The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast
By Brian Gatens
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The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast welcomes you to our world. Come hear from racers, race directors, fans of AR, and everyone in between.
The podcast's out there, you pick it up, it's yours, you don't, I got no sympathy for you. (as inspired by Glengarry Glenn Ross)
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Episode 136 – Expedition Africa: A New Era Begins
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode 135 – Writer Jim Clash: Reporting from the Edge of Adventure
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 134 – Zoe and Mary’s Endless Mountains Adventure Race Send-Off
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Episode 133 – Flash Podcast: 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race - Day 5 (We Think!)
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 132 – The Voices of the Racers from the 2025 Endless Mountains Adventure Race
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 131 – Course Reveal: Endless Mountains Adventure Race Les Verd Monts 2025
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Episode 130 – Ultra-Distance Bikepacking: Endurance, Adventure, and Racing with Meaghan Hackinen
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Crosspost Alert! – Episode 12: Leveling Up to Expedition Racing with Brian Gatens of The Dark Zone Podcast
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Jun 17, 2025 |
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Episode 129 – Endurance with a Mission: Adventure Racers and The Korima Health Initiative
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 11: The Mailbag Episode - You Asked And We Answered With Mari Chandler and Andy Bacon
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 128 – From Racer to RD: Frank Johnson’s Wild Driftless AR Journey
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May 29, 2025 |
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Episode 127 - When PR Meets AR: A Unique Crossover Between College Coursework and Adventure Racing
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May 22, 2025 |
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Episode 126 - Fast Times At AR High: Welcome to Full Steam Ahead Adventure Racing
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May 15, 2025 |
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Episode 125 - FLASH EPISODE: Team Bones Fresh Off The Course at Raid Bimbache
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May 04, 2025 |
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Episode 124 - Expedition Canada On The Brain! Catching up with the ARWC Leadership Team
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 123: Navigating the Future of Adventure Racing: A Global Vision with IARA
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Episode 122: Into the Desert: Rootstock Racing Takes on Expedition Africa Namibia
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Episode 121: Dave Jackson of CaveSim – What Caving Can Teach Adventure Racers About Fear, Focus, and Teamwork
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Apr 04, 2025 |
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Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 10 - Leveling Up as a Racer and as a Team with Cliff White of Strong Machine Adventure Racing
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 120: Robert Le Brun - RD for The Ratel: South Africa's Newest Honey Badger Of An Adventure Race
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 119: Kim Beckinsale - Champion Adventure Racer, Referee and RD for the Amazons Australia Stage Race
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Episode 118: Harald Zundel - Adventure Racer, Ultrarunner, and Former Navy Seal: A Listener-Recommended Guest!
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Episode 117: The Upcoming Soar + Women Adventure Racing Retreat with Karyn DuLaney, Britt Mason, and Jen Tillman
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 116: First Look At The 2025 USARA National Championship Race Coming to Bentonville, Arkansas This September
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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Episode 115: Barb Campbell - The Joyful Adventure Racer (Who Loves a Good Spreadsheet)
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Episode 114: ITERA's Paul McGreal: Like Having An Old Friend Over For A Cup of Tea
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 9 - Anti-Doping Education and Adventure Racing with Alyssa Godesky
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Feb 01, 2025 |
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Episode 113: Rootstock Racing and The Return of the Endless Mountains Adventure Race: Les Verd Monts
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Episode 112: Kim and Joel Ford: Racers Who Adventure! Their Journey on the Northern Forest Canoe Trail
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Jan 02, 2025 |
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Episode 111: Scott Balhatchet - Starting his AR Career With a 48-Hour Race: Welcome to the Deep End of the Pool
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Dec 27, 2024 |
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Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 8 - Cold Weather Adventure Racing and Training with Andrea Larson
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Episode 110: Flash Episode from the 2024 ARWC with World Champions 400Team joined by RD Santiago Lopez
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Episode 109: The 2024 ARWS World Championship Race Course Reveal with RD Santiago Lopez
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Nov 30, 2024 |
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Episode 108: Megan Moir - Give the People What They Want! AKA One of TDZ's Most Requested Guests
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Episode 107: Flash Episode from the 2024 ARWS North American Championship - Rootstock Racing's Two Rivers AR
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Oct 27, 2024 |
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Episode 106: The 2024 ARWS North American Championship Race Course Reveal with RD's Abby Perkiss and Brent Freedland
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 7 - Brent Freedland Introduces The Two Rivers AR, and Talks Nutritional Strategies for Racing and Life with Jen Segger and Jill Mooney
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Oct 19, 2024 |
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Episode 105: Glyn Sadler - Trans-Atlantic Rower: AR Lessons From Other Adventures
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Episode 104: The 2024 USARA National Championship Race Course Preview with Liz and Michelle Faucher
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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Episode 103: The 2025 ARWS World Championship with Lyndie Hill and John Ford of Expedition Canada
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Sep 15, 2024 |
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Episode 102: A Flash Episode from Expedition Oregon - Bend Racing's Darren Steinbach and Chelsey Magness Join From the Finish Line
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Sep 13, 2024 |
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Episode 101: Racer Luis Becdach - The Beauty, Challenge, and Preparation for ARWS Worlds in Ecuador
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Crosspost Alert! - USARA's The Checkpoint: Episode 6 - Allen Wagner of Broad Run Off Road Racing, and Tray Farrar & Stephanie Ross Talk of Past National Championships And Their Enduring Legacy
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 100.5: A TDZ Short - Steph Ross & Troy Farrar: USARA National Championship Memories and Stories
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 100: Grant Killian, Race Director - Untamed New England Adventure Race
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Episode 99: Nathalie Long: Raid The Rockies RD, Adventure Racer, and Ultrarunner
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 98: One Water Race RD Thomas Ogander - The Ultimate Proof of Human Capacity
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 97: Expedition Canada's Ben Kwiatkowski - Big Goals and Big Races
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Jun 30, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 96: Dr. Michelle A. Barton and Dr. Kathleen M. Sutcliffe: What Can AR Teach The World About Teamwork and Resiliency?
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May 27, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 95: USARA National Championship Preview with RD's Michelle and Liz Faucher
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May 12, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 94: Arthur the King, Mari the Racer and Brennan the Fan - Our Arthur The King Mega Episode
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Apr 28, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 93: Nick Hurff - Adventure Racer, Coach, Race Director, and Sports Performance Expert
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 92: Adventure Racer Raf Adametz - The Stoke Is High With This One
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 91: Team Mountain Designs Wild Women - Their Record Setting Win at the Legend Expedition Race
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Mar 02, 2024 |
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Introducing The Checkpoint Podcast: A Collaboration between the United States Adventure Racing Association and The Dark Zone
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 90: Team NAWWAL - Not All Who Wander Are Lost and Their Wild Race at Malacara 2023
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 89: Danny Collins and Jason Bettis: Returning RD's for Expedition Ozark 2024 - What They Learned as 1st Time RD's and What Racers Can Expect in 2024
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 88: Santiago Lopez - 2024 ARWS World Championship Race Director, Expedition Racer, and a Human AR Crystal Ball
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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Dark Zone 87: Alyssa Godesky - So Many Adjectives - Adventure Racer, Pro Triathlete, FKT Record Holder, Barkleys Racer, Coach, One Water Racer, Podcaster, Human Swiss Army Knife
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Dec 17, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 86: Amanda Bohley - A Human "Break Glass In Case A Great Teammate is Needed" Emergency Box
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Dec 10, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 85: Arthur the King's Mikael Lindnord - Adventure Racer, Author, and Executive Producer
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Dec 03, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 84: Adventure Racer and Race Director Chris Dixon of Australia's Wild&Co. - Big Races, Big Plans, and Big Fun
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Nov 25, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 83: Swedish Armed Forces Adventure Team - The 2023 Adventure Racing World Champions
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 82: Mari Chandler of Team Vidaraid – A Storming Massive Comeback to Capture 2nd Place at the ARWS World Championships
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 81: Flash Episode #2 – ARWS Championship - Getting Close To Crowning A Winning Team
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 80: Flash Episode - ARWS Championship Race Updates, Analysis and Predictions
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Oct 21, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 79: ARWS World Championship Course Preview with Race Director Stephan Muller
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 78: USARA Nationals 2nd Place Team: The Jesses of Team Grit Adventures and Nationals RD Chris Yager
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Oct 08, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 77: Sachiko Tokoro of Team East Wind Recounts NIAR's Faroe Island Adventure Race
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 76: Abby and Brent of Rootstock Racing & Their Deep Dive Into The Endless Mountains Adventure Race Directing Experience
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Aug 09, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 75: Javier Barreda - Race Director for La Ruta Madre: Mexico's Toughest Race
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 74: Team Bend Racing - Winner of Rootstock Racing's 2023 Endless Mountains Adventure Race
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 73: Voices of the Volunteers - The Heart and Soul of Adventure Racing
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 72: Flash Podcast - Endless Mountains Day 3 Expert Analysis
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 71: Direct from the Course - The Racers of the Endless Mountains
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 70: Live from Rootstock Racing's The Endless Mountains - The Return of Zoe F.
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Jun 25, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 69: USARA Nationals Sneak Peek with GMARA RD Chris Yager and USARA Executive Director Michael Garrison
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 68: The Return of Seegs - Racer, Coach, and Mountain Guide Jen Segger Is Back For Another Round With TDZ
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 67: Paul Steele & John Hardin of the CheNarr Adventure Race
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May 31, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 66: Stephan Muller - Race Director for the ARWS World Championship
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May 18, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 65: Travis and Mark 'Mace' Macy - Father and Son Adventure Racers and Their Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope
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May 09, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 64: Adrian Crane - Longtime Racer, Veteran of EVERY Eco-Challenge, ARWS Referee, and Human Story Machine
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May 02, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 63: Jennifer Strong McConachie - Author of "Go Far: How Endurance Sports Help You Win At Life"
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 62: Team Bend Racing/Skin Doctor - Expedition Ozark Champions Fresh from the Finish Line
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 61: Flash Episode: Expedition Ozark Just Past the Halfway Point of the Race
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 60: Travis and Mike of Adventure Enablers: Racers, Adventurers, and Aspiring Race Directors
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 59: Team Fear Youth - Molly and Fynn Return to the Show (with a Magness Thrown In for Good Measure)
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 58: Vanessa Cummings - A First Time Racer with Longtime Wisdom (Like Call the RD When You're Going To Be 2 Hours Late)
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 57: Marina LeGree of Ascend Leadership Through Athletics - Empowering Young Women Through Sport
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 56: Mary Foster: What are the Five Foster Rules? Listen to Find Out!
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Feb 01, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 55: John Courain of The New York Adventure Racing Association
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Jan 15, 2023 |
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Dark Zone 54: Expedition Ozark Race Directors Jason Bettis and Danny Collins
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Dec 21, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 53: Kate Geisen - Adventure Racers Who Adventure: The Great Divide Mountain Bike Route
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 52: David Webster of Team ACDC AR: The Biggest First Race Leap Ever?
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 51: Eastern Mountain Wilderness Challenge Winners Earl Blanchard & Michael Dickey - Packrafts, Eight Year Old Socks, and Victory
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Oct 23, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 50: Nathan Fa'avae - 7-Time Adventure Racing World Champion with Team Avaya and a Great Ambassador for AR
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 49: Jesse Spangler - Class Is In Session When Racer Jesse Spangler Steps To The Mic
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 48: Flash Podcast - AR World Champs Podium with Craig Cook, Brent Freedland and Jason Magness
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 47: Flash Podcast 2 - USARA Nationals with Team Psyched, Cherubini Brothers, Thisability Racing, and Only Mostly Lost
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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Dark Zone 46: USARA Nationals Flash Podcast 1 with Brent Freedland of Rootstock Racing
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 45: USARA National Championship Flash Podcast with Brent Freedland of Rootstock Racing
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Sep 14, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 44: ARWS World Championship Predictions and Analysis with Craig Cook of AR Live Coverage and Brent Freedland of Rootstock Racing
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 43: Allen Wagner of Broad Run Off Road - Great Things Grow From Small Beginnings
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 42: Liz and Michelle Faucher - The Team at Adventure Addicts Racing talks AR Origin Stories, Course Design, and How to Give People a Great Race Experience
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Aug 28, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 41: Yishai Horowitz - 2022 USARA Nationals Race Director/Course Designer Tells All! (Kinda)
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 40: Katie Ferrington - Her Journey from Racer to Race Director and How AR Prepares One for Life's Challenges
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Jul 26, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 39/USARA FB Live: Rib Mountain Racing - Their Journey to the Podium at The Endless Mountains Adventure Race
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 38: Igor Dorotic of AR Croatia - Big Course Design, Transitions Aplenty, and the Chance to Relive the Race
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Jul 12, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 37: Lars Bukkehave - Denmark's Great Dane, Champion Adventure Racer, and All-Around Evangelist for AR - Joins TDZ for the First but not the Last Time
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 36: Team Hunting Bigfoot - The Endless Mountains, Racing Together for the First Time, and Showing Us How It Is Done
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 35: Rachel Nolan - Irish Adventure Racer, Bikepacking Champion, and African Donkey Whisperer
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 34: Zoe F. and Her Thoughts on Adventure Racing, Teamwork, The Endless Mountains and 3rd Grade
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 33: Rootstock Racing's Brent Freedland: Dotwatcher Extrordinaire - Lessons from Expedition Oregon and the Upcoming Endless Mountains
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 32: Dave Ashley - Adventure Racer, Veteran, and the First Kidney Donor to climb all Seven Summits
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 31: Flash Episode - Team Peak Pursuit Straight From Their Finish at Expedition Oregon
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May 16, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 30 - Team Fear Youth - GODZone Finishers, Teenage Fonts of Wisdom, and Overall Great Racers
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May 07, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 29 - Eric Caravella of Packrafting Adventures - Small Boats, Big Adventures and the Growth of a New(ish) AR Discipline
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Apr 30, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 28: Flash Episode - Rootstock Racing Fresh Off Their Win at the Shenandoah Epic
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Apr 28, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 27: Jesse Tubb - Adventure Racer, Active Duty U.S. Soldier, and Founder of G.R.I.T. Adventures
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 26: Donovan Sims - South African Rugby Player Turned Adventure Racer, Cancer Survivor and an Oracle of Adventure Racing Wisdom
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 25: Heidi Muller - Adventure Racing World Series CEO, Adventure Racer, RD, and the Most Positive Person on the Planet
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Mar 20, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 24: Jen Segger - They Call Her Seegs: Coach, Racer, and Experienced AR Veteran.
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Mar 06, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 23: Flash Edition: Jason Magness & Darren Steinbach of Team Bend Racing Live from the Finish of AR Panama
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 22 (2/22/22!) Flash Edition: Darren Steinbach Live From Panama AR with an On The Course Live Update
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Feb 22, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 21 (Blackjack Edition): Barbara Phipps - Racer, Mom, Teammate, and Her Personal Cannonball Into The Deep End of Adventure Racing
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Feb 06, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 20: USARA Executive Director Michael Garrison and The 2022 USARA National Championships
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Jan 29, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 19: Chelsey Magness - Yogaslacking Bend Racing Team Member, Endurance Mama, Adventure Racer, and National Mountain Bike Champion
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Jan 26, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 18: Jay Petervary - Champion Bikepacking Ultra-Endurance Cyclist, Former Adventure Racer, and Dean of Common Sense University
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Jan 08, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone 17: Sarah Goldman - Outward Bound Team Member, Expedition Adventure Racer, Coach, and Walking Motivational Speech
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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The Dark Zone (Sweet) 16: Shawn Lemaster - RD for 361Adventures.com, Breakdown Bikepacking Route Creator, and All-Around Adventure Guy
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 15: Dan Staudigel - Bend Racing's Resident Philosopher, Dedicated Teammate, and One Man Hype Squad.
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Dec 14, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 14: Rootstock Racing - The Endless Mountains ARWS Demonstration Race, Working with Others, and Helping to Grow the Sport
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Dec 01, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone (Lucky) 13: Mari Chandler - National Champion, International Racer, and Teammate To All
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Nov 27, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 12: Wilo "Mr. Spirit Award Winner" Nater of Team Onyx
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 11: Darren Steinbach - Bend Racing's 'All I Need Is A Day's Notice' Backup Extraordinaire
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 10: Richard Sparks - Two Races For The Price Of One
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 9: Team WEDALI - 2021 USARA National Champions Tell All About Their Race Experience at Nationals, Their Training, and Non-Racing Lives
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 8: Tim Buchholz: On the Podium at Nationals, Wisconsin Pride, and the Nicest Guy to Ever Pass You In a Race
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 7: Mike Garrison, Part II - Breaking down Nationals, Telling Tales, and Having Us Book Flights West in 2022
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 6: Paula Waite: Nationals Race Director, Future Owner of The Clam Lake Tanning Salon
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Sep 19, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 5: Steph Ross: RD, Racer, and the Woman of AR
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 4: No Sleep 'Til Adventures: Brian and John of No Sleep Adventures
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 3: AR Story Machine Brian Reiss
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 2: Shelley McLaughlin
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Jul 13, 2021 |
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The Dark Zone 1: Mike Garrison, USARA Executive Director
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Jul 02, 2021 |