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 […]
Raid Adventures will be hosting Australia’s first ever expedition length, rogaine format adventure race. The Rogue 24 hour event that the Raid 100 is based on has a tradition of rapidly selling out. As such, we have had to implement an entry procedure in the past that ensures entries are obtained in a fair and equitable manner. We are entering uncharted territory with the Raid 100, however, I will be […]
It’s been a busy time of year for the Raid stable of races with plenty of news to update you on including details from the Rogue Raid course, early bird entries closing for the Colts Raid and Scatter Raid along with location clues for the Mojo Raid. The Rogue Raid The final touches have been made to the Rogue Raid course and I can now reveal a few hints for what competitors of the 24 hour race […]
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 […]