocachi just before dawn. Teams set out at 6:45 AM under partly cloudy skies and mild temperatures in the upper 60s.

After diving into debt to take summer school in Ireland during college Jason realized a life of adventure travel was his destiny. Today he has found adventure 25 countries around the world. The back country is where he feels most comfortable however. From sleeping under the stars on an African summit to hiking between villages along the Mediterranean he has been seeking out the path less traveled since he left the nest. Jason spends much of his time testing outdoor gear and writing for outdoor and travel magazines and The Outdoorzy Blog

Huairasinchi will be starting this year in the village of Cotacachi. Surrounded by farmland, expansive lakes, and slopes that sweep upward to the surrounding mountains, there is no lack of breathtaking scenery. Race check-in seemed to go smoothly today with racers registering and picking up their swag and initial race packets.

2010 marks the 7th edition of the Huairasinchi Adventure Race. It is also a member of the AR World Series (Check out our 2010 AR World Series Preview on Huairasinchi).

Huairasinchi (pronounced War-uh-sin-chee), meaning the ’strength of the wind’ takes place in the high country of Ecuador and is the highest adventure race on the planet.

Untamed New England is the mid-August race in the circuit of Adventure Racing World Series events. One disclaimer before I continue: this race is near-and-dear to my heart as I’m closely involved with the organizing of Untamed New England. I am biased. The race is, however, next in line for my preview of the entire 2010 ARWS schedule of events and so I am skirting the line here between commentator and promoter. On the bright side, I do know A LOT about this event! Let me turn my focus, then, to August and what’s in store for the AR World series . . .

Our Adventure World tour of the AR World Series for this year has covered all the events set through May of 2010; I refer you to the first installment in the series if you want to catch up on the earlier four entries.

Australia is a captivating country and one, for many, synonomous with adventure. Hot on the heels of the announcement that XPD Australia will host the 2011 AR World Championship, let me preview their 2010 race scheduled for May 19 – 28, 2010. This is the 4th installment here at Adventure World examining the full calendar of races in the 2010 Adventure Racing World Series (start with the first post in the series if you need to catch up).

Australia has won the hosting rights for the Adventure Racing World Championships in 2011 which will be held in the state of Tasmania.

Race Director Craig Bycroft said “Tasmania as a world renowned adventure destination and support from Events Tasmania were two of the key factors in us winning the Adventure Racing World Championships”. Geoff Hunt, ARWorld Series Director said “I’m sure the 2011 Adventure Racing World Championship will be a huge success and look forward to exploring the state of Tasmania.”

The producers of the TV program for the 2009 AR World Championships in Portugal have published their program to YouTube . . . check it out over at www.untamedadventure.com/post/World-Championship-TV-Program-Now-Online.aspx

My previous two pieces in this series (part 1 & part 2) looked at the early 2010 races in the AR World Series. I’m continuing into the Spring with the events in May, starting with the race in Portugal. XPD Australia is also in May, but I’ll save that race for next week since I’ve been informed that a big announcement is coming from the Australian AR World Series race in the next few days.

To preview the May XPD Portugal race, I should start with a caveat:

The Portuguese haven’t officially…

This is my 2nd installment in the Adventure World Magazine preview of the Adventure Racing World Series.  If you haven’t already, be sure to check out post #1 providing a broad overview for 2010 and …

This is the perfect time to look over the 2010 AR World Series calendar and highlight the events comprising this circuit of international races. There are 10 races in the Adventure Racing World Series this year (11 if you include Ecomotion Brazil that took place at the end of November 2009). I have inside information suggesting there may be another race added to the World Series soon, but the official announcement hasn’t been made yet so I’ll leave everyone in suspense over where/when this 11th ARWS event will be in 2010 (expect an announcement soon, however).

The BIMBACHE EXTREM CASTILLA Y LEÓN 2010, ADVENTURE RACE WORLD
CHAMPIONSHIP, is very much concerned with the emission of CO2 and climatic change.
After the recent polemics provoked in the meeting of Copenhagen about the climatic change
and the CO2 emission to atmosphere, that after several days the main world leaders have not
been capable of coming to any effective agreement, the competitors and organizers of
competitions of adventure are really worried with this real problem.