programs & events

2025 - 2026

about born to adapt events, races, and workshops.

At Born to Adapt, there are two general ways to get involved in our programming: through our annual events and partner races. The difference between the two?

  • We host annual events around the globe designed for the disabled community. These are events that we—Born to Adapt—put on, and they’re open to the general public. You’ll see a few examples and upcoming ones below, like our annual Born to Adapt New Zealand event in February 2026.

  • We partner with established races to widen the field for adaptive athletes. If you are an (aspiring) adaptive athlete, keep an eye on our adaptive-friendly race partnerships, like the iconic Broken Arrow Skyrace, mammoth trailfest., and XYZ. Are you a race director who wants to partner? Get in touch here.

  • We host workshops and join panel sessions throughout the year to educate folks on creating safe and inclusive spaces for the disabled community. See our upcoming workshops and panels below. To invite or hire Born to Adapt to come speak with you and your community, visit our participate page.

Born to adapt
2025-2026 calendar

  • May 17, 2025: B2A @ at Born to Run for annual race in Los Olivos, CA

  • June 19 - 22, 2025: B2A @ Broken Arrow 18K

  • June 23, 2025: B2A Founder Zach Friedley on TrailCon 2025 Panel

  • Aug. 15 - Sept. 1, 2025: B2A @ UTMB in Chamonix, France. B2A Founder Zach Friedley and B2A Ambassador Dani Aravich run ETC at UTMB, and Run the Alps collaboration and film featuring Jahir Ramos, para runner from Ecuador, as he races OCC.

  • Sept. 18 -21, 2025: B2A @ Mammoth Trail Fest, with panel discussions and booth activation in Mammoth Lakes, CA

  • Nov. TBD, 2025:  Running clinic w/ Zach Friedley and Eric Orton in Quito, Ecuador

  • Nov. 3, 2025: B2A @ NYC Marathon + Achilles Foundation in NYC, NY

  • Dec. 2-4, 2025: B2A @ The Running Event panels in San Antonio, T

  • Feb 7, 2026: Born to Adapt @ Rotorua, New

  • Feb 14, 2026: Born to Adapt @ Christchurch, New Zealand

We hope to see you sometime in the calendar year. If you can’t make one of our events or races, take a look at our Voices of Change platform to get to know our community.