Podcast Episodes

Episode 133 – Flash Podcast: 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race - Day 5 (We Think!)

Season 3 Episode 144

Welcome to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, and this special Flash Episode from the 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race.

Abby Perkiss joins us with a timely update from deep inside the ra…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 132 – The Voices of the Racers from the 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race

Season 3 Episode 143

Welcome to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast.

In this special Voices of the Racers episode, we bring you directly into Transition Area 1, where we spent an entire day capturing the thoughts,…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 131 – Course Reveal: Endless Mountains Adventure Race Les Verd Monts 2025

Season 3 Episode 142

Welcome to The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast. Today’s episode marks a special moment on the AR calendar: the official course reveal for the 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race presented by…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 130 – Ultra-Distance Bikepacking: Endurance, Adventure, and Racing with Meaghan Hackinen

Season 3 Episode 141

On this episode of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, we shift gears—literally—with ultra-distance cyclist and adventure writer Meaghan Hackinen. From solo rides across continents to podium …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Crosspost Alert! – Episode 12: Leveling Up to Expedition Racing with Brian Gatens of The Dark Zone Podcast

Season 3 Episode 140

TDZ is happy to support The Checkpoint, presented by the United States Adventure Racing Association, through this crosspost of Episode #12. Thank you for listening and for supporting USARA.

Episode De…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 129 – Endurance with a Mission: Adventure Racers and The Korima Health Initiative

Season 3 Episode 139

On this episode, TDZ steps off the course and into the heart of the Copper Canyons with the Korima Health Initiative. Founded with a mission to bring essential healthcare and education to the Indigen…

Published on 3 months ago

Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 11: The Mailbag Episode - You Asked And We Answered With Mari Chandler and Andy Bacon

Season 3 Episode 138

TDZ is happy to support The Checkpoint, presented by the United States Adventure Racing Association, through this crosspost of Episode #11. Thank you for listening and for supporting USARA.

Episode D…

Published on 3 months ago

Episode 128 – From Racer to RD: Frank Johnson’s Wild Driftless AR Journey

Season 3 Episode 137

Adventure racing thrives on passion, and nowhere is that clearer than in the story of Frank Johnson and The Wild Driftless Adventure Race. A longtime racer turned first-time Race Director, Frank is s…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Episode 127 - When PR Meets AR: A Unique Crossover Between College Coursework and Adventure Racing

Season 3 Episode 136

This episode of The Dark Zone explores a creative partnership between a college classroom and the course. Students from Washington and Lee University’s Leading Public Relations Campaigns class teamed…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago

Episode 126 - Fast Times At AR High: Welcome to Full Steam Ahead Adventure Racing

Season 3 Episode 135

A big thank-you to teacher and adventure racer Jeremy Johnson for connecting The Dark Zone with the student racers of Full Steam Ahead Adventure Racing. Based at Brunswick High School in Maryland, FS…

Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago