05 May 2024
Anglesea, VIC
Beginner friendly Navigation based adventure race for teams of two.
05 May 2024
Anglesea, VIC
Beginner friendly Navigation based adventure race for teams of two.
26 May 2024
Gold Coast
Beginner-friendly event for ladies. 10 km ride, 4 km run, 2 km kayak
23 Aug 2024 - 24 Aug 2024
Lake Macquarie
Premier 24h-12h-4h adventure race that pushes participants to their limits across diverse terrains.
22 Sep 2024
Canberra
Beginner-friendly event for ladies. 10 km ride, 4 km run, 2 km kayak
27 Oct 2024
Fingal Bay, NSW
Beginner friendly Navigation based adventure race for teams of two.
09 Nov 2024 - 10 Nov 2024
Lysterfield Lake Park, VIC
Beginner-friendly event for ladies. 10 km ride, 4 km run, 2 km kayak
Upper Murray Challenge is one of the toughest multisport events in the Australian racing calendar. It consists of three legs: 28 km mountain bike ride, 27 km downriver paddle and 23,5 km trail run, with each of them being challenging enough to race alone. Each year only the toughest racers attempt to finish the full course Solo, and not everyone succeeds. Training for the race like Upper Murray Challenge is not an easy task, here are a brief outlines of what needs to be done in order to complete the event.
Read more at UpperMurrayChallenge.com.au >>
Read more >>The field was extremely competitive with the winner in the Classic course determined during the final advanced mountain bike leg, with 7 teams racing head to head going into the last leg.
Greg Ley and Adrian McGregor of team Marshans showed off their outstanding riding abilities and came in first to the finish line. Family team, Rob and Felix Davis - Tandoori Chickens, dominated in the Novice category. Full results available here>>
Race HQ greeted teams with ideal racing conditions, with a temperature of 15 degrees and blue skies over scenic Lysterfield Park.
Read moreThe first Adventure Cup winners are officially Maria Plyashechko and James Pretto in female and male ranking accordingly. They both managed to accumulate the biggest amount of points based on results in three brutal multisport events: Upper Murray Challenge, East Gippsland Challenge, and Grampians Challenge.
The full ranking is here>> and we would like to congratulate all participants that took part in the inaugural edition of this unique Series. We hope you have achieved your goals whether it was to finish one leg of a single event, beat your best mate or get on the podium of all three challenges.
Read morePacKraft is proud to have had a relationship with the AR community over the last 2 years. With experience providing lightweight and durable packrafts for adventure races such as X-Marathon, and GODZone, the team at PacKraft have continued re-designing and refining their packraft range based on feedback from members of the AR community.
The newest version of the Duo ADV2 (2-person model) includes a range of improvements over previous models and designs.
The latest ‘Superlight’ material provides stronger and lighter packrafts. This means you carry less weight, and the packraft also takes up less space due to the more flexible material, while providing a higher tear strength than ever before.
Read moreSorcha had a great season of racing establishing herself as one of the strongest Australian multisport and adventure racing female athletes with convincing victory in the Grampians Challenge. This is what she said after her race:
“I have found myself going to the Grampians quite frequently for training because it’s close to where I’m living at the moment, it’s a beautiful place to go to on my days off and has the only hills of any degree I can get to within 2 hrs drive! So I was pretty excited when I found out AJ host a race there.
The race started with the run and I looked around at the start line and thought, “it’s going to be a hard day!” The field was strong. My vague race intention was to try to get a bit of a gap in the run, try not to lose too much time in the paddle and then go all out in the bike, as it’s my strength.
Read moreAlpine Avengers were undoubtedly in a class of their own at Alpine Quest earlier this year, tackling the monster terrain like a finely tuned machine and taking out the inaugural title. Adventure Junkie recently touched base with the team to quiz them about their preparation, tips and see what they’ve been up to.
What attracted you to Alpine Quest?
Liz: I love the Falls Creek area and it is a favorite destination for good quality training in summer (although I must admit I have never been there in winter). I also know that adventure junkie always put on quality races and so this race was certainly on my radar as soon as it was announced.
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