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Suckling and Beckinsale triumph as Beven and Leech revel in tough conditions in Anaconda Adventure Race
(Posted 5/09/2010)
Notorious for being the toughest of the Anaconda Adventure Race races, the Gold Coast stood true to form today and then doubled the challenge as rain fell half way through the race. This didn’t detract from the action and in many respects heightened it as competitors took the extra hardship in their stride conceding that this is why these are adventure races. Race favourites, Kim Beckinsale from Noosa, QLD and Grant Suckling from Geelong, Victoria, proved too strong to win the individual cro Click here for full story ...
The future of adventure racing shines bright as the Anaconda Junior Survivor attracts huge field
(Posted 4/09/2010)
The Anaconda Junior Survivor continued its surge of popularity on the Gold Coast as a record number of kids participated in the 4km fun obstacle course at Palm Beach Parklands today. Over 600 children aged between 4 and 13 years old started in waves from oldest to youngest with huge smiles as they ran, jumped, crawled, waded and climbed their way around the scenic course.
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Anaconda Adventure Race - Gold Coast This Weekend
(Posted 2/09/2010)
Get ready for some action and exploration this weekend on the Gold Coast as the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series rolls into town. Click here for full story ...Anaconda Adventure Race Augusta sells out with record number of individual competitors
(Posted 5/08/2010)
The Anaconda Adventure Race to be held in Augusta, WA on November 7th has again filled to capacity selling out yesterday with 1304 competitors signing up for the 65km multisport challenge. This event which has been the biggest adventure race in the world for the last 3 years running continues to set records with this year selling out earlier than ever before and attracting more individuals tackling the course on their own. Click here for full story ...
Marysville to Melbourne attracts its first entrant – all the way from Botswana!
(Posted 16/07/2010)
The Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge (M2M) is quickly building sky-high awareness amongst all athletes and we are stoked to announce our very first entrant into our newest event – Kelby Murray from Botswana! Click here for full story ...2010 Racing the Planet - the Kimberleys, an account by Robbie Adams
(Posted 16/07/2010)
A quick update as I’m in my fourth week of “recommended" rest after the body has had a bit of a melt down, the theory is that I have managed to deplete my glycogen stores to almost nil and have found any sort of exercise over the hour mark almost impossible without massive bouts of cramping and lethargy. Click here for full story ...Mix up your events with an interstate Anaconda – now even easier for Victorians to get to
(Posted 16/07/2010)
Why wait until December for your next adventure race hit when it's so easy to get to Race #1 at the Gold Coast in September,and Race #2 at Augusta WA in November with our boat transportation services. Click here for full story ...The Great Amazing Race
(Posted 23/06/2010)
From the team that brought you the Melbourne Amazing Race and Great Melbourne Pursuit, Uplift Events is proud to present Melbourne with the ultimate urban adventure race for 2010, the Great Amazing Race. Click here for full story ...Anaconda Adventure Race - Gold Coast Training Day
(Posted 18/06/2010)
Tri Adventure PresentsThe Unofficial Anaconda Adventure Race Training Day Saturday 3rd July 2010 Click here for full story ...Marysville to Melbourne course map revealed
(Posted 16/06/2010)
The word is out – in fact the word is very much out there that the new Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge (M2M) on April 10th, 2011 is THE EVENT to target next year – and this was before we’d even revealed where it goes! Click here for full story ...
New promo video for the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race National Series
(Posted 12/06/2010)
If you want to get pumped about the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race National Series – or if you just want to see what all the hype is about then check out our new promo video for the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race National Series here: GO THE DISTANCE! Click here for full story ...
2010 Denmark Adventure Race – Explore the Great Southern
(Posted 8/06/2010)
Rapid Ascent is proud to launch the 2010 Denmark Adventure Race - Explore the Great Southern -and invites you to step up to the challenge in the simply stunning localities of Denmark and Walpole in the Great Southern Region of Western Australia. Click here for full story ...
Grant Suckling’s Waihi and Forster Race Reports – a riveting read
(Posted 6/06/2010)
If you want to know what goes through the mind of one of the of Australia’s best Adventure Racers whilst going hell-for-leather to win, then Grant Suckling’s race reports from Anaconda Waihi and Forster here will have you riveted. Click here for full story ...
CONSISTENCY PAYS FOR ENGLISH AND WILLETT TO WIN INGKERREKE COMMERCIAL MTB ENDURO
(Posted 14/05/2010)
The Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro- Red Centre finished today with a very exciting end to the 5-day, 7-stage race around Alice Springs. Jason English fought back from mechanical issues to win in the men and Jodie Willett continued her extremely consistent performance to reign supreme in the women. 230 other competitors crossed the finish line with a huge sense of satisfaction after completing over 250km of mountain biking through spectacular surroundings in perfect conditions around the MacD Click here for full story ...Superb riding conditions as competition heats up half way through the Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro
(Posted 11/05/2010)
We’re just over half way through the Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro- Red Centre with 4 stages and 3 days completed, including the toughest 95km marathon stage done today – and ladies and gentlemen, we have a great race on our hands. The men’s race has swapped winners in each stage with Adrian Jackson holding a slim overall lead over Jason English, Ben Randall and Andrew Fellows. In the women USA star Rebecca Rusch is making a comeback to challenge Jodie Willett. With 2 days and 3 stages to g Click here for full story ...Exciting countdown to racing as MTB Enduro signs up new sponsor Ingkerreke Commercial
(Posted 6/05/2010)
It is with great pleasure that the MTB Enduro – Red Centre announces its partnership with Ingkerreke Commercial to become the Ingkerreke Commercial MTB Enduro - Red Centre. Formalised just in time for the start of this iconic 5-day mountain bike race next Monday as hundreds of riders descend on Alice Springs for a week of great riding, racing and socialising. Race organisers are thrilled to have Ingkerreke on board and look forward to helping promote such a worthy organisation and the good wor Click here for full story ...BONDI RESCUE MOBBED AT ANACONDA ADVENTURE RACE
(Posted 5/05/2010)
We’ve all either ogled them or been jealous of their buff bodies and do good acts on TV. Last weekend a group of the Bondi Rescue lads were made aware of their popularity by being mobbed while competing in the Anaconda Adventure Race in Forster. Click here for full story ...ANACONDA ADVENTURE RACE DRAWS AUSSIE ICON ATHLETES AND TV STARS TO EXCITING SERIES FINALE
(Posted 2/05/2010)
This weekend saw the grand finale of the 5 race Anaconda Adventure Race Series in Forster, NSW. 500 competitors including the Bondi Rescue boys and Aussie sporting legends Guy Leech and Brad Beven circumnavigated over 60km of the beautiful Great Lakes district via kayak, swimming, trail running and mountain biking. And they did it not just on Saturday but again on Sunday demonstrating their endurance and versatility in what was an extremely exciting and competitive weekend of racing. Click here for full story ...Forster Anaconda Adventure Race half way update
(Posted 1/05/2010)
The grand finale for the 2009/10 Anaconda Adventure Race Series is underway in Forster, NSW with the 2-day event circumnavigating the beautiful Great Lakes district via kayak, swimming, trail running and mountain biking. Today participants completed the course that they will repeat again tomorrow with additional team competitors joining. In all, almost 500 people are giving the spectacular off-road course a go.
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Australians Dominate at Anaconda Adventure Race – Waihi
(Posted 26/04/2010)
In ideal conditions and over a stunning course, Australians dominated proceedings with a 1-2 in the men’s race and first in the women’s race at the inaugural Anaconda Adventure Race in Waihi, New Zealand. Click here for full story ...
Anaconda Adventure Race – International Series Points Score Update
(Posted 23/04/2010)
The 2009 – 2010 International Adventure Race Series is nearing completion with two events remaining, Waihi, NZ this weekend and the finale in Forster, NSW on 1st-2nd May. For the second time, Rapid Ascent – with thanks to Anaconda – are putting up a $2000 cash bonus to both the male and female series winners. Click here for full story ...2010 Anaconda Adventure Race Series - Officially open for entries
(Posted 23/04/2010)
It is with great enthusiasm that Rapid Ascent launches and opens entries for the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race Series. We welcome you to come and be part of these ground-breaking events for 2010. It cannot be denied that the Anaconda Adventure Race Series has revolutionised adventure racing in Australia and brought about a rebirth of off-road, multi discipline races in the country. Click here for full story ...2010 Anaconda Adventure Race Series - Officially open for entries
(Posted 23/04/2010)
It is with great enthusiasm that Rapid Ascent launches and opens entries for the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race Series. We welcome you to come and be part of these ground-breaking events for 2010. It cannot be denied that the Anaconda Adventure Race Series has revolutionised adventure racing in Australia and brought about a rebirth of off-road, multi discipline races in the country. Click here for full story ...Welcome to the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race Series – ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN
(Posted 19/04/2010)
It is with great enthusiasm that Rapid Ascent launches and opens entries for the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race Series. We welcome you to come and be part of these ground-breaking events for 2010.
Click here for full story ...Anzac Rivalry at Anaconda Adventure Race - New Zealand
(Posted 12/04/2010)
On ANZAC weekend the Anaconda Adventure Race International Series finds its way across the Tasman to the iconic township of Waihi. Elite multisport athletes from both sides of the Tasman will be battling it out for country honours on Saturday 24th April. Click here for full story ...Bass Straight, Everest of the Sea
(Posted 1/04/2010)
Eight surf ski paddlers to cross Bass Straight in world first. Click here for full story ...It's Celebrity Central at Forster for the Anaconda Adventure Race on May 1st and 2nd
(Posted 25/03/2010)
The list of high profile athletes and personalities gathering for the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race at Forster just gets longer and longer with some very popular community figures confirming their entries to contest this demanding event. The guys from Bondi Rescue were the first to submit their entry with a team of 4 from the popular TV show now in training to contest the two day event. Click here for full story ...M2M – a new event on the Rapid Ascent calendar
(Posted 25/03/2010)
We are very excited to publicly announce a new multisport event on the Rapid Ascent calendar called The Marysville to Melbourne Multisport Challenge (M2M) that is set to take place on Sunday 10th April 2011. Involving trail running, road riding and flat water paddling this will be the most exciting sports event to hit Melbourne since Fun Runs in the ‘80’s and has plenty of potential to be huge. Click here for full story ...Forster course familiarisation this weekend
(Posted 23/03/2010)
If you are interested in doing the Forster Anaconda Adventure Race but want to know a little more about what you’re getting yourself into then come along to this weekend's course familiarisation session on Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th to see what all the hype is about. Click here for full story ...
Bike Buller MTB Festival delivers plenty of action with Fellows and Thomas victorious
(Posted 14/03/2010)
Mt Buller’s premier mountain biking event, the Bike Buller MTB Festival, has concluded, with almost 400 of Australia’s best cross-country riders converging on the Victorian High Country resort for a huge weekend of riding with plenty of thrills and spills.
The Festival brought all that is great about mountain biking to one spectacular location - Mt Buller. A huge weekend of riding was had by all, with events including a 25km cross-country race, a 10km kids race, 50km cross-country race to Click here for full story ...
Jackson and Arndt find form to win coveted Otway Odyssey ahead of accomplished rivals
(Posted 20/02/2010)
The Otway Odyssey Mountain Bike Marathon lived up to expectations with the closest finish of its history in an exciting race that attracted one of the best line-ups in an Australian event. The sell-out field of star studded World Champs, Olympians and Aussie Title holders accompanied by excited weekend warriors grouped at Apollo Bay on the scenic Great Ocean Road as the sun rose to great fanfare provided by a 10 piece brass band. Click here for full story ...
Epic Adventures in an epic editon of Outer Edge
(Posted 28/01/2010)
All adventures are good. Epic adventures are better. They imply drama. Heartache. Even pain. But ultimately triumph. And we’re all chasing one, be it in our dreams or, for the ballsy few, in reality.
One big, fat, heroic, challenging, life-changing experience that becomes the well-honed story rehashed at backyard barbeques forever more. Stories just like those you'll find in the latest edition of Outer Edge, on shelves now. Click here for full story ...
The 2010 SILVA DuO Adventure Race series
(Posted 19/01/2010)
Get off road this summer, challenge yourself and have some fun at a SILVA DuO Adventure race!
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Special offer to Rapid Ascent supporters - 10% off Cyclecover Gold premiums!
(Posted 19/01/2010)
Cyclecover are proud to be the official insurance partner of Rapid Ascent events. In recognition of this support, Cyclecover would like to offer all Rapid Ascent participants and supporters a special discount offer of 10% off our standard Cyclecover Gold premiums for the first 12 months cover. Click here for full story ...2010 Australian Rogaining Championships
(Posted 6/01/2010)
The 2010 Australian Rogaining Championships will be held in the magnificent Snowy Mountains and hosted by the ACT Rogaining Association. The course will be set by national rogaining champions, David Baldwin and Julie Quinn, and will provide excellent navigational challenges in a beautiful environment.
Click here for full story ...Christie Sym - what a ripper of a day!
(Posted 27/12/2009)
A lot of Anaconda Adventure Race competitors might have noticed the absence of our 2008 women’s series champion - Christie Sym - from this year’s events. Well Christie has turned her very skilled hand towards triathlon and on the same weekend as we held the Lorne Anaconda Adventure Race, Christie tackled her first Ironman with incredible style – here is her race report. Click here for full story ...
Christie Sym - what ripper day continued
(Posted 24/12/2009)
I have never run a marathon, let alone after a 3.8 km swim and a 180 km bike. So you can imagine that my usually high level of confidence was squashed much alike the possums I see on my morning rides at this point of the race. Equally as fearful of the sun, which on this particular day was doing it’s best to burn a hole in the road, I made sure to slap on enough sunscreen to look akin to a snowman. I tore out of transition in pursuit of Gina, OK no, sorry that is incorrect; I tore out of transition running scared! In all honesty I was waiting for the field to swallow me whole and spit me out, just like the fly I encountered a couple of hours later.
Despite this fear, much like the monster hiding under your bed when you’re a small child, the field never actually swallowed me whole. In fact I held my position of 2nd place for an entire 3 hours and 20 minutes, holding off what was in average about a minute back to 3rd place the entire run. The spectators along the course were fantastic support, although I never really believed that I looked good and was running fast . . . no I would not describe it that way at all! Ice cubes became my very best of friends, even if they didn’t seem to return the love, disappearing almost as quickly as I picked them up. Flies on the other hand did appear to like me, it’s just a shame they weren’t part of my nutrition plan. There’s something not quite right about six little legs crawling at the back of your throat, yuk! So I continued the viscous cycle of dreaming about aid stations, water, ice, coke, dreaming of aid stations and repeat. Oh and there was the occasional relief provided by some garden hoses and people dressed up in funny costumes trying to shoot me with water! Thank you, perhaps one day I will be able to return the favour.
Reaching the finish chute was an incredibly welcomed moment, and although keeping an eye on my back it was great to soak it up and share the moment with the enthusiastic children hanging out their small hands for high 5’s. All of the hard work, the hours of time dedicated to training, the endless debates over reasons why and why not to make the switch from adventure racing to triathlon . . . and I didn’t even look at my time! I am told this is a criminal offense in the land of IM racing, but I was never arrested so assume I’m safe. In fact I had finished, congratulated 3rd place getter Sarah on finishing, been whisked off to the medical tent to melt some more ice as my body was as hot as an Aussie Summer BBQ, and I still hadn’t even considered my finishing time. I almost collapsed when they told me, it was only then that I became non responsive and required an IV, which after about half way through I announced that I was bored and would like to leave, if that was OK!?
So one down, many more to go, and now I know what all the fuss is about! A big thank you to all of my family and friends for providing an incredible amount of support, I think my phone worked harder than myself last weekend, it really blew me away. A very big thanks to all of the volunteers who gave up their day to have people endlessly yell “water, coke, BANANA!" (yep loved those bananas!), and to the supporters who came to the race to cheer us to the finish line, squirt us with water, and tell us how good we looked, even if it was a little fib. Finally a thank you to all the other athletes out on the course, I enjoyed sharing the day with you, and especially my competitors, for giving me someone to chase and to run away from!
(What time did she do... 9:20.40 VERY IMPRESSIVE. Well done from all of us at Rapid Ascent)
Attention all adventurers - The world’s biggest adventure race returns to Augusta for another year
(Posted 18/12/2009)
We are delighted to announce that the Western Australian leg of the 2010 Anaconda Adventure Race International Series will again be held at Augusta after the enthusiasm the new race venue received from competitors and the community from the 2009 event. Click here for full story ...
Anaconda - Sister Act is on form
(Posted 4/12/2009)
Deanna Blegg appears to be a typical Aussie mum of two, except she has an unstoppable passion for adventure racing, and she is HIV positive. Click here for full story ...
Adventure race favorite overcame a broken back
(Posted 3/12/2009)
LORNE Anaconda Adventure Race women's favorite Kim Beckinsale has a history of winning two races in a row and then missing out on the hat-trick - but she has an iron will that shouldn't be underestimated. Click here for full story ...
Recognise this bloke – we do!
(Posted 2/12/2009)
Yes, this is new leader of the opposition - Mr Tony Abbott and yes, he has done the Anaconda Adventure Race! Click here for full story ...
Chad's not meek about wanting success
(Posted 1/12/2009)
MANSFIELD'S former world champion kayaker Chad Meek is quietly determined to beat his seventh placing at the Gold Coast Anaconda Adventure Race when he lines up for the series' Lorne event on December 6. Click here for full story ...
Gentlemen prepare for a gutsy encounter
(Posted 30/11/2009)
WHEN speaking about their arch rivals Perth's Sean O'Neill and Geelong's Grant Suckling are perfect gentlemen, but deep down they must want to make each other eat dust in Sunday's Anaconda Adventure Race at Lorne. Click here for full story ...
Sean O'Neil wins the world's biggest adventure race - the Anaconda Adventure Race in Augusta WA
(Posted 9/11/2009)
WA triathlon star Sean O'Neill claimed the Augusta Anaconda Adventure Race with a margin of three minutes on Sunday after a 13.5km coastal run, 1.9km ocean swim, and a 13km inlet/ocean kayak, before dodging a metre-long snake during a 32km mountain bike, and finally a 2.5km Margaret River run. Click here for full story ...
Kim Beckinsale continues her winning streak at Augusta
(Posted 9/11/2009)
NOOSA'S Kim Beckinsale overcame severe cramps to thrash the field of veteran and open women in the Augusta Anaconda Adventure Race on Sunday (November 8) in Western Australia, beating her nearest competitor home by more than 16 minutes. Click here for full story ...
Eldest competitor is ready to race ‘The Anaconda’
(Posted 5/11/2009)
PERTH'S Jim Bramley, 65, will be the oldest competitor to take the starting line at this weekend's Anaconda Adventure Race in Augusta and he's determined he won't be the last to finish in the veterans 55 and over category. Click here for full story ...
Wetsuit or no wetsuit – that is the question…
(Posted 2/11/2009)
DECIDING whether to waste valuable seconds trying to wriggle his sweaty body into a wet suit is the biggest conundrum for WA triathlon star Sean O'Neill who is favourite to win the open section of this weekend's Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta. Click here for full story ...
The Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta has SOLD OUT!!
(Posted 21/10/2009)
The 2009 Anaconda Adventure Race at Augusta sold out this afternoon with a field limit of 600 entries in yet another coup for adventure racing in Western Australia. The event that created the Worlds Biggest Adventure Race in 2008 has done it again and will again turn on a mammoth show at Augusta on November 8th, 2009 Click here for full story ...
Anaconda Adventure Race aced by The Australian Open in the Australian Event Awards – Best Sporting Event.
(Posted 16/10/2009)
After being nominated as a finalist in the exclusive Australian Event Awards – Best Sporting Event category, Rapid Ascent’s Anaconda Adventure Race has been aced by The Australian Open Tennis when winners were announced at the awards ceremony on Thursday night in Sydney. Click here for full story ...
Mountain Designs Great Southern Adventure Race has been run and won with some tough conditions on day 2.
(Posted 12/10/2009)
Three Perth athletes and their Sydney team-mate ran, rode, paddled, abseiled, and navigated along an unmarked bush, river & beach course for more than 12 hours to claim line honours at the weekend's 2009 Mountain Designs Great Southern Adventure Race at Denmark. Click here for full story ...
Catch me if you can! Pin Affleck tops the Rainforest Ride fundraiser leader board!
(Posted 6/10/2009)
Raising “three" for The ‘Big Three’ is the catchy mantra that’s driving Pin Affleck’s whirlwind ride up the Rainforest Ride fundraiser leader board. The 30-year-old Relationship Manager at the Burnet Institute has taken over top spot from Adelaide father, Dave Schultz after raising $1368 in just a few weeks Click here for full story ...Rapid Ascent listed as finalists in the Australian Event Awards – best Sporting Event.
(Posted 16/09/2009)
Rapid Ascent is delighted to advise that they have been listed as a finalist in the Australian Event Awards – best Sporting Event category for their Anaconda Adventure Race. Click here for full story ...
Oceanpaddler.com launches a new and exciting ocean paddling series
(Posted 1/09/2009)
This summer sees the launch of a new ocean racing series on Sydney’s Northern Beaches known as the Fenn Cup Ocean Series. This series will put Sydney’s ocean racing on the international stage and bring some of Australia’s best ocean paddlers and athletes together. Click here for full story ...Wear a Rapid Ascent shirt at the UCI Mountain Bike World Championships and WIN A WEEKEND OF MTB RACING AT MT BULLER!
(Posted 1/09/2009)
If you are attending the 2009 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships in Canberra this week / weekend then here is your chance to win a FREE MTB EVENT PACKAGE Mt Buller in March next year to the value of over $400 Click here for full story ...Fancy a swim with Orcas? Join us for the Anaconda Adventure Race, Waihi New Zealand.
(Posted 18/08/2009)
Get your passports up to date and register in the first ever Anaconda Adventure Race in New Zealand. Rapid Ascent has teamed up with the leading local event management company, Total Sport to bring you an adventure across the Tasman! Waihi is only 150km SE of Auckland, located at the base of the stunning Coromandel Peninsula.Click here for full story ...
Indigenous adventures star in latest Outer Edge Magazine
(Posted 6/08/2009)
Get your latest edition of Outer Edge magazine today. It’s jam packed with a punch of adventure – the majority of its latest edition dedicated to unearthing active Indigenous adventures across Australia and beyond. Click here for full story ...Gold Coast – are you ready for an adventure?
(Posted 29/07/2009)
Expectation is building and things ramping up for the 2009 Anaconda Adventure Race at the Gold Coast on September 20th, 2009 and we welcome you to join us for a race in paradise! Click here for full story ...
Rapid Ascent wins the 48hr Mountain Designs Geoquest Adventure Race for the third year in a row.
(Posted 11/06/2009)
Rapid Ascent’s General Manager Sam Maffett is nursing a pretty knackered body and some very scratched arms and legs after returning victorious from the 48hr Mountain Designs Geoquest Adventure Race held over the June long weekend. Click here for full story ...
Outer Edge Launches into Outer Space
(Posted 21/05/2009)
Outer Edge magazine is now offering something new – adventures on mouseback. Yep, the ultimate adventure publication has launched a website. A proper one. Not a blog, not a mere reflection-of-the-current-magazine kind of site, but a genuine online meeting place where people can hook up and share experiences, race reports, trail knowledge, news, opinions, reviews and adventure tips. Click here for full story ...Train Harder, Race Faster with Endura Energy Gels
(Posted 21/05/2009)
Moderate to long distance mountain bike riders frequently describe ‘hitting the wall’. This is the feeling you get when you use up all your glycogen energy stores. Click here for full story ...Stunning result for Keen Adventure Race with Kiwi team Orion Mixed stealing the show
(Posted 2/05/2009)
In this third running of the Keen Adventure Race it was again the New Zealanders who stole the crown from the Aussies. This year it was the Orion Mixed team of Anna Berthelsen and Stuart Lynch who bettered their runners up place from 2008 with a faultless race. This dynamic duo were in the lead right from the start in this 500km, 5 day epic stage race, their win made even more remarkable by the fact that their team with one male and one female beat the all male pairs.
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Take advantage of the Rapid Ascent ocean skis available to hire and improve your paddling
(Posted 26/04/2009)
Are you considering competing the International Adventure Race Series? Or have competed in the past, and the one thing holding you back is not having a ski to paddle. Well Rapid Ascent has purchased six of the latest racing crafts and is making them available to rent for not only Rapid Ascent event but also other multi sport events. Click here for full story ...Rapid Ascent photographer Richard Rossiter gives us an insight into 'The Road to 1200'
(Posted 3/04/2009)
Rapid Ascent photographer Richard Rossiter tackled the Great Southern Randonnee event, this time from the other side of the lens. Richard competed in the 1200km road bike event in late 2008 starting in Aireys Inlet on the Great Ocean road. The course traverses one of the most spectacular coastlines in Australia. Richard shares his experience with Rapid Ascent on The Road to 1200 Click here for full story ...Training Update for the Keen Adventure Race, 2009
(Posted 2/04/2009)
Have you ordered a Double XT for the Keen Adventure Race?
Are thinking you would like to get out and test the boat, well here is your chance. Bruce Dunlop is offering a lesson which includes plenty of technigque skills work and transporting the ski for lesson and for the duration of the Keen Adventure race.
Click here for full story ...Three-peat for Spink at hugely successful inaugural Bike Buller MTB Festival
(Posted 22/03/2009)
The inaugural Bike Buller MTB Festival has concluded, with riders of all levels competing in several events over the weekend including the 25km Corn Hill Crankfest cross country event, the hair-raising 6km Super-D cross country downhill and the 50km Stirling Circuit on Sunday morning. Click here for full story ...
Endura explains, ”Rehydration is a serious matter”
(Posted 17/03/2009)
Rapid Ascent are pleased to announce that Endura are the newest Product Sponsors to sign for the Anaconda Adventure Race International Series 2009/10. In a crowded market, they are working hard to become one of Australia’s number one sports rehydration formulas. Click here for full story ...New Rapid Ascent Ocean Ski Fleet - For Hire
(Posted 26/02/2009)
We are pleased to announce that Rapid Ascent has recently purchased a number of high quality fiberglass ocean racing craft. We have both singles and doubles and a range of makes and models so you can compare and try before you buy. Craft are available for hire for single days, weekends, events, coaching sessions etc. Click here for full story ...Jongewaard wins back-to-back titles while O’Shea makes her mark in the Anaconda Odyssey
(Posted 21/02/2009)
South Australian Chris Jongewaard led the 100km Anaconda Odyssey MTB Marathon from start to finish to win back-to-back
titles in the tough event, now the second biggest mountain race in Australia. A very strong elite male and female field were joined by a record 1700 other riders today starting at picturesque Apollo Bay and finishing at Forrest in the Otway Ranges. Renowned for its high degree of difficulty, the course is both technically challenging... Click here for full story ...Anaconda Odyssey this Saturday shaping up to be a cracker!
(Posted 17/02/2009)
As we all make our final preparations for the Anaconda Odyssey for the weekend, whether it be late nights packing competitor bags for Rapid Ascent staff or enjoying an easier taper week, the excitement is definitely building. The forecast is for mild and pleasant riding conditions with mid 20s temperature and the chance of some rain. Unless we get a downpour between now and Saturday it will be quite a dusty course – but I hear loud sighs of relief that it won’t be the mud pit it was last year. Click here for full story ...Female kayaker named 'Outer Edge Adventurer of the Year'
(Posted 6/02/2009)
Australia’s leading adventure and outdoor title, Outer Edge
magazine, in association with outdoors photo agency Roving Eye,
has announced its Adventurer of the Year for 2008, awarding the
inaugural prize to Tanya Faux, an intrepid whitewater kayaker who
has led two first descents down raging rivers in Australia’s Top End.
Click here for full story ...John Jacoby's Boys Trip Diary
(Posted 27/01/2009)
5 years ago following the conclusion of yet another adventure race, myself and a bunch of New Zealand adventure racers were sitting in an airport lounge contemplating the twilight of our racing careers and came up with the idea that we should instigate an annual “boys adventure trip". Click here for full story ...Would you swap riding in the Canadian Rockies for the Anaconda Odyssey? Matt Duggan is.
(Posted 23/01/2009)
Canada is often regarded as the home of mountain biking with simply endless trails criss-crossing the Rocky Mountains. I mean this is a country that invented the words ‘North Shore’, with ski resorts like Whistler that have revolutionised the sport, with manufacturers like Kona calling the place home as well as thousands and thousands of rides that are just mad for it. So you could imagine our surprise when we looked down the entry list for the Anaconda Odyssey and saw Matt Duggan from Canmore i Click here for full story ...Special Offer for the Bike Buller MTB Festival
(Posted 23/01/2009)
As a previous competitor in a Rapid Ascent event you’re invited to be part of the thrilling Bike Buller MTB Festival for 20% OFF THE REGULAR ENTRY FEE. That’s right, because of your loyalty and the “sell out" success of our popular Anaconda Odyssey, we are offering all previous competitors of Rapid Ascent events an entry to the Bike Buller MTB Festival for $174 rather than the regular $217. Click here for full story ...Introducing KEEN’s first cycling shoe - the Commuter
(Posted 21/01/2009)
KEEN are returning to the Anaconda Odyssey again this year with a new weapon to their already impressive footwear range. If you’re familiar with the KEEN Newport sandal then you will be very excited about the new KEEN Commuter that is SPD compatible Click here for full story ...
Adventure racing training camp at Noosa over Australia Day long weekend.
(Posted 8/01/2009)
Our very good friends at Tri Adventure would love to help you celebrate your privilege of being an Aussie and your passion for adventure racing – and invite you to join them for their Australia Day Weekend Camp! Click here for full story ...Merry Christmas from all of us at Rapid Ascent
(Posted 22/12/2008)
On behalf of all of us here at Rapid Ascent we wish you the very best for a terrific Christmas and an astronomical new year... Click here for full story ...
Ussher and Sym crowned king and queen of adventure racing
(Posted 7/12/2008)
The four event Anaconda Adventure Race National Series came to an exciting end today in Lorne, Victoria where Richard Ussher of New Zealand and Christie Sym of Sydney took out the Series wins. A course record field of over 1100 competitors swam, paddled, ran and rode their way in a scenic and vertically challenging 50km off road course. They were cheered on by ... Click here for full story ...
Anaconda Adventure Race National Series final showdown at Lorne this Sunday – Australia vs New Zealand
(Posted 4/12/2008)
The four event Anaconda Adventure Race National Series has come down to an exciting showdown this weekend where top placed Jarad Kohlar from Victorian is set to race against New Zealand’s powerhouse and former Olympian, Richard Ussher in final face off that will settle the series. Click here for full story ...
Have-A-Go! with Tanita and get to know your body better!
(Posted 2/12/2008)
Tanita are new sponsors of the Anaconda Adventure Race in Lorne and are embracing the event by also being the Mountain Bike Leg sponsors. It’s a great product and we’re fortunate to have them on board – drop by their tent at the expo for a free measure and a free micro fibre gym towel!
Tanita® health monitor and scales are universally recognised as being the most accu Click here for full story ...
Michael Klim offers his expert advice for the ZOOT swim leg of the Lorne Anaconda Adventure Race
(Posted 1/12/2008)
\Friend of Rapid Ascent and adventure racer aspiree Michael Klim was keen to offer his advice for the swim leg at Lorne for this weekend. Take this opportunity to benefit from his valuable race day suggestions.
Click here for full story ...Outer Edge magazine comes of age
(Posted 1/12/2008)
The adventure crowd is renowned for sticking its fingers up at global downturns and hitting the Great Outdoors regardless. So it comes as no surprise that Outer Edge magazine – outdoor magazine media sponsor of the Anaconda Adventure Race – is bucking the gloomy outlook by not only relaunching as a fully independent publication, but also expanding its coverage Click here for full story ...
KEEN Ridgeline – Recommended shoe for the Anaconda Adventure Race
(Posted 24/11/2008)
The KEEN Ridgeline is recommended for those that take their off-road running seriously – and are highly suitable for the Anaconda Adventure Race. It performs exceptionally well across varied terrain and is a highly breathable and lightweight runner. It has a soft flex TPU stone bruising plate to guard feet against rocks on the trail. An SS heel support structure and 3 m Click here for full story ...
Keen Adventure Race preview and competitors support
(Posted 5/11/2008)
Towering granite domes, secret white sandy beaches, tropical rainforests, soaring sea cliffs, sheltered inlets and long forgotten islands… an incredible range of simply spectacular terrain will be unearthed as part of the 2009 Keen Adventure Race to take place in Victoria, Australia between April 28th and May 2nd. Click here for full story ...
Records tumble as Geographe Bay turns it on for the Anaconda Adventure Race
(Posted 2/11/2008)
It was a magnificent day at Geographe Bay today south of Perth in the Busselton region. A World Record was created with a field of over 1550 competitors in an adventure race where most of the competitors described the course as “perfect" and “like paradise". The sell-out field registered at Dunsborough Centenary Park yesterday and filled the local accommodation to capacity. With all the ski’s and mountain bikes in the cars around town there was no doubt there was an adventure race about to Click here for full story ...
Dunsborough Anaconda Adventure Race set to be the BIGGEST IN THE WORLD. C'mon Victorians, rise to the challenge!
(Posted 24/10/2008)
With a sell out field of competitors, the Dunsborough Anaconda Adventure Race is set to be a massive weekend with accommodation in the region booked out as well.
In fact, as far as our research can determine, the 2008 Anaconda Adventure Race at Dunsborough will set a number of records with the following monumental facts:
Click here for full story ...Anaconda Adventure Race – National Series Points Score Update
(Posted 13/10/2008)
For the first time in 2008, Rapid Ascent – with thanks to Anaconda – are putting up a $2,000 cash bonus to both the male and female series winners. The rankings are determined by a points score system whereby the top 10 individual finishers are awarded 12, 10, 8, 7 ... 3, 2, 1 for each event. The top 3 results only count towards your total and ties are broken with number of wins, followed by finish placing at the Anaconda Adventure Race Forster and then finally placing at Lorne. Click here for full story ...The inaugural Bike Buller MTB Festival is set to race at Mt Buller in March 2009 - A NEW RAPID ASCENT EVENT
(Posted 10/10/2008)
Rapid Ascent has teamed up with Mt Buller, Victoria’s premier alpine resort, and mountain sports specialist Altitude, to launch the Bike Buller MTB Festival. The inaugural Bike Buller MTB Festival will take place on 21 – 22 March 2009, combing the resort’s world-class mountain biking facilities with sensational views and great Village atmosphere to deliver a dynamic and unique weekend of competition. Click here for full story ...
Kohlar and Sym demonstrate their superior endurance to win round 2 of the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series at Forster
(Posted 31/08/2008)
Wind and rain greeted competitors 20km south of Forster, NSW for the race start at Seal Rocks for day two of the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series. A normally idyllic beach today was rough and had a challenging side chop for swimmers to plough through. With brave faces and a supportive crowd of spectators they set off on the 1.9km ZOOT swim around the rocky headland. This day two would decide the overall winner for the weekend with the lowest cumulative time determining the results. Click here for full story ...Well paced races win on day 1 of Forster Anaconda Adventure Race
(Posted 30/08/2008)
Forster turned on the weather today for day one of the second round of the Anaconda Adventure Race. The more hard core athletes set-off at 7am this morning in perfect conditions with the less serious amongst us sitting out today preferring to do just the one day race tomorrow. Click here for full story ...Forster fosters endurance multi-sport races
(Posted 29/08/2008)
Competitors are readying themselves for the second round of the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series that happens this weekend at beautiful Forster, NSW. The event is a two day round with serious competitors completing the swim, paddle, run and ride on both Saturday and Sunday. Those slightly softer have elected for just the Sunday race, but with the hills, sand and rocks to contend with all who participate are commended for their efforts. Click here for full story ...Family Affair At Forster This Weekend
(Posted 25/08/2008)
I’m sure everyone at some stage has put pen to paper and jotted down a few short and long term goals. For instance run 50 km this week, join a gym, finish a half marathon or swim the Pier to Pub. And I’m sure anyone’s eyes that are traversing this web page have the goal to start, and gracefully finish an Anaconda Adventure Race as an individual or in a team. Click here for full story ...
Crossing The Ditch Paddlers Are Coming To Forster
(Posted 20/08/2008)
Great Lakes Council is pleased to announce the return to Forster of James Castrission and Justin Jones, the two kayakers who were successful in their bid late last year to “cross the ditch" reaching New Zealand after setting off from Forster on 13 November 2007. Click here for full story ...
Last week for Anaconda Adventure Race Forster Entries
(Posted 11/08/2008)
There's only one more week to get your entries in for the second running of the Anaconda Adventure Race in Forster, NSW. Choose either the 1 day (Sunday) option or do both days and vie for bragging rights in this spectacular off-road adventure racing bonanza on 30-31 August. With drive times now less than 3 hours for Sydneysiders, there's no excuse for not getting away up north for a cosy weekend with the better half in some warmer climes. Click here for full story ...Race Nutrition is made easy with VEROFIT
(Posted 30/07/2008)
VEROFIT is proud to support the Gold Coast Anaconda Adventure Race and its participants with its full range of Sports Nutrition products.
Click here for full story ...Forster Famil surprises for all – Gold Coast famil this weekend
(Posted 16/07/2008)
The first course familiarisation weekend for the Anaconda Adventure Race at Forster was held last weekend resulting in an all round thumbs up from those who attended – despite a few surprises… Surprises that we hope won’t all be repeated at Sunday's course familiarisation session at the Gold Coast. Click here for full story ...
Unstoppable weekend ahead - Forster course familiarisation this weekend
(Posted 8/07/2008)
Escape the city and join us for ultimate weekend of adventure THIS WEEKEND with the first course familiarisation sessions for the Anaconda Adventure Race at Forster taking place on Saturday and Sunday. Click here for full story ...
Kayak Transport Available to Gold Coast and Forster
(Posted 2/07/2008)
For those revelling (or reviling??) in the cold that Victoria produces over winter, we have an answer to your woes. Head north ! Head on up to Anaconda Gold Coast on 10th August, and then Anaconda Forster on 30th-31st August ! Flights are still very cheap, your mountain bike will fit in with your luggage, and what was the most difficult option is now the easiest ... Click here for full story ...Welcome to ZOOT Sports as the new apparel and wetsuit sponsor for the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series
(Posted 29/06/2008)
ZOOT – “BORN IN KONA -1983" have been pioneering innovative product solutions that have you covered from start to finish and head to toe. ZOOT has grown to be a global premier endurance brand and Rapid Ascent welcome them as the official sports apparel and wetsuit sponsor of the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series. In addition to being a major sponsor, ZOOT are also the official Ocean Swim Leg sponsor for each of the 4 races. Click here for full story ...Anaconda Adventure Race - Early Birds
(Posted 28/06/2008)
Congratulations to 37 year old Paul Navarro from Mermaid Waters in QLD who won a $500 Anaconda gift voucher having entered before the early bird cut-off date for the race at the Gold Coast this year. We pulled his name out of the hat last week along with that of the team Piston Brokes. Paul was 20th Open Male at the Anaconda Adventure Race in the Gold Coast last year and has no excuse not to do even better this year now that he has some extra cash to spend on gear! Click here for full story ...Gage Road returns to support the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series
(Posted 27/06/2008)
If you didn’t already have enough reasons to do an Anaconda Adventure Race, here’s another – a crisp, refreshing Gage Roads brew at the end of the race. Like last year, all finishers will receive a voucher to claim their free beer at the event bar in the race Expo or at a local bar. Gage Roads Brewing Co is proud to be back to support the Series as the exclusive beer sponsor. A dynamic craft brewery located just out of Fremantle in WA, they use only the finest ingredients, and are dedicated ... Click here for full story ...