Adventure Sport NQ

With the Jewel in the Bush Rogaine fresh in our minds and a fourth place up our sleeves we thought we would set out for a leisurely 3 hour stroll around town taking in some scenic local sights with our main focus just to enjoy our day, but with our map in hand and two [...]

Well, a great day in Mareeba was had! The weather was perfect and the course was fantastic but the highlight of the day would have to be the food…..homemade scones, banana cake and much more – well done girls! We took the bike option and cleared the course with a half hour to spare which suited [...]

October 8 dawned with clear skies and the promise of a warm day. That was an underestimation – by all accounts the day was HOT! But the field of Rogainers were up to the task in all 3 events. The course, set by Meredith & Blair Cunningham and mentored by Andrew Campbell, was diverse yet [...]

The track has beautiful scenery, is mostly in shade and has plenty of challenging hills to test your hamstrings and everything else attached to them. The Spiny Cray Ultra is a race that will keep me coming back and hopefully encourage some others to take on those extra kilometres.

A Jewel in the Bush 3/6 and 10 hour Bush Rogaine commences Saturday 8th October from 11am. Blair & Meredith Cunningham, ably mentored by Andrew Campbell, have been hard at work ensuring courses that will suit newbies to Bush Rogaining as well as challenging the gun navigators. If you’ve been having a crack at our [...]

Winners report 2011 Spiny Cray Ultra, by Chris White I’m not sure what it is about the Spiny Cray Ultra, but despite it being the longest run event I’ve had a go at it is without doubt the most enjoyable. Maybe the altitude affected air pressure stimulates early endorphin release, or the biodiversity of highland [...]

This years OnaMission results can be viewed on the results page at the website here 476 Photo’s of OnaMission 2011 can be viewed and downloaded at our Facebook page here

SPINY CRAY – ENTRIES ONLINE ONLY Trail runners keen to get high (altitudinally) at the 2nd running of the Spiny Cray have until Friday, 23rd September (5:00pm) to enter. No entries will be accepted on the day (Sunday, 25th September) but entering now is cheap, quick and painless – start by clicking here! Important Participant [...]

  What a weekend, beautiful skies not too hot and a nice cool sea breeze.. OnaMission Rocked! Have a quick gander below then head over to Adventure Sport NQ’s Facebook for the rest. extremephotography on 500px

I thought I’d take the opportunity to let everyone know that as of Thursday 8th September I will be officially self-employed, focusing on different areas in the fitness industry. The two primary areas of focus will be in athlete coaching and key note speaking. Coaching services will be targeted at Challenge / Ironman distance racing, [...]

Fathers day is a day to celebrate Dad’s and this Sunday will be no exception. Why not celebrate with a late afternoon Metrogaine. Not only is this event a celebratory family event but it’s to raise funds for men’s Cancer so come along Sunday afternoon for a fun hour of excercise. Full details in the [...]

Ride in the rainforest, paddle the ocean, run on Dunk Island… Cyclone Yasi will not stop the On a Mission Adventure Race at Mission Beach. The popular North Queensland event – which features rainforest and beach running and mountain biking, ocean paddling and trail-running up Dunk Island’s Mt Kootaloo – will be held on September [...]

Yes no cups, none, nought, nada, zilch, zero, zip, who would have thought? It makes sense really.

What a success! 121 people in 37 teams faced the darkest night of the month to run riot at the Rocks, Redlynch. The event, set by Chris Keir & Rebeka Pople, was a mixture of suburbia and semi rural countryside. Even the gun teams had some difficulty as the scores were testament to – top [...]

Terry’s Little Terror Treasure! The colour of my washing machine water was true testament to the fun endured during Terry’s 24hr Point to Point Rogaine! BLACK! Just like the darkness of Saturday night! In stark contrast were everyone’s head torches – remember the recue helicopter flying overhead at about 8pm Sat night? -I can confirm [...]

Saturday, July 30th, 2011 marks the date from which the number of kilometres to run exceeds the days remaining to prepare for the 2011 Spiny Cray Ultra. The course is as speccy (and as challenging) as ever, the creeks are perhaps colder than ever and with entries open there is no better way to get motivated than to sign up!

Rogaining NQ’s inaugural 24 hour Point to Point Bush Rogaine is set to be a corker of an event. Course designer, Terry McClelland, has been hard at it setting a fabulous course for teams to compete over the coming weekend – July 30/31. Covering territory from Kuranda to Tinaroo this event will be the highlight [...]

Pete from Top Knot Climbing will be at the Aeroglen site for an afternoon of fun outdoors Saturday 23rd July. Come along and give it a try. Gear provided. go here to check in or here for Pete’s Facebook page and details of Top Knot Climbing.

Assistance sought at James Grant Memorial Multisport Race this Sunday – BBQ chef – we’ll have the food prepared – just need an assistant to flip burgers on the BBQ for an hour or so on Sunday lunch Water safety – couple of extra hands at key rapids – check any of your white water [...]

Date claimer for Barron River Challenge 50 – (BRC 50). Tinaroo Canoe Club’s 50 km canoe race from Mareeba to Kuranda down the mighty Barron river. Sunday 13th May 2012. Registrations and Junior race Saturday 12th May. Contact Terry at tkmcc@bigpond.com

In a first for Rogaining NQ our annual 24 hour Bush Rogaine will be a Point to Point style event. This Point to Point Rogaine is a celebration of our sport which will see teams travel through the Clohesy, Davies,Emerald & TinarooValleys- the sites of over a dozen previous radial courses. The course has been [...]

Bastille day, July 14th, sees our first Winter Series Metrogaine hosted by Muzza at Duplock Park, Cnr Palmerston St and Stratford Connection Road, Aeroglen. Event entry is $5 per head or $10 per family with teams of 2 to 5 welcome. All entries are on the day, commencing from 1730 for a 1800 start for [...]

The seventh running of the James Grant Memorial Multisport Race is a great opportunity for a wild ride on the Mulgrave River, and with the recent early July rainfall, the river is in excellent condition with those that have practiced it so far thoroughly enjoying the cool clear moving water. Individuals are able to compete [...]

Sundays Aloomba Bike Hike 2 hour Metrogaine was well received by teams. Leanne, MF and crew did a fantastic job putting together a wonderful event with controls to suit all takers from the guns to a mum with 2 little ones. Weather was perfect from 9 to 11 with a heavy shower sending people under [...]

Porcupine Gorge Race & Mt Walker Fun Run 18th 19th June 2011 Many a mate had touted this weekend as being great fun, in beautiful location and offering huge prize money. Not known as one to run fast when on camping trips, I rounded up my cash cows Chris White and Sue Crowe to have [...]