Adventure Racing

Race at ‘End of Earth’ starts Today; Team GJ/YogaSlackers gunning for Win

After podium finishes at the Patagonian Expedition Race in southern Chile the past two years, Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers is setting sights on First Place. But the…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 11, 2013

World’s Toughest Endurance Challenges

Fifty of the most extreme ultras, bike races, swims, mountain climbs, and “other iconic endurance events” from around the globe are listed in a new…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 03, 2012

Hills, Mud, Rain define ‘The North Face Endurance Challenge’ 50-Mile Race

GearJunkie editor Stephen Regenold reports from soggy Marin County, Calif., after running his first 50-mile ultra race this weekend, The North Face Endurance Challenge 50…

Written by Stephen Regenold December 02, 2012

Team GearJunkie/WEDALI Wins! First Place in USARA Championships

It was a cold weekend to race in the Catskill Mountains of New York. But despite below-freezing temps and a huge wilderness course, Team GearJunkie/WEDALI…

Written by Stephen Regenold October 14, 2012

Team GearJunkie/WEDALI Wins National Championships!

It took 29 hours and 110+ miles of wilderness distance covered. But this past weekend, Team GearJunkie/WEDALI pushed the pace on one of the highest-profile…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 30, 2012

Team GearJunkie to race National Championships

100 miles. 30 hours. Those are the distance and time limits for the 2012 Checkpoint Tracker Championship Race, a season-ending decider this week in which…

Written by Stephen Regenold September 26, 2012

Two Wins for Team GearJunkie (in one Weekend!)

It was a solid weekend of racing in the Midwest, where two Team GearJunkie/WEDALI squads competed in different 24-hour adventure races. Our team split up…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 28, 2012

Fast, Protective, Ultra-Light: Gear for Running a Mountain Race

Six days and 120 miles of rugged trails at the GORE-TEX TransRockies Run was a perfect testing ground for GearJunkie editor Sean McCoy. Here he…

Written by Amy Oberbroeckling August 24, 2012

Warning: Graphic Content (Heat Stroke, Exhaustion, Vomiting)

Warning: This video contains graphic scenes of vomiting, heat exhaustion, and the loss of equilibrium due to the effects of an adventure race. Watch as…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 20, 2012

You Win Some, Lose Some: Team GearJunkie Recap

The past few days provided some major ups and downs for Team GearJunkie racers, including a first-place finish for one squad and a DNF (did…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 13, 2012

Team GearJunkie begins Adventure Racing World Series Event

Today our GearJunkie/YogaSlackers team toes the start line at the Gold Rush Mother Lode, a 5-day event in Calif. that’s part of the Adventure Racing…

Written by Stephen Regenold August 08, 2012

‘Off The Map’ Video: 30-Hour Adventure Race

For episode No. 5 in our “Off The Map” video series we gear up and head into the woods for an endurance event. Watch as…

Written by July 30, 2012

Team GearJunkie athletes win Major ‘Urban Adventure Race’

A giant ceremonial check. $5000 written across its face. That was the reality for two Team GJ racers this past weekend. The Salvation Army’s “Most…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 23, 2012

‘Dress Up, Get Covered, Stay Wet.’ Tips to Beat Extreme Heat Outside this Summer

Hot weather can crush any outdoor athlete. Here our editor offers a few tips from his experience last week in a hot and humid adventure…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 20, 2012

Team GearJunkie Takes top two Spots in ‘Adventure-O’

Despite sweltering July heat and serious mapwork required to complete the course, two Team GearJunkie squads secured the top-of-the-pack finish times in this year’s Adventure-O…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 15, 2012

Ultra Race in France: GearJunkie Runs ‘Kilian’s Classik’

A 45-kilometer route through the Pyrenees Mountains of southern France was the venue for an ultra race last weekend, the “Kilian’s Classik.” A GearJunkie editor…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 12, 2012

Team GearJunkie/WEDALI Wins Stubborn Mule 30Hr.

It took 27 hours of straight, no-sleep racing. But after battling heat, exhaustion, pestering North Woods bugs, long bike legs, and an all-night paddle, Team…

Written by Stephen Regenold July 02, 2012

Report from ‘Untamed’ Adventure Race

Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers was one of the few teams to complete the full, 4-day-long wilderness course last week during the tough Untamed New England Adventure Race.…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 27, 2012

Heading into an ‘Untamed’ Wilderness on Adventure Race

Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers sprints off into the wilds today on the 4-day-long Untamed New England Adventure Race, one of this summer’s premier endurance events and a…

Written by Stephen Regenold June 20, 2012

GearJunkie/YogaSlackers to Host ‘Bend Adventure Race’

For the second year, this September our GearJunkie/YogaSlackers squad will host the “Bend AR Adventure Race,” including a 12-hour and a 36-hour event in and…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 15, 2012

1st Place! Team GearJunkie Dominates Wild Adv. Race

The alarm clock droned at 4:20a.m., marking an early start to what would turn out to be a perfect sunny day for a race. It…

Written by Stephen Regenold May 14, 2012

Team GearJunkie Wins Two (2) Races in One Weekend!

Big weekend for our sponsored adventure racing teams! Team GearJunkie/WEDALI and Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers each took home a first-place win in Midwest races.

Written by Stephen Regenold April 30, 2012

Video looks at ‘Cold, Exhausted, Remote, Serious Moments’ in Patagonia Race

Our new video, culled from clips taken by the GearJunkie/YogaSlackers race team in remote Chile during this past winter’s Patagonian Expedition Race, gives a glimpse…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 09, 2012

Team Tests Kit of Gear in Patagonia’s ‘Last Wild Race’

Racing in the wilds of Chile earlier this year, it took our four-person Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers a total of 262 hours to make the podium for…

Written by Stephen Regenold April 03, 2012

2nd Place for GearJunkie/WEDALI

For its debut race of 2012, our in-house race squad, GearJunkie/WEDALI, took second place in the tough LBL Challenge, a 24-hour event in western Tennessee.…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 29, 2012

Naming Rights: Team GJ Stakes Claim on Patagonian Mountain Pass

You read the headline right. Our Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers squad last month staked its claim on a previously unclimbed pair of mountain passes in remote Patagonia.…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 25, 2012

Team GearJunkie Prepares for 2012 Race Season

Team GearJunkie, our in-house adventure racing squad, is getting going on a season of events around the country and the world. We raced in Chile…

Written by Stephen Regenold March 15, 2012

High Insanity: Patagonian Exped Race

Swollen, bruised, and beaten down from 10 days of wilderness racing, Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers is back in the USA. Here’s a race report plus images from…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 28, 2012

3rd Place in Patagonian Exped Race!

It took 162 hours and 31 minutes. But after more than a week of racing Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers has managed a third-place finish in the 2012…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 24, 2012

Vision Quest: Images From Patagonian Exped Race

Team GearJunkie/YogaSlackers has been racing now for a week straight in southern Chile, where the Patagonian Expedition Race is held annually near the very tip…

Written by Stephen Regenold February 21, 2012

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