Welcome to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. In adventure racing lingo, a dark zone is a time, due to darkness or safety, when teams are paused on the course before continuing with the race. During that time stories are exchanged, friendships are kindled, spirits are restored, and teams have a chance to prepare for the next challenge. We hope that you make good use of The Dark Zone and the stories found throughout our website. We’re glad that you are here.
There are three cultural components to why The Dark Zone Podcast exists:
- Support the newer racers by giving them access to the sport’s most experienced voices in the sport
- Help to add to the oral history of the sport through conversation and story telling
- Provide an opportunity for race directors and organizations to share their event with the world
Dark Zone 67: Paul Steele & John Hardin of the CheNarr Adventure Race
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000615214526 Thank you to Paul Steele and John Hardin for coming onto the show to talk about their newest endeavor. The CheNarr Adventure Race is coming to the Nashville, Tennessee area this coming August. Driven by a desire to share the natural beauty of the area and their love of adventure, John and Paul are…
Dark Zone 66: Stephan Muller – Race Director for the ARWS World Championship
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000613590535 Thank you to Stephan Muller for coming onto the show. A longtime adventure racer, including the first Eco-Challenge, Stephan goes deep on his plans for the ARWS World Championship in South Africa this October. Along the way he shares his AR wisdom, talks about what the sport means to him, and how teams can…
Dark Zone 65: Travis and Mark ‘Mace’ Macy – Father and Son Adventure Racers and Their Alzheimer’s Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000612260635 Thank you to Travis and Mark ‘Mace’ Macy for joining The Dark Zone to share their experience, strength, hope, and stories. Their new book A Mile at a Time recounts their family’s dedication to endurance racing (including Mace’s participation in the first Eco-Challenge), Mace’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, Travis’s successful adventure racing career, and their decision…
Dark Zone 64: Adrian Crane – Longtime Racer, Veteran of EVERY Eco-Challenge, ARWS Referee, and Human Story Machine
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000611428865 Thank you to Adrian Crane for joining The Dark Zone to share his adventure racing stories and wisdom. Adrian has competed in every Eco-Challenge, among many other events, and shares not only his stories from back in the day, but what he sees today as an Adventure Racing World Series referee. We are fortunate…
Dark Zone 63: Jennifer Strong McConachie – Author of “Go Far: How Endurance Sports Help You Win At Life”
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000609556268 Thank you to Jennifer Strong McConachie for joining The Dark Zone to discuss her book Go Far: How Endurance Sports Help You Win at Life. An accomplished ultrarunner, climber, and endurance sports competitor, she doesn’t hold back in sharing her many life lessons. And, yes, rollerblading finally makes its way onto an episode of…
Dark Zone 62: Team Bend Racing/Skin Doctor – Expedition Ozark Champions Fresh from the Finish Line
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000607924266 Thank you to Team Bend Racing/Skin Doctor for joining The Dark Zone. Only a few hours from their resounding win at Expedition Ozark, Bend Racing recounts their journey, the challenges along the way, and how they held it together at the front of the race for so long. This is a must listen for…
Dark Zone 61: Flash Episode: Expedition Ozark
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000607637850 Thank you to Brent Freedland, Emily Korsch and Jason Magness for joining The Dark Zone for this Expedition Ozark Flash Episode. Recorded halfway through the race, our panel discusses the race so far, the strategies being used by the teams, the mid-pack and back-of-the-pack teams that are still slugging it out, and the race…
Dark Zone 60: Travis and Mike of Adventure Enablers: Racers, Adventurers, and Aspiring Race Directors
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000605460368 Thank you to Travis Siehndel and Mike Chaney of Adventure Enablers for joining The Dark Zone. Their wide-ranging conversation covers their Adventure Racing, Self-Made Adventures, and their jump into Race Directing. Chock full of advice, this episode is valuable to both the beginner and the veteran racer. Thank you to this episode’s sponsor: VJ…
Dark Zone 59: Team Fear Youth – Molly and Fynn Return to the Show (with a Magness Thrown In for Good Measure)
Link to Dark Zone 59 – https://spotify.link/vl5uKLkm7xb Thank you to New Zealanders Fynn and Molly of Team Fear Youth for returning to The Dark Zone (Check them out on Episode #30) to recount their experience at Godzone, Chapter 11. They had a great race and do a fine job telling the world all about it.…
Dark Zone 58: Vanessa Cummings – A First Time Racer with Longtime Wisdom (Like Call the RD When You’re Going To Be 2 Hours Late)
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dark-zone-an-adventure-racing-podcast/id1578529221?i=1000602936406 Thank you to Vanessa Cummings for coming onto The Dark Zone. We connected with Vanessa well in advance of her first race and she was kind enough to track her preparation and overall approach to the event while balancing the other demands of day-to-day life. Special shoutout to her strategy of springboarding from volunteering…
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