Hey Guys,

For those interested in adventure racing I thought I would let you know of an awesome one I just did this weekend.
Its called Caffeinated and is a 24hr adventure race with kayaking, Mt biking and running/orienteering/bush bashing.

I hadnt heard about if before even though this is its 4th year running. They change the location every year. Its a team race where you need a group of 4 who must stick together for the whole race. I raced with Team Ascot KC and had heaps of fun with the boys. It was an epic adventure and had a heap of tough challenges to ensure you really relied on your team mates.

Part of our race involved a 5hr (12am - 5am) paddle leg on the Wellington Dam. As well as the challenge of the dark, a super thick fog decended on us, limiting vision to around 10m. There were 9 checkpoints on the leg which involved navigating to tiny inlets and trudging up creek beds or finding random logs in the middle of no-where. The fog was so thick a team (all girls!) behind us lost each other 5min into the paddle and spent the next 2 hrs trying to find each other.

It was an awesome adventure, definitely recommend it.

You can check it out at (http://www.caffeinated.com.au/). Make sure you have a crack at when it comes around again next year.

Matt Coutts