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Alpine Quest team player quiz

Check out how good you are as a team player and how you will fit in your Alpine Quest team

Imagine you can get anyone into your team.

  1. I am talking all the fastest guys from Coast to Coast or other events. 
  2. I’d join Avaya or Silva. 
  3. I would like to have a team of good friends who are similar level to mine and keen to train and race with the same goal as I have. Would be good if we can train together from time to time, catch up for a chat and know each other really well.  

What role will you play in a new team? 

  1. I’m a captain of course, I’m the most experienced in my team and know what it is all about. 
  2. I will just follow everyone, I haven’t done a lot of races, my team mates know what to do. Read more

Maria claimed King Valley Challenge title

King Valley Challenge has been on my bucket list since its inception back in 2010. The first attempt I made was in 2013. 

I woke up unwell on the morning of the event and battled with FOMO, while helping with boats in between paracetamols.

Since then I had participated in only one other relay race, where I took turns with Serge, juggling participating and parenting. 

This year somehow the stars aligned and we hit the road to King Valley late Friday afternoon, with me planning to race and Serge there to support me. 

A lack of training never could stop me from racing, but it was a slightly nerve-wracking atmosphere on the eve of the race, my emotions all over the place, regretting going somewhere and whinging about getting too lazy. However there could be no turning back, except maybe if I fell sick (that had already happened once, so I could not be that unlucky!). 

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Sprint Series Anglesea exceeded all expectations

“Loved the variety, this is the best Sprint Series race so far” -was the most frequent phrase heard at the finish line a of inaugural Anglesea Sprint Series Adventure Race which was on this Sunday on Surf Coast Victoria Australia. 

Adventure racing lovers from around Victoria converged on picturesque Anglesea on Sunday to compete in the Anglesea Adventure Sprint race and were treated to near perfect conditions as they ran, rode mountain bikes and paddled kayaks around the scenic coastal area.

Melbourne team “Triple R Thursdays” Deanna Blegg and Gavin Allen were the winners of the Classic course, with Deanna’s previous experience as a racer helping her team-mate Gavin over the line as he enjoyed his first ever adventure race. Deanna and Gavin said they enjoyed the variety of the course, from rock-hopping along the stunning coastline to navigating the single tracks for mountain bike, as well as the river paddle.

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Adventure Cup - Upper Murray Challenge wrap

The exciting first race of the Adventure Cup Series Upper Murray Challenge was greeted by a beautiful Spring day as participants set off in Khancoban last weekend. The sun was shining, the breeze was cool and the beautiful blue sky and surrounding mountains made for an ideal background for the event. Much like the weather, the Upper Murray Challenge was challenging, brutal and spectacular in all of its glory.

Racers lined up for their race at the main plaza of Khancoban and soon took off for a 28-kilometre cycle. This track consisted of 4WD trails, three sections of single tracks filled with steep hills and descents, and some spectacular paddock sections along the river. This course was a great opportunity for the racers to check out the nearby rapids before paddling back through them afterwards. The ride was slightly modified this year and has since received a lot of positive feedback.

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How to brew your first expedition adventure race

Gather the following ingredients for a successful finish at your first expedition race

  1. 200mL of navigation experience
  2. 3 teaspoons of the right gear
  3. A pinch of equipment maintenance
  4. 200g of sleep strategy
  5. 300g of race strategy
  6. 400g of nutrition
  7. 1/2 cup of map preparation
  8. 3 cups of teamwork
  9. 30g of offroad skills
  10. 5 cups of mental fortitude

Check out latest recipe from Alpine Quest brewery:

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Adventure Cup - new Australian Multisport Series

It has been discussed for a while and now Adventure Cup is finally official - three of Australia’s best Multisport races have been united into one ranking system to inspire and motivate participants to put their kayak, mountain bike and running skills to the test.

If that isn’t enough there is a $4000 cash prize pool for individual winners of the Adventure Cup series! What is somewhat unique is that all categories (not just solo competitors) can compete for the title and the series points are given according to race overall ranking positions. 

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Brubeck Australia joined Sprint Series AR

Sprint Series Adventure Race in Anglesea is fast approaching, and we welcome onboard a new partner Brubeck Australia/New Zealand with high quality thermoactive wear. 

Which means more quality prizes for you! 

Brubeck is a company located in Poland that positions itself to be a leader in the thermoactive clothing market. It prides itself on the fact that the company is located in a town in Poland that has long been known for its wool weaving tradition thus giving full control of the quality of production from creating the yarn to packaging finished products.

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East Gippsland Challenge registration is on!

Spring has finally sprung and we are thrilled to announce that registrations are now open for the 2018 (the second edition) East Gippsland Adventure Challenge. The first Summer race will be held within the stunningly scenic East Gippsland Lake Entrance. 

This exciting event will take place over the weekend of 1-2 December and we encourage you to use this event as an excuse to have a fun weekend away prior the start of the Christmas chaos! Three separate races will take place over the two days, including the Multisport race, O-Duathlon and Kids Challenge. 

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Collection of thoughts after few rogaines

This European summer I took an opportunity to visit parents and to do few races, including three rogaines. One of them - 10 hour “Dusk till dawn” – as the same suggests- was overnight race we finished 1st, then 6 hour Solo –in pretty tough conditions- 30+ degrees, with detailed map- I came second. Finale was 18 hour Russian Championships on mountain bike we made couple of serious mistakes and came 4th.

I had a bit of re-thinking afterwards how it could be done better and here is a collection of thoughts which can be helpful for beginner-intermediate rogainers/adventure racers.

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The man behind Tiger Adventure

There are lots of rumoгrs about Tiger Adventure and Trevor Mullens, the man behind it. We know, Tiger Adventure signed up four expedition course teams to Alpine Quest, and we decided to interview Trevor and get some insides:

Why Adventure Racing? What do you like the most about AR?

I love exercise, I love adventure, I love going to places most people don’t go, I love the journey, I am competitive by nature, I love to challenge myself, I love team sports. AR is the ultimate physical and mental challenge. It has everything an adventurous person loves. Best sport ever created.

How Tiger was launched, any story behind it?

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Hells Bells one adventure gang story

Preamble by Josh Roy, written by Sorcha Flett

We didn’t go get it like one other team. Start was go and swim across the river. Nearly at the other side and Tim Boote's team turned around and swam back for something they forgot. And then I heard another team ask if they had their tracker and I thought we didn’t get ours or talk of this. Haha. Serge suggest we be quiet and continue and they will bring it to next TA and we get penalty.

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New MTB course for Upper Murray Challenge 2018

Upper Murray Challenge is one of the oldest and toughest Australian Multisport races and will be held on 6th of October in the Kosciuszko National Park foothills. The race features an exciting 25 km downriver paddle, challenging run with a stunning off - road section through Mt Elliot and demanding 28 km mountain bike leg.

With less than 2 months to go we have finally confirmed a new MTB course

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Hello Wiliena???

I love Rogaines. By saying that, I also love racing well, racing in new places, and racing on difficult maps. I think these three usually do not peacefully co-exist. Anyway, I’m in Melbourne, and family is still back in Russia, so I thought I might do some training – racing – scouting and hanging outdoors on weekends as much as possible. 

With Josh we planned to go to the Hells Bells race in Brisbane straight after our win at Geo-half back in June. We were thinking to get together a team of four, but it is always a hard work. I was lucky enough to meet Sorcha, her athletic bio and attitude was looking promising, so I just went straight and proposed to race with us. She said “yes” in a matter of minutes and we started our dialog. 

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Damon Goerke shares his thoughts on 2018 UMC

Last year's individual male winner, Damon Goerke, shares his thoughts about last years race and about upcoming event on 6th of October.

How many times have you done UMC?

I did the very first one and a couple more along the way, but haven't been back for at least 10 years.

Any other remarkable stories from previous years?

Not really. I remember Rob Preston fell out of his boat the last time I did it.

What is your highlight (the best part of the course)?

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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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  1. Adventure race vs multisport vs obstacle - all terms sorted
  2. Sprint Series '18 was the biggest than ever before
  3. Events recovery tips
  4. Serge's account on winning Lake Eildon Challenge 18
  5. Team Wild Earth/Tiger Adventure Wins X-Marathon'18
  6. That's A Wrap. X-Marathon 2018
  7. Women Only Adventure Race is done and dusted for 2018
  8. Team PeakAdventure.com.au won Sprint Series in Westerfolds Park
  9. The Upper Murray Challenge has locked in the main sponsorship, with confirmed cash prizes
  10. New Event! East Gippsland Adventure Challenge
  11. Grampians Challenge 2017 run legs will be sponsored by Athlete’s Foot Horsham
  12. Grampians Challenge with winners of 2016 edition
  13. New dates and location are announced for X-Marathon 2018
  14. Upper Murray Challenge is on again
  15. Grampians Challenge and trail run registration is open
  16. PeakAdventure.com.au wins Sprint in Lysterfield
  17. Team Thunderbolt AR win the 6th edition of X-Marathon
  18. Kathmandu Coast to Coast race report
  19. X-Marathon 1.5 months to go
  20. X-Marathon'17 updates

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