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As summer slowly drifts into the rear view mirror, it can only mean one thing, and that’s adventure racing season is almost upon us here in Australia.  Adventure 1 returns in its eigth year with three fantastic events on offer. Explore Gippsland Adventure Race 15-17 March 202430 Hour RaceBlue Rock Lake, Willow Grove, West Gippsland, VICTORIA The Start of the Adventure1 Series for 2024 kicks off very soon with the Explore Gippland Adventure Race in Victoria. Now in its fourth year, this race promises all the elements that you have grown to love from this event – good navigation challenges and no easy legs. The competition at the front of the field is looking good with Team Thought Sports lead by Tim Boote returning. So far, they have been the first team across the line […]

The Adventure 1 World Cup Series kicks off this weekend with the African World Cup stop rolling out at the Vasbyt Expedition Race. The event is hosted by the highly experienced expedition racer Graham Bird who is known to put on a real “racer’s race”. Set in the Drakensberg region of South Africa, teams will be challenged with long stages of trekking, mounting biking and packrafting. The course is open for 100 hours with a predicted winning time of around 72 hours. Teams with a keen eye will note that a passport is required mandatory equipment as the course crosses the border in to Lesotho. Many of the local teams will use the event as an opportunity to train for the ARWS World Championships which occur later this year in South Africa, including one of the Vasbyt race favourites, […]

As you may be aware, Adventure 1 is sanctioned by the Federation Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles (FISO) as an international adventure race series coordinator. FISO is a member based, democratic, not-for-profit organization that exists to represent the needs of its members (the athletes, national federations and their communities), and meet requirements specified by the International Olympic Committee to be recognized as an international sport. An important part for establishing a governing process for adventure racing is a meeting to discuss and codify an international governing body. This founding assembly meeting will be held virtually on Saturday 18 February. We encourage all adventure racing athletes, race directors and other stakeholders to attend the meeting as an opportunity to learn more about the governance of the sport we all love and to have a voice in the process. Attendance […]

After an amazing period of growth for the Adventure 1 series during 2022, expanding to over 50 races in almost 20 countries, it’s time to look ahead to racing in 2023 where we kick things off where it all began: Australia. Team Thought Sports: 2022 Australian Champions The 2022 Australian national adventure racing series wrapped up recently with the previously postponed 24 hour Wildside Adventure Race. The demanding race was made all the more challenging by the hot and humid conditions on the day, with a course centered around the town of Gloucester. Team Thought Sports entered the race as the clear favourites, proving to be a dominant force in Australian adventure racing over the past number of years. And so it proved to be the case again, sealing a win to claim the title of 2022 Australian Adventure Racing Champions with […]

The first-ever World Cup held in the United States on December 10, 2022 was a huge success, with teams battling it out at Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama. The field was fast and strong with top teams from all over the US descending on a unique course with 50 miles of excellent single track and new untouched wilderness. The weather for December could be anything, and for this event, it was perfect with highs in the 70s and lows at only 55, with light rain coming in for only about 2 hours during the race. The A1 World Cup started with an opening half marathon trek up to the famous Peavine Falls which is not easy to get to with the very steep cliffs surrounding the checkpoint. This trek had a good mix of foot trails to […]

The New Zealand team put on a master class to win True West Adventure Race in 33 hours. Team No Idea (NZL) prove that they indeed had some idea, with a convincing win at the inaugural A1 World Cup Final, True West, over the past weekend. The young team burst onto the adventure racing scene earlier this year placing at the GODZone expedition race and confirmed their ability by winning the World Cup final. Hosted in the Franz Josef Glacier region of New Zealand’s South Island, the spectacular course included high alpine passes, grade 3 wild water rivers, temperate forests, and remote wilderness.  Known for its rugged nature and fickle weather, the South Island delivered spectacular conditions over the weekend of racing. With a course set by seven-time world champion Nathan Fa’avae, teams were experienced […]

Expedition Georgia starts the 2023 A1 World Cup season With the conclusion of the A1 World Cup Final at the True West Adventure Race in New Zealand last weekend, ARGEORGIA and Oak Mountain State Park are set to receive top adventure racing teams on December 10th for the start of the 2023 season at the first A1 World Cup USA. ARGEORGIA has become a major part of the A1 movement in the USA by providing a National Series starting with the A1 World Cup USA. “I’m very excited about what the future holds in adventure now that ARGEORGIA is a part of the A1 World Series of Events, and I will be working extra hard to ensure I produce the best events,” said ARGEORGIA CEO Jeff Leininger. ARGEORGIA is producing the 24-hour A1 World Cup USA and the 8-hour […]

Adventure 1 partners with 50 races around the world for 2023 On the eve of the Adventure Racing World Cup Final, True West in New Zealand, the Adventure 1 Series (A1) is excited to announce its continued global expansion, partnering with over 50 races in 20 countries across all continents in 2023.  To mark the growth of the Adventure 1 Series’ international footprint, the A1 website has undergone a major overhaul and now hosts details of all national series, historical results and information to help athletes toe the start line of their next big race. Teams will compete in their country for a national ranking whilst having the opportunity to race at World Cup events building up to the World Cup Final in New Zealand in 2023. These races are 24 to 48 hours in […]

GODZONE has announced it is expanding across the Tasman with a new Australian race planned for 2023. GODZONE Australia is a joint partnership with Australian-based adventure entrepreneurs, high-profile adventure racer Rob Preston and Elite Energy CEO Mark (Emo) Emerton. GODZONE founder Warren Bates very he’s excited to see GODZONE, the largest and most recognised event in expedition racing, expand beyond New Zealand. “We aim to deliver on our philosophy of epic and uncompromising experiences with high production values at the event’s core. Rob and Mark are the perfect team to work with, combining Mark’s tremendous experience in event management, catering for over 70,000 athletes each year, with Rob’s adventure racing prowess at the top of the Aussie racing scene.” Rob Preston says GODZONE Australia will mirror GODZONE New Zealand racing protocols as an eight-day expedition length […]

GLOBAL EXPEDITION RACING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS LAUNCHED FOR GODZONE 2023 Today’s launch of the brand new global Expedition Racing World Championships has cemented a bold future for the world’s largest expedition racing event, GODZONE, held each year in New Zealand and the wider adventure racing community. The inaugural Expedition Racing World Championships to be hosted by GODZONE in Fiordland, South Island, in March 2023 has been co-developed and sanctioned by World Obstacle – Federation Internationale de Sports d’Obstacles based in Switzerland. “We have reflected on GODZONE’S success over the past ten chapters achieving significant global reach and worldwide recognition. We saw the opportunity to accelerate adventure racing as a sport by creating a new competition hierarchy at a championship level,” says GODZONE Founder & Event Director Warren Bates. “GODZONE has become the biggest, most followed, most […]