As reported in the NSWRA eNewsletter.

More than 100 NSW rogainers competed in the Australasian Rogaining Championships organised this year by the ACT Rogaining Association in the high-country of the Murrumbidgee River head waters.

Results are available here, with map overlay including GPS tracks of many teams.

It was a big field with 402 participants in 180 teams. There were more strong teams in almost all categories than in previous championships in the post Covid years. It was won decisively by a Kiwi team, Tiaan and Jonty McKinnell who scored 3640 points in 23hrs 43mins. Unlike a number of previous events up at 1500m, which have been very wet or very cold or both, this rogaine was warm and remarkably the temperature hardly fell overnight. Keeping hydrated and designing a route which matched climbing to fitness and making strategic use of the five water drops was the challenge.

The event was organised by champion rogainers Julie Quinn and David Baldwin who did an excellent job. The course was large, and David’s map to a very high standard complete with 5 metre contours allowed for placement of some controls on fine features which were challenging in the dark. There was however a remarkable full moon which shone most of the night. Had the event been two days later it would have been below freezing overnight.

There were some great results from NSW teams in a strong field. Congratulations go to:

The awards ceremony was well done and good humoured, helped by tummies filled with good tucker from a food truck which came in for the occasion.

Many thanks ACT Rogaining.