Adventure Magazine

The pure joy of Adventure racing

"Adventure racing had attracted women of all ages, shapes and sizes, and from all over the country."

I was first introduced to Adventure racing back in 2008 when a friend stumbled across an advertisement for the Autumn Challenge. It was a women’s only event, organised by 5x Adventure Racing World Champion, Nathan Fa’avae. What appealed to us back then, was the idea of challenging ourselves across a range of activities, but unlike other multi sports, adventure

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