The Raid 100 concluded a little over a month ago – as any competitor would attest it was an an epic journey for competitors, volunteers and organisers alike. The world’s first rogaine-format, expedition-length adventure race. With 100 check points spread over 100 hours, it was always going to be a massive undertaking and the general vibe is that the race was a resounding success. The original vision of the race […]
Australia’s first expedition-length, rogaine-format adventure race will kick off in one the countries most iconic national parks: Girraween. Meaning “Place of Flowers”, Girraween National Park sports a dramatic landscape of granite outcrops, angular tors and balancing boulders. Strategy will play a significant role in a team’s success at the Raid 100, with the tough decisions on how much of the course to tackle coming straight up in the first stage. Teams […]
As teams are busily putting the final touches on their preparation, it’s time to turn our heads briefly to the Adventure1 predictions blog. The Raid 100 holds a unique place in the A1 series as the longest and potentially toughest event in 2019. A rogaine-format, expedition-length event is a novel concept in the sport of adventure racing – almost an experiment if you will – and it takes a brave […]
With only 48 more days until competitors are standing on the start line of the Raid100 it’s time to catch up on some of the all important pre-race logistics. Course Setting The final touches are being placed on the course. Check points have been assigned score values: there are exactly 100 CPs totaling 500 points in value spread over 9 stages all up for grabs. Flags will start to be […]
When Raid Adventures first launched as a dedicated series in 2017, we aimed to bring a collection of adventure races that explored the hidden gems of south east Queensland through a unique rogaine format. At the same time, we also wished to support the development and growth of adventure racing in Australia. At that time we recognised that AR had an aging population problem and kicked off a number of initiatives […]
There has been some big news in the world of expedition adventure racing lately. The world champs are currently running in Reunion Island, Eco Challenge is making a Bear Grylls infused comeback and the race that started it all – the Raid Gauloise – is hosting a 30 year reunion in the form of a 24 hour race next year. However, for many of you the expedition event closest to […]
The Wildfire Raid is now run and done, and for an inaugural edition of the race, it was a massive success. Adopting the now familiar Raid multisport rogaine format with a few little twists, the 3 and 6 hour time options were perfect for new comers to the sport whilst still challenging some of Queensland’s fastest adventure racing teams. The course took in some fantastic single track riding in the […]
As the winter solstice looms and we’ve hit the prime time for racing in Queensland, let’s have a quick wrap up of all the action from the Raid events. Win With The Wildfire Raid In what I predict to be the new gold standard in sprint adventure racing, the Wildfire Raid is set to kick off on Saturday 28 July. Reports back from the course setters suggest a pretty special […]
Well, another Rogue Raid race is run and done. The ninth edition saw the largest field to ever tackle a 24 hour adventure race in Australia and, combined with the 6 hour competitors, saw almost 280 racers hit the Lake Samsonvale area running, kayaking and mountain biking to collect as many check points as possible before the clocked ticked over to time’s up. Let’s begin a recap of the race […]
So time again for another Adventure1 race predictions blog, and onto some more familiar ground for me: the Rogue Raid. With 184 competitors surviving to make the 24 hour start line (and we all know making the start line is the hardest part of any adventure race) and another 90 racers in the 6 hour event, this will be one of the largest 24 hour adventure races ever held in […]