The Tour Divide race runs from Banff to New Mexico covering about 2700 miles with over 2000ft of elevation gain. Jay Petervary sets the world record for the ride in his final run on the race at just over 15 days. Petervary indulges in a sleeping bag this time around, where he logs about four hours each night between hammering on his pedals and fixing flats.

Of course Red Bull sponsors a footrace up the ski jump in Planica, Slovenia. It’s only a 400m race, but it took the men’s winner over five minutes to finish. The walk back down must be a bummer. That’s the problem with running or hiking. You walk back down. At least with skiing and biking you get the fun of riding down after the work of going up.

The 24-hour Mountain Bike World Championships scheduled to take place in Alberta, Canada were canceled yesterday due to lack of people signing up to race. Perhaps those interested thought they would need to qualify for the “worlds”? They didn’t say how many participants had signed up, but they vowed to return the entrance fees for [ more... ]

The Mount Marathon race can be, well, dangerous. During the men’s race a 66-year-old man disappeared on his way back down the 3,022ft peak and is still missing, presumed dead. The point of the race is to be the first one up and then back down the mountain, a total of about three miles of [ more... ]

The kind folks in North Dakota (who a college professor once told me would all suffocate if it weren’t for wind since they lack enough vegetation to produce oxygen) are getting their very own adventure race. It’ll be their ‘Mount Rushmore.’ The 24-hour race will feature rivers and trees. Yes, trees, which they’ll climb. It’s [ more... ]