LATEST NEWS! 1/22/2012
Registration is open for both activities at the April 28th Gleneagles Challenge - the GEC-Duo run/bike, and the 6 hour Sprint AR. Participants registering for both will receive a $17 discount off the GEC-Duo entry fee!
The first 20 teams to pay the entry fee for the GEC Sprint AR can elect to use one of 20 rent-free canoes from Frog Hollow Outdoors!

Bushwhack will help you shake off the winter chill with the first annual Bushwhack Mountain Bike Challenge. This bike-only endurance event will be held at Lake Crabtree County Park and Umstead State Park, in Raleigh, NC. Treat this as a preseason fitness test and a replicable training ride to measure your fitness and equipment over the 2012 season. Registration is open and limited to 100 riders, so register now before you miss out! The registration link can be found on the
Detailed Event Page - Facebook Event
Bushwhack will kick off AR in the Triangle in 2012 with the Gleneagles Challenge. Activities include the 6 hour Sprint AR and the 9.3 mile GEC-Duo run/bike. Both will be held at Harris Lake County Park, near New Hill, NC.
Detailed Race Site - Facebook Event
Bushwhack will be bringing this local favorite back again for 2012. This 6-8 hour Sprint event will beheld in and around the Umstead State Park and Lake Crabtree County Park areas. We're working on plans for an AR Camp to be held on Saturday, with the race on Sunday.
Detailed Race Site - Facebook Event
Bushwhack will be bringing adventure racing back to the beautiful area around Falls Lake in 2012. This course will be exploring new areas and offering plenty of fun and challenge! Look for a trail run or duathlon-style event to be held at the same time.
Detailed Race Site
The 2012 Bushwhack Adventures events will be part of the 2012 Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series. What does this mean for you as a racer and for your AR team?
Integrated registration tools - Set up your free Racer and Team profiles on the Checkpoint Tracker website. Each of the Bushwhack Events can then be added to your Team's Schedule. When you're ready to actually register and pay for an Event, the personal information you've already entered will be passed to Bushwhack in the background, saving you the trouble of having to re-enter it every time you register for a race! This also applies to the other 169+ Events that are part of the Checkpoint Tracker Adventure Racing Series.
Visit the Checkpoint Tracker website for more details.
Bushwhack Adventures adds trail and road overlays, not available on any other printed map, to MyTopo's waterproof paper and base map imagery to produce the best possible race map for each event.
Use the search box below to build your own custom topo maps!
Bushwhack Adventures' sponsor DTC Publishing is offering custom UTM tool / business cards for adventure race promoters.
Signing up is FREE!
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Need some help with Checkpoint Tracker? Try these documents:
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Looking for a way to use all of your outdoor skills, be part of a team, exercise your body and your mind, and have lots of fun at the same time? Try Adventure Racing!
Although the "adventure" part of AR means you may find just about any activity in an adventure race, you'll usually find mountain biking, trekking and/or running, paddling or swimming, and navigation. Some race directors also throw in special team challenges, like climbing a rope ladder, solving puzzles, or throwing a tomahawk. The best part of AR is that you share all of the fun, challenges, and rewards with your teammates!
Check out this Meetup group website for the RDU chapter of TBARC for local outings and activities related to adventure racing. Their online calendar features a range of activities from simple rides and runs to mock adventure races. You can also check out pictures from past activities, participate in discussion board topics, and more!

The TBARC event calendar includes races from the Southeast. The club is centered in GA but coverage extends to SC, NC, FL, and points beyond. Many of these races are feasible for a weekend trip from the Triangle.

An Eye On Adventure Racing. Worldwide coverage of AR. "You’ll find all you need to know right here and can see the latest reports from our network of Adventure Racing sites around the world."
Not only do we put on adventure races for everyone to enjoy, we also enjoy adventure racing ourselves! Visit our blog and our Team profile on the Checkpoint Tracker website.