Aravaipa Buys Ultra Adventures, 2027 Golden Ticket Schedule, Dirtbag Dreams, John Cappis Tribute (Singletrack News)

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This is the Monday, May 4th edition of "Singletrack News," and guess what? I am in the driver's seat riding solo monologuing this week. Fear not, because we will be back to our regularly scheduled programming with Alyssa Clark next week. She's actually out on the Cocodona course right now and will be commentating on the Mountain Outpost livestream all week, so be sure to tune in. Let's waste no time. First up, midweek last week, the Western States 100 updated their website to include their 2027 Golden Ticket schedule. It's gonna be the same races as 2026 with the same allocation of tickets. For example, the Black Canyon 100K and Canyons 100K will remain, quote, unquote, "super Golden Ticket races" with six total tickets up for grabs at each. The complete schedule includes CCC, Javelina, Tarawera, Black Canyon, Chianti, and Canyons. When we shared this exact info on our Instagram account the other day, there were some strong positive and negative opinions shared in the comments section. I'll share some of my thoughts here. First off, upfront, I individually like all of the races currently a part of the series, and clearly each event contributed exciting, highly qualified top athletes to this year's Western start line. I also recognize the constraints in the system. For example, any race that is a part of the series has to be a HOKA-sponsored race, which certainly limits the available pool of supply to choose from. I believe that is the case at least through 2029,