Course Peek, Logistics & Getting Pumped! Kia ora and welcome to Racer Chat #2 for MAGNIficent 3: The Backyard! We are stoked to have you locked in for what is shaping up to be a fast and furious and fun expedition. Before we dive into the juicy details of what we've cooked up on the course map, we want to offer a quick apology for taking so long between chats! We haven’t been slack back here behind the scenes though, it's been a ridiculously busy year since we finished Mag 2

Ok folks here’s the first of a handful of essays putting what’s in our heads down on paper. Jason and I love adventure racing and clearly spend way too much time thinking about it, so we thought we’d share some of those thoughts with you as a means of working to create a transparent, positive, and reflective culture around this sport we find ourselves committed to, both as racers and RDs. We think it’s important to be willing to discuss things–what works and what doesn’t, in

Are you ready to be Magnificent? The Magnificent Race 2026 - Chat 2 It’s been a whirlwind of Adventure Racing for us at the MAGNIficent since our last chat! Here in NZ we had our first official Winter Rogaine in partnership with Meridian Energy, then half of our DNA participated in the World Champs over in Canada, while the other half watched and provided commentary. And then Jason returned from Worlds only to change immediately back into his race directing hat to put on the