Adventure Sport NQ

Up for a bout of rainforest running? Keen for cool clear creeks, smoothly flowing or challenging single track and social but competitive trail running? Entries have opened for events in the 2012 Dirty Northern Trail Running Series.

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.

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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!

Member for Parliament Steve Wettenhall said that “Shane’s commitment to the promotion of active healthy lifestyles and his demonstration of the enjoyment and fun of running have inspired others to get active and helped highlight some of the most scenic trails in FNQ to both visitors and locals alike”.

Saturday June 25th see the inaugural Cairns 2 Kuranda Train Race, commencing at 0845. Competitors will race the Kuranda Scenic Railway Train from Freshwater Station to Kuranda via tracks and trails. Go here for the race profile and here to view the full details and race entry form

While 2 billion people watched a commoner become a British Princess on Friday night, Sue Crowe prepared to become the Queen – The Dirty Northern Trail Running Queen.

….. a 42.2km course with over 800m of vertical ascent and descent, 32 creek crossings, multiple crossings of the East Mulgrave River, extended sections of loose unstable rocks and kilometres of moss covered dirt trail made precariously slippery by a light shower.

Like any good Gold Rush, the feverish migration has begun. Californians, Kiwis and from the deep southern fields of Townsville the diggers are coming. Yes, the Gold Rush 2011 is here.   Competitor list is currently as follows:

The Gold Rush Trail Marathon Course and shorter options have been rerouted due to a landslide and the indefinite closure of the southern section of the Goldfield Trail.

Check out Basic Results at http://adventuresportnq.info/events/results/2011-results and an event report here.

We were able to crouch low and waddle under it while the muddy
water from the net ran down our back, providing the twin benefits of
cooling and applying a layer of muddy protection from mossies.

From Mossman to Mowbray, Craiglie to Cape Trib, Whyanbeel to Wonga you get the picture, the word on the trail is Spiny Cray Ultra! This article is from last weeks Port Douglas & Mossman Gazette. Thanks Simon for your Support, thanks to all the guys in the Mossman Port Douglas area for you continued support. [...]

Regional Papers are great – check out this article from a recent edition of  Mareeba Advertiser giving the Speewah Legend Footrace a plug.  

Experienced runners described it as the ‘funnest’ they could remember, many departed looking forward to more trail running experiences while some are already enquiring about the 2012 Mud Run!

I’m now hooked on the idea of trail running and would like to bid farewell to concrete and bitumen.

Race starts 5pm Saturday 26th March Those keen to take part in the funnest run in NQ are requested to enter online before Friday 5pm. Online entry is preferred as numbers are limited and it guarantees you a spot on the start line but also makes the organisers job so much simpler – particularly given [...]

This is an event that should grab our Trail Runners and Multisporters attention. 21.1 km of some of the north’s best trails will feature in the June 25th Man v Machine foot race against a Steam Train from Freshwater to Kuranda.

Adventure HQ and the Tinaroo Tourism and Recreation Group are gearing up for another exciting weekend of adventure in the great outdoors in and around Tinaroo Township on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 March 2011. The weekend will feature a series of “Come n Try” events including a 1 hour Metrogaine, 2 hour bush rogaine, [...]

Our own Roy Willetts from It’s Extreme has converted many runners from traditional running shoes to the svelte look of the bare foot shoe. Check out the attached article for all the info and if you need testimonials talk to Chris White or Jason Thomson, both strong users of and advocates for the Vibram 5 [...]

here it is – our new Rogaining trailer has now been signwritten with sponsors, those who helped make the trailer a reality and our 4 activities’ logo’s. Check out the photo’s.

Our newest acquisition has been manufactured and is now registered. Pending completion of Sign writing we will unveil it at the Aussie Day Metrogaine. Come have a look.