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 Urban Raid Entries are now open for the Urban Raid on Friday 7 December 2018 . Join over 250 other racers for your final dash of the year in the hunt for check points through the city night lights. Full details including the online entry can be found in the link below. Kids race free! The Mojo Raid The Mojo Raid wrapped up over the weekend with another highly successful edition. Over […]
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 […]
Edited Note: Distances have been updated in November 2018 subsequent to further course vetting. With entries due to open for the Raid 100 shortly, this is a quick little post to give you a clearer idea of what you are buying in to. A 100 hour multisport rogaine is a pretty novel concept – the first event of it’s kind to the best of my knowledge (although I’m sure there’s […]