Over 200 competitors set to take on a challenging and spectacular course In a little over two weeks, competitors from across Australia and New Zealand will descend upon the sleepy village of Donnybrook for the fifteenth edition of the Rogue Raid race. One of Australia’s longest running and premier adventure races, the Rogue Raid is a 24 hour event where teams of two to four competitors navigate an unmarked wilderness […]
In its 14th year, the Rogue Raid returned to where it all began with an epic 24 hour rogaine format adventure race in the Somerset region surrounding Lake Wivenhoe. A bumper field of almost 160 athletes from across Australia and New Zealand were challenged with an unfinishable course that spanned over 260km of trekking, mountain biking, kayaking and swimming. A look at the start list suggested one of the most […]
With just over a week to go before teams are launched from the start line of the 14th edition of the Rogue Raid, it’s time to take a look over the course and the competition that will be pushing for victory. Over 150 competitors will converge in the Somerset region with teams from all along the east coast of Australia and as far away as New Zealand and Hong Kong. […]
The twelfth edition of the Rogue Raid adventure race is run and done with team Thought Sports taking out the overall title, putting themselves into a commanding position in the Australian national adventure racing rankings. The Rogue Raid adopts a unique rogaine format, where teams race for a full 24 hours in an attempt to collect the highest score possible over a series of trekking, mountain biking and kayaking stages. […]
With just four more sleeps to go until the twelfth annual running of the Rogue Raid, it’s time to turn our hands to a review of the course and the competition for the title. The 2021 edition of the race is the biggest yet – perhaps not in terms of physical distance (that title goes to the 2019 Raid 100 course), but certainly by competitor numbers. Over 280 competitors are […]
After a long hiatus, adventure racing has returned to Australian shores with the running of the Rogue Raid 24 hour adventure race. Now in its eleventh year, the Rogue Raid is the largest 24 hour adventure race in the country by competitor numbers. The race adopts a unique, rogaine format where teams are competing to collect the highest score possible within a 24 hour period via multiple stages of mountain […]
So after a short enforced hiatus, the Rogue Raid is set to roll out on the weekend of 29-30 August. Now in its eleventh year, the Rogue Raid (formerly the Rogue Adventuregaine) has explored courses all over south east Queensland and even extending into northern New South Wales with an epic 100 hour journey in 2019. This year’s course offers up something a little different from the typical Rogue course, […]
Not surprisingly, it has been very uncertain times in the event management sphere. I know were all itching to get back out and racing rogaines and adventure races. Obviously there is a lot of uncertainty around when this will be possible, however it’s always great to have a “Plan A” (and a B, C and D if you’re an adventure racer!), so below is a quick update on the changes […]
With all the uncertainty around events at the moment, I thought it would be nice to look ahead at the Raid series with a Rogue Raid COVID-19 update, big news around the Raid 100 and more. The Raid 100: Northern Rivers Edition Pull out your diaries and mark in the date: the Raid 100 returns from 1-7 May 2022. The race will be run through the Clarence Valley region hosted […]
As the apocryphal saying goes, “may you be cursed to live in interesting times”. With so much uncertainty around events, and with the Rogue Raid just under 7 weeks away, I thought it a timely opportunity to update you on all the news from the course. COVID-19 Update If you are like me, your inbox has been flooded with messages from the CEO of every company you’ve ever handed your […]