ARE Adventure Race

ARE Adventure Race
Sat, 12.10.2022 · Camp Dippikill, Warrensburg, NY

Details

"BE READY FOR ANYTHING."

The event will NOT be held in 2023.

As such, you must create your own adventure.

ABOUT

Created in 2006, it was exclusively for the crazy ARE-ers staying at Dippikill for the weekend and a chance for them to earn bragging rights for not being afraid to submerge themselves in water under ice, climb trees, and not even know how far they are going. This is NOT a safe event. It is not an event with a "few" obstacles separated by open fields and easy access to help you in an emergency. It's an utterly unnecessary event for which you could be horrifically injured with no need to participate in the first place. Sound like your kind of event? Join us. If not, check out one of our other more normal events.

WHEN

The race isn't happening in 2023. Thank you to everyone who has been part of it!

COURSE

--- A BIT OF EVENT HISTORY ---

OVERVIEW

YOU WILL NOT KNOW THE DISTANCE OF THE RACE UNTIL YOU FINISH IT.

We mostly guarantee that it is between 4 miles and 8 miles. You will encounter no artificial obstacles, but Mother Nature can be a real you know what. Several individuals mark different sections of the course, choosing ANY ROUTE they desire between any points they desire. True 'trails' have no baring on the course. Expect upwards of half the race to be bushwhacking, along with climbing large boulders and even scaling trees, fording nearly frozen swamps, and walking across ice you pray doesn't break. The course is different every year; both in route and length. And again, as no one person is responsible for marking the whole course, not a single person knows the full route NOR distance prior to finishing the race.

CUT-OFFS

There is no formal cut-off, but we do ask that you only choose to participate if you are capable of lifting your own bodyweight and sufficiently fit to potentially withstand several hours outside in the freezing cold. The nature of this event makes it basically impossible to drop-out; you need to TRULY BE READY - which means ideally have winter hiking experience in deep snow.

ON COURSE AID

There is none. Your survival rests in your own hands.

RESULTS

Every year the course and conditions are different.
Check out the differences across the years.

MALE RECORDS

Most Wins	Shaun Donegan - 6
Fastest Year/Time	2006/41:12
Slowest Year/Time	2013/1:06:41

FEMALE RECORDS

Most Wins	Michelle Pratt - 4
Fastest Year/Time	2006/57:54
Slowest Year/Time	2009/1:26:40

RESULTS & HISTORICAL DATA

All years held at Dippikill Wilderness Retreat except for 2020 (held on private property in Altamont).

#	Year	Date	Weather	Finishers	Winners
17th	2022	Sat, 12/10	Mid 20s, sunny, no wind.	40	Shaun Donegan - 46:50 \| Nicola MacNeil - 1:14:22
16th	2021	Sat, 12/4	Low 20s, party cloudy, no wind.	34	Daniel Rogers - 47:32 \| Stacy Moller - 1:00:30
15th	2020	Sun, 12/6	Low 30s and windy.	48	Article by Laura Clark Photos Brian White - 45:56 \| Nicola MacNeil - 1:02:37
14th	2019	Sat, 12/21	Teens.	22	Shaun Donegan - 45:25 \| Maryclaire Walker - 1:10:53
13th	2018	Sat, 12/8	Single digits course covered in snow!	31	Jim Sweeney - 52:42 \| Michelle Pratt - 1:00:23
12th	2017	Sat, 12/9	Low 30s.	42	Shaun Donegan - 57:38 \| Alanna Moss - 1:17:34
11th	2016	Sat, 12/3	Upper 30s.	33	Shaun Donegan - 52:06 \| Michelle Pratt - 1:03:52
10th	2015	Sat, 12/5	Mid 40s.	38	Shaun Donegan - 44:15 \| Michelle Pratt - 59:59
9th	2014	Sat, 12/6	Low 30s. Course buried in snow.	46	Jaime Julia - 1:02:48 \| Michelle Pratt - 1:23:08
8th	2013	Sat, 12/7	Mid 30s.	53	Jaime Julia - 1:06:41 \| Alanna Moss - 1:21:42
7th	2012	Sat, 12/15	Mid 30s.	94	Shaun Donegan - 56:18 \| Anna Sheridan - 1:12:17
6th	2011	Sat, 12/10	Mid 30s.	110	Josh Merlis - 56:58 \| Justine Trybendis - 1:07:06
5th	2010	Sat, 12/4	Low 30s.	103	Ollie Shilston (UK) - 43:42 \| Justine Trybendis - 1:01:29
4th	2009	Sat, 12/5	Mid 30s.	106	Joe Hayter - 1:03:05 \| Tracey Delaney - 1:26:40
3rd	2008	Sat, 12/6	Low 20s.	81	Recap YouTube Video Ray Webster - 50:14 \| Tracey Delaney - 1:05:15
2nd	2007	Sat, 12/1	Mid teens!	27	Recap Andrew McCarthy - 52:16 \| Samantha Augeri - 1:03:19
1st	2006	Sat, 12/2	Mid teens!	17	Recap Jim Sweeney - 41:12 \| Karalynn Kerr - 57:54