Lake City (Global Adventures): Rebreathers, Blue Holes, and the Dominican Republic will be covered during the 2010 NSS-CDS workshop from May 21 to 23. Kevin Gurr will talk about current Rebreather designs and safety features, and he will offer an in-water rebreather clinic. Jill Heinerth will cover the use of rebreathers during extensive exploration dives [...]

Eidford (Global Adventures): Only 200 competitors are accepted each year to participate in the Norseman Extreme Triathlon, an Ironman-distance triathlon that starts with a swim in a Norwegian fjord and finishes on top of the 6,178 feet (1,883 meters) Gaustatoppen.  The Norseman is billed as the world's most brutal iron-distance triathlon, taking place at the [...]

Oceanside (Global Adventures): The 29th Annual Race across America (RAAM) is scheduled to kick off on June 8 with women and men aged 60 and over, followed by solo men on June 9 and teams on June 12. Racers will start in Oceanside, California and finish in Annapolis, Maryland. Solo racers will make the 3,000-mile [...]

France (Global Adventures): The European season of road cycling stage races traditionally kicks off with the Paris-Nice race. In 2010, the top riders of 22 teams will compete in the 799 Mile (1,285 kilometer) race, starting on March 07 in Montfort-l’Amaury. The route moves through the Loire Region to Limoges before turning back to the [...]

Des Moines (Global Adventures): The 38th edition of the Des Moines Register’s Annual Great Ride Across Iowa (Ragbrai) is coming July 25 through 31, 2010. Ragbrai was started in 1973 by columnists Donald Kaul and John Karras who thought it would be fun to ride their bikes across the state of Iowa.  They invited people [...]

Hawaii (Global Adventures): October 10 is the day marked in red in every serious triathlete’s calendar:  The 2009 Ford Ironman World Championship will start in Kona, Hawaii. Since it began as a challenge between groups of Navy Seals, the Ironman has grown to become one of the most recognized endurance events in the world. Originally [...]

Austin (Global Adventures): Scuba divers are needed to help with the 15th annual Lake Travis Underwater and Shoreline cleanup, which takes place on September 13. The community-driven event that removes trash and debris from the lake near Austin, Texas, did draw more than 1,200 volunteers in 2008. They collected about three tons of trash from [...]