Kicking off 2010 with a great issue, wrapping up last year with reports from the most important adventure races, including the USARA National Championships and the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge. Then switching directions and checking out how a team prepares for one of the most challenging events of the year: the 600 kilometer unassisted Wenger Patagonia Expedition Race. Get outside this winter with tips on snowshoeing and training during the cold months. Also a look at Team SOG and check out the collection of trail socks reviewed.

By Travis Macy • Photos by Monica Dalmasso
In 1994, when I was 11 years old, I watched from the support car as my dad, Mark, ran 146 miles from Death Valley, California to the summit …

              With a great feature on Greg Kolodziejzyk who plans to cross the Pacific Ocean on human power, and another by Jim Bastis about a father´s perspective on adventure racing, AWM has brought subscribers a great new issue. Including, a great athlete profile of Melanie McQuaid, more solid gear reviews and a story about a bear chasing a bike tourist. As a bonus there are two great articles with tips for planning your next adventure or bike tour that will inspire you to get out and

Explore. Compete. Live.

What is adventure racing? Not many people have any idea. In fact, when I try to explain it, the response
I usually get is a blank stare or a nodding of the head in such a …

He has his place in history — Greg Kolodziejzyk currently holds two records in the Guinness Book of World Records. Greg is an ultraendurance athlete, 12 time Ironman finisher and has qualified to compete at …

It’s been raining for two weeks in north Texas. In the last 48 hours it’s rained 5 inches. The 2009 USARA 24 Hours National Championship is supposed to take place in and around Lake Ray Roberts. The problem is nobody is exactly sure where the shoreline for Lake Ray Roberts is anymore. UTM coordinates that were once on the shore are now 100 yards out in the lake. The race directors are scrambling around trying to salvage the course. Now the wind is blowing 25 mph and there are whitecaps on
the lake.

          AWM is kicking off the summer with a great a new issue including an interview with Jon Bowermaster, legendary sea kayaker and coverage of adventure races from Patagonia to Arizona. Not to mention an interview with Rebecca Rush, one of adventure racing´s top female athletes
          As promised we have continued to offer live coverage of adventure news across the globe with our new site, from multimedia updates, to the latest TWEETs, and blog postings.

The Wenger Patagonian Expedition Race has a reputation for uncompromising courses in true wilderness and the 2009 race did not disappoint. If anything, that reputation was enhanced when the race finished with the racers temporarily …

You may not immediately recognize his name. But, no doubt if you’ve ever picked up a National Geographic or watched one of their specials you have probably admired his work .. Jon Bowermaster is a …

          As requested, we have launched a dynamic new website allowing us to offer the best coverage of adventure sports in between issues. On top of that, we are offering a year subscription for less than 10 bucks.
          In this issue you´ll read about a legendary Iditarod Champion and adventure races in the U.S. and abroad. Prepare for your next adventure and check out a full line up of trail running shoes reviewed. And so much more…..

For more than 30 years, “13” has proved to be a rather lucky number for one Alaskan family. In 1978, Dick Mackey won the Iditarod on his 6th try wearing bib number 13. Then in 1983, son Rick takes the title back for the Mackey family on his 6th try wearing bib number 13. Flash forward 24 years, little brother Lance becomes the king of the Mackey family and the Iditarod, you guessed it on his 6th try wearing bib #13! That year, Lance won his first of three straight Iditarod titles. The road to the winner’s circle was not an easy one for Lance. Though it might sound like mushing is in his blood, he still overcame unbelievable odds to not only join the ranks of his father and brother, but to surpass them. The Iditarod has been called one of the ‘last great races on earth’. It is over 1150 miles of the most gorgeous and treacherous terrain one could imagine. It starts in Anchorage, AK and ends in Nome.

It was our first adventure race and I had lost plenty of sleep in the weeks before thinking about the numbers: 3 days to cover 200 miles, reaching elevations of 14,435 and dropping to just 108 feet in the last 60 miles. A good 45 miles of the race does not fall below 11,500 feet. As the organizers presented the map and introduced the course the night before the race, they promised it would be cold and we would suffer. Oh yeah, we would be skirting an active volcano that was spewing ash over the trail; it happened to be Carnival and we should not be surprised if locals threw water balloons or eggs at us. Don’t worry, it´s tradition.

We are excited about our success in 2008, and will strive to continue bringing you solid coverage of adventure sports and races from around the globe.

In our March issue, Rob Howard contributes a great feature article about the 2008 Abu Dhabi Race. And Cynthia Engel discusses a more complete training regimen to help us prepare for our own adventure competitions.

As we settle into the New Year, it is a perfect time to start training for the upcoming racing season. The key to creating an effective training plan and then to staying motivated and excited about what we’ve created for ourselves is a clear set of realistic and measurable goals not only for race outcomes, but also for personal fitness, technique and mental development as well.