Podcast Episodes

Episode 143: A Podcast Crossover - Course Reveal: USARA National Championship 2025

Season 3 Episode 154

Welcome to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. From time to time, we like to support our companion podcast, The Course Reveal, by crossposting special episodes.

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Published on 7 hours ago

Episode 142 - A Course Reveal Podcast Crossover: Endurance Quest Saimaa ARWS European Championship

Season 3 Episode 153

Welcome to a special edition of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. Our sister show, The Course Reveal Podcast, is your spot for adventure racing course breakdowns and interviews with race di…

Published on 1 week, 6 days ago

Episode 141 – Olga Huber: Prolific Solo Racer, Strong Teammate, and a Student of AR

Season 3 Episode 152

In this episode of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, we welcome Olga Huber of Team Fragile Flowers. A well-known racer, Olga has taken on a growing number of events, both with teammates and…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Episode 140 – ITERA Flash Episode with RD Paul McGreal

Season 3 Episode 151

The mountains, midges, and lochs of Scotland are putting racers to the test at ITERA and ITERA-Lite. In this Flash Episode, Race Director Paul McGreal joins The Dark Zone to share not just the leader…

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Episode 139 – Lauri Hollo of Finland's Endurance Quest Saimaa/European Championship 2025

Season 3 Episode 150

Welcome to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. Today’s episode takes us north to the wild, water-rich terrain of Finland, where host Brian Gatens is joined by Lauri Hollo —longtime racer, pas…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Episode 138 – Course Reveal: Wilderness Traverse/ARWS North American Championship

Season 3 Episode 149

Today’s episode is a special one — it’s a course reveal for the 2025 Wilderness Traverse, the iconic Canadian adventure race and this year's ARWS North American championship. This event has long been…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Episode 137 – Ashley and Greg of Team NYARA/Trek or Treat

Season 3 Episode 148

In this episode of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, we welcome Ashley Cheney and Greg Schmidt of Team NYARA/Trek or Treat, a pairing whose journey through adventure racing has been marked …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Episode 136 – Expedition Africa: A New Era Begins

Season 3 Episode 147

In this episode, we speak with the new leadership team behind Expedition Africa as they carry forward the legacy of one of the world’s most iconic expedition races.

With roots in Heidi and Stephan Mul…

Published on 2 months ago

Episode 135 – Writer Jim Clash: Reporting from the Edge of Adventure

Season 3 Episode 146

Adventure reporter Jim Clash of Forbes Magazine joins The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation that explores the intersection of storytelling and high-stakes adventu…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Episode 134 – Zoe and Mary’s Endless Mountains Adventure Race Send-Off

Season 3 Episode 145

In this freewheeling and reflective wrap-up to the 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race, TDZ hands the mic to Zoe Freedland and Mary Foster for an end-of-race coda soon after the final team crosses …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago