Now in its fifth year, the Urban Raid (formerly Urban Rogue) set new ground in terms of participation, suggesting a healthy future for the navigational sports. Over 300 competitors and 109 teams toed the start line for another fantastic event. What was very encouraging to see were more than 140 competitors who had never done a Raid event before, along with the 41 students racers competing. With a wet week […]
Raid Adventures are excited to announce Australia’s first youth only adventure race: the Colts Raid. With a training Academy day to deliver the necessary skills prior to the race and low barriers for entry, grab a team of friends and join the future of adventure racing. Entries are now open and places are limited, with all the details you need to know up online. The Colts Academy When: Sunday 15 […]
In a little over a month, entries will open for the 2018 Rogue Raid. While every edition of “The Rogue” has sold out, this happens at an ever increasing rate. Despite the race moving to a commercial model for 2018, I suspect demand will remain relatively high. As such, I’ve increased entry limits by 20%, with a backup option to increase by 40% if full demand requires it (although in […]
As an event organiser, I’ve always encouraged people to “race first, volunteer second” if they want to support an event. But I’ve always quickly qualified this statement with the fact that I love my volunteers. By organising events through the QLD Rogaine Association, I’ve had the pleasure to meet a collection of the most amazing people willing to give up their time and comfort to be part of an event […]
The Rogue Raid, formerly known as the Rogue24 Adventuregaine, will host its 10th edition in 2019. To celebrate, the team at Raid Adventures are pulling out all the stops and hosting Australia’s first ever rogaine-format, expedition-length adventure race: The Raid 100. Over 100 competitors will have 100 hours to collect up to 100 points on a course that will explore the parks, rivers, forests, lakes, trails, hills and ocean surrounds […]
A fully fledged Queensland Adventure Race series ….. A youth development program offering a low barrier pathway into adventure racing ….. Australia’s first expedition-length, rogaine-format adventure race ….. An exciting partnership with the Adventure 1 Global brand ….. Date and location announcements for the Rogue Raid ….. An all new website. With undoubtedly the biggest press release to come from Rogue Adventure it’s time to take a few deep breaths […]
Note that this article was first published 30 September 2016 at Rogue Adventure. So a couple of big announcements for those looking towards the 2017 Adventure Racing calendar. Rogue24 Location Announcement The Rogue24 is set to visit the Lake Wivenhoe region in 2017. Race HQ will be staged out of the Lumley Hill campground on the shores of Wivenhoe Dam on 22-23 April next year. There will be an option […]
Note that this article was first published 6 January 2014 at Rogue Adventure. Gordon Bossley, organiser of the Globe Trekker Mini Rogue is keen to encourage as many new people to the sports of adventure racing and rogaining as possible, and is specifically designing the 4 hour Mini Rogue course with novices in mind. To this end, he has set out a series of 5 common questions for new participants to help […]