2021 No Sleep Adventure

Race

The No Sleep Adventure will be back in 2021 to the rugged beauty of the Shawnee National Forest. We’re bringing you an all new course with more stunning scenery. If you haven’t already, get this race on your calendar! 20 hours of racing in the 2021 No Sleep Adventure. As always, we have a beautiful and challenging course design in store for you along with great swag, unique awards, and a fun post race awards ceremony. Boy, it's been a strange 2020, but we're ready to get back to racing and can't wait to see all of you! Stay well! Be safe! Race hard!

--John & Brian

Location:
Equality, Illinois

Shawnee National Forest

Registration Fees (per/person):
(Registration Closes May 26th-Day of race registration not available.)

Early Registration: Closed
Normal Registration: Closed
Late Registration: Closed

Note: This event is a USARA-sanctioned race, and each participant must be a USARA member or hold a one-day USARA license. USARA offers one-day memberships for $8 or annual memberships for $35. Membership includes high-quality medical insurance at USARA events; discounts with USARA-affiliated AR coaches; discounts from more than 200 top outdoor brands; and the knowledge that you're a part of USARA's efforts to support racers and racer directors as we work together to build and improve the sport of adventure racing. All fees go directly toward the operational costs of USARA(which is a not for profit), ensuring that the organization can best serve the AR community.

Registration Includes:

Post-race food on Saturday Evening
Race maps
Canoe rental
Great race swag
Unique awards

Award Divisions:

3-4-person coed
3-4-person open (all female & all male)
2-person coed
2-person open (all female & all male)
Solo male (Resume of Experience Required)
Solo female (Resume of Experience Required)

1st, 2nd, & 3rd place awards will be given for divisions with six or more teams.

Visit the USARA website to learn how to qualify for a spot in the 2021 USARA Adventure Race National Championship.

Disciplines:

Mountain Biking
Trekking
Canoeing
Ropes (No ropes this year due to COVID- Hopeful for 2022!)
Land Navigation/Orienteering

Length:
20-hour: Roughly 80 miles+/- *Specific distances will not be given

USARA Sanctioning:
The No Sleep Adventure race is sanctioned by the United States Adventure
Racing Association (USARA). Visit the USARA website to learn how to qualify for a spot in the 2021 USARA Adventure Race National Championship.

Start/Finish Location:
Equality, IL

Check In Location:
Cardinal Memorial Park

351 W Davis Street

Equality, IL 62934

Race Schedule:
Times have been finalized.

Friday-June 4, 2021

Racer Check In and Packet Pickup: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.

Pre-Race Meeting: 6:30 p.m.

Bike Drop: 8 p.m. - Midnight

Saturday-June 5, 2021
Late Check In: Not Available

Race Start: Midnight (Its a No Sleep Adventure!)

Race Cutoff: 8 p.m.

Post Race Meal Begins: 6:30 p.m.

Race Awards: 8:30 p.m.

Lodging Options
On-site tent camping at Start/Finish Friday and Saturday
$10/tent. Water and restrooms available on site.
(All proceeds donated to City of Equality)

Checkout 9 a.m. Sunday

Other nearby campgrounds include:
All campgrounds first come, first serve and do not take reservations. Most are busy during summer.
Glen O Jones (water, dump station, no electric. tent and RV allowed)
Pine Ridge at Pounds Hollow (limited electric sites, water access point, no dump station)
Pharaoh at Garden of the Gods (primitive camping only, tent or smaller RVs, no hookups. water access)
There are several other private campgrounds in the area.

Closest hotels are in Harrisburg, IL.

There are a number of private cabins available for rent in the area.