RESULTS Results from the Rogue24 can be downloaded here: Rogue24 Results. Details on leg splits, etc can found on the QRA Results Page. REPORTS A list of all reports from the race submitted by competitors can be found here. MOJO AR Race Report BroCann Race Report NoOnes Race Report Husband and Wife Race Report AV […]
About Liam St Pierre
2014 GodZone: Chapter 3
(Note, for those playing along at home, a full collection of photos can be found here, and maps here). In the lead up to GODZone Chapter 3, all the pre-event information was indicating a tough race ahead: more elevation, a longer course and more technical paddling. Having toed the start line of all three editions […]
Rogue Headed to GODZone
So there is no news in announcing that team Rogue will be heading off to the GODZone Adventure Race in New Zealand shortly. The team flies out Tuesday morning with racing set to start Saturday. We will be racing as team #28 with live tracking available here. Additional online commentary can be found at Breathe […]
Racing in the Name of Science
As some of you may be aware, when I’m not either training for, organising, competing in or writing about adventure races, I have a second life as a medical research scientist, ostensibly to fund my adventure racing habit. As such, team Rogue will be competing at the GODZone expedition race next week in the name […]
2013 Year in Review
So it’s a little late in coming, but I thought with the 2014 adventure racing season about to kick off in earnest, now is a good time to look back in review on the races that made up 2013. Last year was typified by a lot of tough, rough races for me. After some great […]
A Nightmare of a Leg
In 2012, Darren, Deb, Craig and myself travelled to Queenstown for the highly anticipated return of expedition racing to New Zealand in the form of the GODZone Adventure Race. We had expectations of doing well – the team had previously done close to a dozen expedtion races between us and had raced numerous times together in the past. […]
Few Are Immune to the DNF
Whilst following the live coverage of the Adventure Racing World Champs in Costa Rica late last year, Breathe Magazine’s Peter Dobos posted this insightful article contemplating those three dreaded letters: DNF. Without going into the particular details of its content, the article did give me pause for thought and ultimately altered my perspective on what […]
Rogue24 Sells Out
Exactly a month and a day after opening, entries for the Rogue24 Adventuregaine have sold out. In just over three months time 120 competitors are set to explore the Lake Perseverance area on route of their own choice via mountain bike, kayak, trek and stand up paddleboard with map and compass in hand. Perseverance is […]
2014 Expedition Race Calendar
Since Geocentric Outdoors have taken over management of the world series at the end of 2011, expedition adventure racing has seen a resurgence internationally not matched since the early era of Eco Challenge and Primal Quest. This is evidenced by very competitive world championship races in recent times attracting a plethora of top teams from […]
5 Questions For Novices
Gordon Bossley, organiser of the Globe Trekker Mini Rogue is keen to encourage as many new people to the sports of adventure racing and rogaining as possible, and is specifically designing the 4 hour Mini Rogue course with novices in mind. To this end, he has set out a series of 5 common questions for […]