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St Leonards school students team up for UMC

Group of four boys and two girls from St Leonards school are getting ready to tackle Snowy Hydro Upper Murray Challenge this year as a team of six. Mark Slykhuis, well known adventure racing and multisport athlete and coach from St Leondards school is leading the team, and promted few questions to them. AJ team is looking forward to support young generation in our events!

Hi Guys, nice to chat to you, what is the reason, why you are doing all this?

'We have been part of the schools adventure racing program for a couple of years now and are keen to take on a tougher challenge where will be required to really test ourselves. The UMC seems like the perfect event with three roughly equally tough legs of mountain-biking, paddling and trail running. Working with our team over the day will require us to support, motivate and encourage each other. Our aim is to complete the event in around 10 hours.'

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Tri Adventure girls are going to Alpine Quest Falls Creek

Led by Jan Leverton Tri Adventure Girls will be one of teams to watch out at the upcoming Alpine Quest Falls Creek event. All girls have different preferences in disciplines but share common vision: to go out, explore, enjoy being outdoors, meet lovely people - this is what makes an amazing team. 

Q: Why do you do adventure races?

Jan: I love the team concept and the opportunity to go into the outdoors and explore places that very few people have been.  

Abbey: Enjoy being out in nature, visiting new places, fitness, the challenge,  meeting others that race as they are genuine and lovely people and good stress relief ☺

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Åre Extreme Challenge experience

We were standing on a shore line as long as we could trying to avoid going into the freezing waters of  Åresjönlake. This is a classic moment when I feel sorry for doing all these races, especially looking into the eyes of my child leaving him with someone else (lucky it was my mom this time). However, there was not much time for reflection, so I jumped into the boat and headed off for a quick warm up.  

Background: Åre Extreme Challenge is Scandinavia's first and oldest multisport adventure race and the Open European Championship in Multisport. It is hold in the stunning ski resort Åre. Tourism there started in 1882 and in 2008 Åre was listed in top 10 world ski resorts. Few MTB races of world level were held there over the years.

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Thoughts about AR rules following up the Geoquest weekend

While AdventureJunkie team (Serge Kurov and Josh Roy) raced and won the Geoquest-Wildside-Special-Edition-Half course, our friend and known adventurer Tom Chadbourne from Perth was watching online tracking and following social media controversial comments. Tom is the action man, so here are some thoughts which are closely aligned with AJ team thoughts, and already are or will become AdventureJunkie Rules some time soon. We would like to encourage discussion on our FB page, to come up with more defined set of rules and ultimately better events.

A couple of ideas came up after the weekend:
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Alpine Quest Falls Creek Joins the Australian A1 Series and Opens Registrations

The recently announced Alpine Quest Adventure Race has whipped up a large amount of interest and we are excited to announce that the event which will take place on Australia Day weekend 2019 around the Victorian all season resort of Falls Creek will be the first race of the 2019 Australian A1 Series. 

Registration is open from 1st of June and a Super Early bird price is available for the first 3 days. You need to secure your spot with the deposit and pay the remaining cost during the year.

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Tom Chadbourne

Tom Chadbourne is one of the most mysterious figures in the contemporary adventure racing circles. Most winning teams consist of people who have been around last 5 years at least with minor exceptions. Vast experience is considered a must have for successful expedition racing when we’re talking about public perception.

When Tom appeared on the podium  of X-Marathon  2017, all what we knew was his WA origin and super fitness. Soon after (in adventure racing terms) he is winning XPD and going to the World Championships this year

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Adventure race vs multisport vs obstacle - all terms sorted

At the last Sprint Series event, I was really surprised to find out that there was a couple expecting marked course and obstacles, and were surprised to find out they need to bring their own bikes to the event. This came to my mind, the term “adventure race” got blurred with introduction of obstacle races to the event scene.  So I decided to put together some broad glossary, which I would use as a reference material for newbies.

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Sprint Series '18 was the biggest than ever before

Nearly 100 teams of two took part in Sprint Series Adventure Race in Lysterfield, Melbourne, Victoria last Sunday.  The event had two courses: Classic and Novice and participants of all levels had a great day out in the bush chasing checkpoints.

The Classic course was taken out by PeakAdventure.com.au/Dynamite Adventure team consisted of Jarad Kohlar and Angus Rodwell, the second across the line were  Dirty Nunas Chris Moore and Andrew Noordhoff followed closely by all girls team S2S Julia Clark and Lucy Clark.

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Events recovery tips

Recovery is an interesting topic that attracts a lot of attention, usually focussed narrowly on either the nutrition or the musculoskeletal aspect.

I will try to quickly get you through main aspects and then you can get into any details by yourself.

It is a very basic summary, as the topic is too broad to be described in one short article.

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Serge's account on winning Lake Eildon Challenge 18

Winning, how it’s done?

I did not finish on multisport podium for a while, not last 3 years at least. As you can see on the finish video, our family had grown in numbers about three years ago; having no parents around, growing Adventure Junkie business and relatively new and demanding job does not help with free time, hence training was finally given up about two years ago.

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Team Wild Earth/Tiger Adventure Wins X-Marathon'18

After 27 hours of racing through some of the most stunning, remote and unique areas Victoria has on offer Queensland/Tasmania team Wild Earth/Tiger Adventure conquered last year winners Victorian Thunderbolt AR.

It was a close finish at Marlo Hotel: first two teams came in within 5 minutes to each other, while the third team Explore Gippsland was just half an hour behind.

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That's A Wrap. X-Marathon 2018

Congratulations! 

and Thank You for being a part of X-Marathon 2018! We believe it was an amazing Australia Day weekend in some of the most spectacular and epic adventure racing destination East Gippsland. You all are true champions and an inspiration for everyone. 

Just in case you you missed out:

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Women Only Adventure Race is done and dusted for 2018

Women Only Adventure Race
One of the best ever?

Women Only Adventure 2018 done and dusted and wasn't it great? 

Despite the forecast it turned to be a great day of racing with mild temperature and one or two showers to settle the dust. Wind added up a bit of a challenge to a paddle leg and a lot to organising part- we were struggling to put all race bags together and start/finish arch upright.

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Team PeakAdventure.com.au won Sprint Series in Westerfolds Park

Sprint Series Adventure Race was on 15th of October in Westerfolds. The course was smashed by team PeakAdventure.com.au Jarad Kohlar and Kathryn Morland. We are lucky to get Kathyn's report from the race. Full results are here>>

Kathryn: It is hard to say where my motivation for adventure racing comes from, but I seem to have a never ending supply of drive and inspiration.

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The Upper Murray Challenge has locked in the main sponsorship, with confirmed cash prizes

upper murray challenge FotorThe Upper Murray Challenge is one of the oldest Australian multisport events. The first edition took place in 2003 and since then it has become a recognised achievement to win or even just complete this gruelling event and a must-do for every multisport athlete. The 2017 edition will take place on 4th of November at the same place - the Kosciuszko foothills.

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New Event! East Gippsland Adventure Challenge

logo eastgippsland2-3 December 2017 multisporters, adventure racers and their families will head to Lakes Entrance, a premier adventure destination, to have a fun weekend of racing East Gippsland Adventure Challenge.

The full on schedule is prepared for all adventurers, keeping in mind weekend warriors, elite athletes and their precious ones.

Three events are on offer over two days:

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Grampians Challenge 2017 run legs will be sponsored by Athlete’s Foot Horsham

aj 150x108 FotorLess than a month left till Grampians Challenge kicks off in the spectacular Wartook Valley and we’re excited to announce one more sponsor jumped on board in the last moment. Horsham Athlete’s Foot store will provide awards to the fastest across 9 km run. It means if you are a trail runner on 14,7 km run you are still in a draw to win the prize if you overrun multisporters and relay runners across 9 km distance from Zumsteins to Wartook lake.

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Grampians Challenge with winners of 2016 edition

Grampians Challenge

We were lucky to have a chat with SOLO winners of Grampians Challenge 2016 Lisa Dominguez and Stewart Bennet about their nutrition and gear strategies. Learn how champions do it and who they are.

Q: We all know you are well developed through all three disciplines, but what is you strongest discipline, and which one is least? What is your sport background?

Lisa: The bike is my strongest leg and I am least experienced in paddling. 

I did athletics as a kid and then moved into field hockey and swimming in high school, then triathlon. I did my first adventure race in 2016.

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New dates and location are announced for X-Marathon 2018

press releaseThe Adventure Junkie X-Marathon adventure race is scheduled for Australia Day weekend 25-28th of January in 2018. The coastal village of Marlo in eastern Victoria will host the seventh edition of the event.

Once again teams of fours are invited to explore East Gippsland wilderness in a fully supported, professionally organised expedition style adventure race.  The race organisers supply kayaking equipment and full logistics support, making this event perfectly suited for interstate and international teams.

Trekking, mountain biking and kayaking legs will be the main stages of the course with some additional disciplines to spice up the challenge.  The course will be almost linear with a remote start location and finish at the race HQ.

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Upper Murray Challenge is on again

upper murray challenge FotorOne of the oldest, hardest and most famous Australian multisport events – Upper Murray Challenge  is on again. 4th of November 2017 is the date and registration is open on uppermurraychallenge.com.au 

Being held since 2003 Upper Murray Challenge race is one of the most competitive and spectacular events in Australia. Nested in the foothills of Mt Kosciousko race course offers stunning mountain views and tough challenging course. The race had been cancelled for two years and now Adventure Junkie with a lot of help of local community are reincarnating it into World class event how it used to be.

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  1. Grampians Challenge and trail run registration is open
  2. PeakAdventure.com.au wins Sprint in Lysterfield
  3. Team Thunderbolt AR win the 6th edition of X-Marathon
  4. Kathmandu Coast to Coast race report
  5. X-Marathon 1.5 months to go
  6. X-Marathon'17 updates
  7. 10 typical mistakes navigators keep making
  8. AR World Championship 2016 Ulladulla Shoalhaven NSW
  9. Grampians Challenge new date
  10. Team AdventureJunkie.com.au won Geoquest!
  11. GODZONE Chapter 5 2016 Team Adventurejunkie.com.au
  12. Team ThoughtSports/Shotz Nutrition Dominated at the Winter Challenge!
  13. X-Marathon 2016 news
  14. Advanced training weekend snapshot
  15. Wenzhou Adventure Challenge, April-14, China
  16. I am an Adventure Junkie now! - by Scott Knabel
  17. Freycinet Lodge Challenge
  18. Adventure Junkie 8hr Race @ Nagambie!!!
  19. Rogaining World Championships
  20. Geoquest 2013 by Serge Kurov

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