Announcement! an Abseil has been added to the Large (20km) Adventure run as part of the Adventurethon East Gippsland 3 stage event [caption id="attachment_17108" align="alignleft" width="200"] Example Abseil shown[/caption] Thanks to Snowy River Expeditions roper operators limited places! ENTRIES NOW OPEN Limited places will include those doing the full stage race...
The paddle course for Adventurethon East Gippsland this March 30/31 is suitable for many types of paddle craft. Rudders- Either surf rudders or trailing rudders will be fine, the water is deep and there are no shallow rocky sections meaning an Ocean Ski, k1, outrigger or...
The Women of Coast to Coast 2019- Longest Day World Champs By Joel Savage Adventurethon Everyone I have spoken with in this years women’s race seems to have a healthy respect for one another, no-one is willing to put their heads on the chopping block to say...
Australian multi-sport athletes James Pretto and Alex Hunt are returning over the ditch to take on the previously NZ dominated Coast to Coast (C2C). C2C is a monumental exercise in endurance that takes a special athlete to win. The last international athlete to win this...
This video provides some really relevant ideas to help those of you who are less confident on mountain bike trails. If you go no further than the first tip and take it on board you will still have gained enough to boost your confidence and...
Here are some useful thoughts about the athletic off season, delivered for the northern hemisphere winter which coincides sweetly with our summer off season here in north Queensland. Do you take a break, remain indoors but continue training, or is your off season really your pre-season for...
or Is Vegemite the new super food? Ross Johnston A preliminary study on recovery of competitors after completing the Western States 100 mile (161 km) run (Hoffman et al. 2017) provides some interesting ideas about how diet, specifically riboflavin (vitamin B2), affects post-race recovery. To keep it simple,...
Stability issues resolved for paddlers or please help me stay on top of my ski! Previously we posted some valuable paddling tips from four time world surfski champion Dawid Mocke (https://adventurethon.com.au/paddling-tips-from-a-surfski-guru/) and here we follow those with his SINGLE MOST USEFUL SKI PADDLING TIP. If you want...
Here's a great skills video for the more advanced rider. This video takes trials skills across to mountain bikes to improve your trails riding. Beginners will appreciate the skills demonstrated here and have something to aim for as their skill level improves, and they might...
Another really instructive video from Global Mountain Bike Network. These guys do some fantastic training videos and we thank them for publishing them so you can improve your skills. This is a good video for the beginners and a simple refresher for the more advanced rider....
