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TDZ 153 — Same DNA, Different Discipline: Ultra Cycling Comes to The Dark Zone
Season 3 Episode 168
What do adventure racing and ultra cycling have in common? More than you think.
This week on The Dark Zone, Brian sits down with David Ayre of Lost Do…
7 hours ago
TDZ 152 - Greg Callas: A California AR Gold Rush and Growing the Sport Out West
Season 3 Episode 167
Adventure racing has always depended on people who love the sport enough to build it. Greg Callas is one of those people.
Greg is the new president of…
1 week, 5 days ago
TDZ 151 - Kate and Cliff White: Building an AR Strong Machine in New England
Season 3 Episode 166
Kate and Cliff White of Strong Machine Adventure Racing have been a fixture in the adventure racing community for over a decade — first as racers stu…
1 month ago
Episode 150 - Dan Brannen: Endurance Legend and The Best First Teammate A Guy Could Ask For
Season 3 Episode 165
Episode 150 of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast honors a milestone with someone who embodies the long arc of endurance sport — Dan Brannen.…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
TDZ & The 2026 Katie Cookie Ride to benefit St. Jude Children’s Hospital
Season 3 Episode 164
For almost 150 episodes, The Dark Zone has been free — stories of grit, uncertainty, partnership, and the long road through the unknown.
Now we’re tur…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 149.5 - Crafting Adventure @ Mechukha — India’s ARWS Expedition
Season 3 Episode 163
In this episode of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, we sit down with the team behind a new and exciting expedition-length race — Ajita Mad…
2 months ago
Episode 149 - When It Clicked: The Wonky Donkeys and The Legend Adventure Race
Season 3 Episode 162
You’re listening to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, where we try to understand how adventure races really play out—over long distances, u…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 148 - Slade Combs: Fear, Performance, and Adventure Racing
Season 3 Episode 161
In this episode of The Dark Zone, we sit down with Slade Combs, a performance coach who helps people understand, confront, and work through fear — no…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 147 - Where the Mountains Meet the Sea: ARWC Corsica 2026 Registration Open
Season 3 Episode 160
In Episode 147, we step onto one of the most storied and demanding landscapes in European adventure racing.
Flavie Bahuaud of Raid In France, joins TD…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 146 - Into the Spine of Mexico — La Ruta Madre with Joel, Una and Zach
Season 3 Episode 159
On this extended episode of The Dark Zone, we head into the rugged heart of Monterrey, Mexico, home of La Ruta Madre—a race that blends blistering he…
4 months ago