The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast

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Ben, Tom, and Jasper of Team Peak Pursuit join the show just hours after their finish at Expedition Oregon. In this Flash Episode, they recount their journey, how their preparation, teamwork, and communication helped along the way, and how much they have grown to love adventure racing. How did they do in the race? Give a listen to find out.

Thank you to Adventure Addicts Racing (https://www.adventureaddictsracing.com/) for sponsoring this episode of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. Adventure Addicts offers a wide variety of events in Maryland and Virginia. Keep an eye out for information about their next race, The Buff Betty, coming this September 24, 2022.

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New Zealanders Molly and Fynn join the show to talk about their recent Godzone experience, their preparation for such a long and ambitious course, and what they learned during the race. All of this is delivered in that wonderful and positive New Zealand way that will have you looking at flights to the island nation. Special thanks to Team Bend Racing’s Jason Magness for joining the episode.

Thank you to The New York Adventure Racing Association (www.nyara.org) for sponsoring today’s episode. NYARA offers a variety of races and other events in and around the New York and New Jersey area. Special mention goes to their premier race “The Longest Day” – a 24-hour race and a USARA Regional Championship.

Shownotes:

https://godzoneadventure.com/

www.nyara.org

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Eric Caravella of Packrafting Adventures joins the show today to talk packrafts, their use in adventure racing, and the journey that brought him to be the founder of Packrafting Adventures. Thank you to the United States Adventure Racing Association for partnering with The Dark Zone to offer a playlist of companion videos.

Link to the companion video playlist – USARA Packrafting Video – https://tinyurl.com/USARAPackraft

Shownotes:

Packrafting Adventures – http://www.packraftingadventures.com

The United States Adventure Racing Association – http://www.usara.com

Eastern Mountain Wilderness Challenge – https://www.packraftingadventures.com/emwc

Aquabound paddles – https://aquabound.com/

Werner Paddles – https://wernerpaddles.com/

Alpacka Rafts – https://alnk.to/58k84XE

Hyperlite Mountain Gear – https://www.hyperlitemountaingear.com/

Astral PFDs – https://astraldesigns.com/

EEZYCUT Cutting Tools – https://eezycut.com/

Northwest River Supplies (NRS) – https://www.nrs.com/

American Canoe Association – https://americancanoe.org/

Alaska Mountain Wilderness Classic – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Mountain_Wilderness_Classic

Grant Killian – http://www.untamedne.com

Dick Griffith – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AYLNETY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

Luc Mehl – https://thingstolucat.com/

Roman Dial– https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07S1TFTRY/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

For adventure mapping: – Caltopo.com

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Today we are joined by Rootstock Racing’s Karyn DuLaney, Joel Ford, and Paul Miller for a Flash Episode of the Dark Zone. They are fresh off their win at this past weekend’s Shenandoah Epic 24-hour Adventure Race. Their highs, lows, strategy, nutrition, and accidentally paddle to the side of a teammate’s head are all covered during this podcast. Thank you to them for joining us on short notice.

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Today’s guest is Jesse Tubb. Alongside being an experienced and well-traveled adventure racer (as well as a big fan of a Big Mac in transition), Jesse is also the founder of G.R.I.T. Adventures which strives to bring AR to younger racers. This is the longest TDZ to date, and be sure to stick around for the post-podcast bonus content.

Visit G.R.I.T. here – https://www.grit-adventures.com/

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Today’s guest is South African Adventure Racer Donovan Sims. A longtime racer (and former rugby player), Don shares his experience and wisdom gleaned from his many races. Navigation, nutrition, sleep strategy, and how to be a good teammate are discussed. Most importantly, he goes deep on his diagnosis and recovery from leukemia.

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Today’s guest is ARWS CEO Heidi Muller. Longtime Race Director, Adventure Racer, and now CEO of the ARWS, Heidi shares her journey from racer to RD, and how the ARWS is working to support aspiring race directors. Be sure to follow the 10th Anniversary of Expedition Africa: Lesotho coming April 2022.

Shownotes:

Expedition Africa – http://www.expafrica.net/Events/Expedition-Africa-500-km-Lesotho-2022

Adventure Racing World Series – https://arworldseries.com/

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Today’s guest is Jen ‘Seegs” Segger. Longtime AR racer, coach, and all-around font of knowledge and wisdom. Today’s episode goes deep on the finer points for the newer racer including training, foot care, sleep strategy, and how not to sleep in the jungle. (Spoiler Alert – Don’t lay on the ground).

TDZ listeners can visit https://www.jensegger.com/sprint-adventure-race-course and enter the code DARKZONE for a listener-only discount. Thank you to Jen for making that available to the fans of TDZ.

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Today’s guests are Jason Magness and Darren Steinbach of Team Bend Racing

As listeners will remember from episode #22, recorded just three days ago on February 22, 2022, Team Bend Racing’s Darren Steinbach, who is providing support for the team, called in live from AR Panama to give a mid-race update. Today’s episode is a follow-up and has both Darren and Bend Racing’s Jason Magness. At the time of this recording, the team finished the race just a few hours early, but Jason is able to pull it all together and give us a great overview of the race and Bend’s experience.

The race was a wild time for everyone and thank you to Darren and Jason for joining The Dark Zone.

Shownotes:

Darren Steinbach Instagram – @TravelingDarren

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Today’s guest is Darren Steinbach of Team Bend Racing live from Panama AR. Darren is providing race and media support for Team Bend Racing, and he spends some time sharing the team’s experience so far, the unique events of the race, and an on-the-course overview of how it is going so far for all the competitors.

You can follow Darren’s updates via his Instagram feed – @TravelingDarren – as well as all the Team Bend Racing Social Media Channels.

Thank you for being a listener!