The Course Reveal Podcast - ARWC 2026 Adventure Racing World Championship

This is a special Course Reveal episode of The Dark Zone: An Adventure Racing Podcast, released just as the 2026 Adventure Racing World Championships get underway in Corsica.

Nancy Bahuaud of Raid in France joins us to walk through the course she and her husband Pascal built: 505 kilometers and twelve stages across an island often called the mountain in the sea. From the start in Corte to the finish on the northwest coast, teams will face nearly every discipline the sport has to offer, and terrain that will test the best in the world.

In this conversation, we explore:

How Raid in France thinks about building a race as a journeyThe river and sea sections, and why this dry year has everyone watching water levelsThe stage Nancy expects to be the hardest, and how long it may take even the fastest teamsWhy compulsory rest remains non-negotiableA prologue that brings the town of Corte into the race

Nancy also shares what this race means to her and Pascal after twenty years of directing, and why Corsica holds a special place in that story.

Follow the race at www.arwc2026.com.

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Want more adventure racing stories?

Check out Rootstock Racing's takeover of The Dark Zone feed during their Endless Mountains Adventure Race. This limited series of six episodes captures the race from start to finish chronicling the experience of the racers, the grandeur of the course, and the human experience borne from an expedition-distance adventure race.

https://ardarkzone.com/the-endless-mountains-podcast-by-rootstock-racing/