The Urban Rogue celebrated its 10 year anniversary with a bumper field of almost 100 teams. The race continues with strong support from the rogaining community as the unofficial end of year break up, with plenty of colourful characters out on the course. To mix things up for the 10 year edition, those familiar with the Urban Rogue will note that we mixed up the map to drop sections of […]
Over 180 competitors took to the streets of Brisbane city by the Friday night lights on the hunt for check points during the seventh running of the Urban Rogue. Greeted with hot and hazy conditions, the 3 hour event has now become a mainstay on the Queensland rogaining calendar, wrapping up a busy year of racing. Past editions of the Urban Rogue have seen a close tussle between the top […]
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 […]
Note that this article was first published 7 September 2016 at Rogue Adventure. The Urban Rogue is set to return: a 3 hour metrogaine in the heart of the Brisbane CBD! Come experience the city Friday night lights, where you and up to four other team mates will navigate to collect as many check points as possible in a 3 hour time limit. Set at a time to capitalise on […]
Note that this article was first published 17 September 2015 at Rogue Adventure. The Urban Rogue is set to return: a 3 hour metrogaine in the heart of the Brisbane CBD! Come experience the city Friday night lights, where you and up to four other team mates will navigate to collect as many check points as possible in a 3 hour time limit. Set at a time to capitalise on […]
Note that this article was first published 10 December 2014 at Rogue Adventure. A classic Brisbane summer storm sweeping through the CBD last Friday evening wasn’t enough to deter over 150 competitors from taking on the Urban Rogue. A 3hr metrogaine under the Friday night city lights, the Urban Rogue represents the last chance for rogainers to test their navigation and legs on the 2014 calendar. It was great to […]
Note that this article was first published 9 December 2013 at Rogue Adventure. Firstly, thank you to all those who took on the Urban Rogue in the spirit of a fun night out. The general consensus was that the race was a success and everyone enjoyed themselves. All the check points proved to be spot on, which is the number one goal of an organiser. We had a great turn […]
Note that this article was first published 7 December 2013 at Rogue Adventure. Preliminary results for the Urban Rogue can be found below. I still need to go through and verify all the score card answers and competitor’s own maths! If you think you can spot an error in your category, team name, score, time, etc, please get in touch. A full report will follow shortly. However, thank you to […]
Note that this article was first published 4 December 2013 at Rogue Adventure. A PDF version of this information for easy printing can be dowloaded here: Urban Rogue Final Instructions. Thank you for your entry into the Urban Rogue – a 3 hour metrogaine taking in the Brisbane city Friday night lights on a summer evening. Below is all the information required for competitors about the event. Make sure to have […]
Note that this article was first published 20 June 2013 at Rogue Adventure. The Rogue is set to go Urban! Introducing an all new race to the 2013 calendar, the Urban Rogue will be a 3 hour metrogaine in the Brisbane CBD and surrounding suburbs. Come experience the city Friday night lights, where you and up to four other team mates will navigate to collect as many check points as […]