Exploring the Mountains of Mexico at La Ruta Madre Adventure Race La Ruta Madre Expedition Race starts on  Saturday and the new ARWS Demonstration race will give teams the chance  to explore the mountains and canyons of Nuevo Leon province in Mexico.  Teams from the US, Canada and Mexico can expect a great adventure on a  tough 500km course.

Race Director Javier Barreda and his team  have been leading a resurgence in adventure racing in Mexico in recent  years, and it’s a country which has a strong and proud adventure racing  history.  La Ruta Madre was started in 2017 with a 100km race and in  subsequent years an adventure race training group was established and  course distances increased to 250km.

Javier and his partner Meli Lambert have also pursued their love for  adventure racing around the world.  Javier was a volunteer at  Eco-Challenge in Fiji and the pair recently raced at…