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
The story of this race starts well before the actual date it took place.
Twenty years ago, when I had just started adventure racing and it was still all very new to me, months before an upcoming event, I was carefully assessing every piece of equipment to the best of my ability, making sure it was all correct and exactly as required.
The number of races had increased to a frequency of almost 1 per week at some stages and it was handy to have all equipment maintained and ready to go at all times.
Read moreFollowing the success of the inaugural edition of Alpine Quest Falls Creek, brought about by the Adventure Junkie team over the Australia Day long weekend, all efforts are now being thrown into bringing the 8th edition of X-Marathon Adventure Race to the next level, and delivering a high standard expedition adventure racing event.
X-Marathon is the toughest Adventure Junkie race, which since 2011 has been delivering spectacular and challenging courses. This race usually attracts the majority of top Australian teams.
Read moreKathmandu Coast to Coast is one of the toughest multisport events in the world with 243 km of cycling, running and paddling. It attracts a 1000 participants field and requires a lot of endurance, skills and simply luck to finish. Here is cross-interview with Aussie AR and multisport stars - Tim Boote (VIC), Guy Andrews(QLD), Bern Dornom (VIC), James Pretto (VIC) and Alex Hunt (TAS). We've asked these questions - scroll down for some inside, pain and good advise.
“The trekking leg was like a mini Godzone ” said Leo Theoharis from team Thunderbolt at the finish line, while Kim Beckinsdale’s first phrase was: “This is the hardest course I have ever done”.
The inaugural edition of Alpine Quest finished yesterday and participants faced the extreme weather conditions only possible in the Australian Alps: 35 degrees temperature on the first day with teams trying to keep cool and hydrated turned into +5 and pouring rain on the second day with teams struggling to keep warm.
The epic 140 km course took teams on a journey from the Omeo Valley over the Bogong high plains into the Falls Creek resort with 5200m of elevation gain.
After a 2 hour bus drive descent to the start at the historical Hinnomunjie bridge teams took off 30 seconds apart to negotiate rapids of the famous Mitta Mitta river.
Read moreCheck out how good you are as a team player and how you will fit in your Alpine Quest team
Imagine you can get anyone into your team.
What role will you play in a new team?
King Valley Challenge has been on my bucket list since its inception back in 2010. The first attempt I made was in 2013.
I woke up unwell on the morning of the event and battled with FOMO, while helping with boats in between paracetamols.
Since then I had participated in only one other relay race, where I took turns with Serge, juggling participating and parenting.
This year somehow the stars aligned and we hit the road to King Valley late Friday afternoon, with me planning to race and Serge there to support me.
A lack of training never could stop me from racing, but it was a slightly nerve-wracking atmosphere on the eve of the race, my emotions all over the place, regretting going somewhere and whinging about getting too lazy. However there could be no turning back, except maybe if I fell sick (that had already happened once, so I could not be that unlucky!).
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