The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast

For the next two weeks, Rootstock Racing is taking over the Dark Zone feed, offering a limited series podcast chronicling the 2026 Endless Mountains Adventure Race.
In this episode, the race kicks off at the summit of Mount Defiance in Ticonderoga, New York and teams push through their first night on the course.

Shownotes:
The Endless Mountains Adventure Race - www.endlessmountainsar.com
Rootstock Racing - www.rootstockracing.com
Old School Bagels Bakery and Cafe - https://oldschoolbagels.com/

For the next two weeks, Rootstock Racing is taking over the Dark Zone feed, offering a limited series podcast chronicling the 2026 Endless Mountains Adventure Race.
In this episode, final gear preparations, race fuel, and packing your fears.

Shownotes:
The Endless Mountains Adventure Race - www.endlessmountainsar.com
Rootstock Racing - www.rootstockracing.com

Music credits:
Mountain Sun, Jason Shaw, Free Music Archive, CC BY.

For the next two weeks, Rootstock Racing is taking over the Dark Zone feed, offering a limited series podcast chronicling the 2026 Endless Mountains Adventure Race.
In this episode, teams talk preparation, goals, and the blurry lines between adventure racing and adventure parenting.

Shownotes:
The Endless Mountains Adventure Race - www.endlessmountainsar.com
Rootstock Racing - www.rootstockracing.com

Music credits:
Crazy Folk-Rock Happy Timber, Vlad Annenkov, Free Music Archive, CC BY.
Inspiring Acoustic and Strings, Vlad Annenkov, Free Music Archive, CC BY.

For the next two weeks, Rootstock Racing is taking over the Dark Zone feed, offering a limited series podcast chronicling the 2026 Endless Mountains Adventure Race.
In case you missed it, this is a rebroadcast of the teaser. Listen here for Episode 0.5 of the Endless Mountains Podcast, produced by Rootstock Racing.
Shownotes:
The Endless Mountains Adventure Race - www.endlessmountainsar.com
Rootstock Racing - www.rootstockracing.com
Bones Adventure - https://bonesadventure.com/

We love it when race directors send teams our way, and that's what RD Mark Lattanzi did in 2025 following his three-day The Cerberus Expedition Stage Race. Three-person team, One Degree Racing, tackled the course and stood out for their enthusiasm, high spirits, and teamwork.
This conversation is a clinic for newer teams. One Degree digs into strategic point-dropping, rotating the maps so everyone learns to navigate, and a mind/body/spirit check-in used by the team to squash trouble before it festers. These may be the most varied topics ever covered on TDZ: Paul Farmer and Mountains Beyond Mountains, chess boxing, the Wundt Curve, friendship beyond the teenage years, and why a short-term rental beats sleeping in the dirt.
Thank you to One Degree Racing for coming onto The Dark Zone!
Shownotes:
The Cerberus Expedition Stage Race - https://www.thecerberusrace.com/cerberus/index.php
Sponsor Links:
ARWS Junior World Champs - https://tinyurl.com/mr48z4c6
Youth Adventure Race Camp - https://events.adengear.com/e/YouthRaceCamp2026