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

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The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast
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Aug 30, 2025
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Summary

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 directors, but for championship races we like to crosspost those episodes to what we call The Big Feed. See below for this show's highlighted race. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the Course Reveal Podcast. Join Course Director Lauri Hollo as he breaks down each stage of Endurance Quest Saimaa. As the Adventure Racing European Championship, this race will bring 60 teams from 12 countries to the Savonlinna region of Finland, and winners will earn a coveted spot at the ARWS World Championships. The course includes more than 70 km of trekking, 125 km of mountain biking, 44 km of paddling, and 2 km of swimming – plus climbing and rope challenges. Competitors have up to 30 hours to complete the race course. This demanding course will be the highlight of the European adventure racing season. If you like what you hear, please subscribe, like, and share. TCR is designed to offer the at-home fan/dotwatcher another opportunity to enjoy and engage with their favorite races. You Keep Watching, and We'll Keep Talking. Shownotes: Race Website - https://www.endurancequest.org/ Tracking Link - https://www.tulospalvelu.fi/gps/2025eq/