UK & IE 4 Nations Adventure Racing Championship

Adventure racing is going through a rapid growth phase around the world with several national, regional and global series in place.

This has been spearheaded by the Adventure Racing World Series with their global ARWS races culminating in the annual world championships. With this in mind, the UK Adventure Racing and Adventure Racing Ireland (ARI) have come together to launch the UK and IE 4 Nations Adventure Racing Championship – hosted in 2026 by ITERA-Lite in South West England.

The championship in 2026 will crown two winners – Mixed Pairs and Mixed 4 based on the key qualifying criteria detailed below.

This event will run alongside the main event at ITERA-Lite in 2026 and winners will be crowned alongside the overall winners in the various categories.

Key Information:

  • 2026 event to be hosted by ITERA-Lite
  • 2 Qualifying categories
    • Mixed Pairs
    • Mixed team of 4
  • Team Qualification criteria:
    • Racers will be eligible if they hold a UK/IE passport
    • Racers who do not hold UK/IE passport can qualify if they are residents or have the right to live/reside in the UK/IE
    • Both persons in the pairs must meet this criteria
    • At least 3 of the 4 in a full team must meet this criteria
  • Durty Events have sponsored 2 floating trophies to be used at each event