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Events Upcoming
Great Ocean Road Marathon Festival 2012
Saturday 19th May 2012
Event Date: May 19
Categories
- Beginner Category
- Intermediate Category
- Advanced Category
- No Professional Category
Lorne, VIC
Australia
The Great Ocean Road Marathon is ranked as one of the world's top 100 races. This festival caters for competitors of all abilities with a number of distance on offer - 45km, 23km, 14km, 6km and 1.5km.
The North Face 100
Saturday 19th May 2012
Event Date: May 19
Categories
- No Beginner Category
- No Intermediate Category
- Advanced Category
- Professional Category
Leura, NSW
Australia
A 100km competitive ultra-trail running event in the Blue Mountains open to individuals. This is the pinnacle of trail running events in Australia including a spectacular course, over 4,200m elevation and a cut-off time of only 30 hrs to complete the course.
Mooloolaba Triathlon Festival 2012
Friday 25th May 2012
Event Date: May 25
Categories
- No Beginner Category
- Intermediate Category
- Advanced Category
- No Professional Category
Mooloolaba, QLD
Australia
The Olympic distance Mooloolaba Triathlon is the centrepiece of a 3 day multisport festival that celebrates the best of the Australian summer lifestyle, at one of the world’s premier beachside resort locations.
Ironman Cairns and Ironman 70.3 Cairns
Sunday 27th May 2012
Event Date: May 27
Categories
- Beginner Category
- Intermediate Category
- Advanced Category
- Professional Category
Cairns, QLD
Australia
Set in one of the world's most iconic tropical locations, the 2012 Cairns Airport Adventure Festival will take place from 27 May to 4 June 2012. Events include a full Ironman, Half Ironman, Olympic distance triathlon and kids triathlon, plus many more!
Adventure Race Australia - Victoria
Sunday 3rd June 2012
Event Date: Jun 3
Categories
- No Beginner Category
- Intermediate Category
- Advanced Category
- No Professional Category
Creswick, VIC
Australia
Adventure Race Australia is an all new concept in adventure racing with courses, team sizes and adventures to suit every adventurer from complete novices to hardcore racers.
Gatorade Battle of the Paddles
Thursday 14th June 2012
Event Date: Jun 14
Categories
- No Beginner Category
- Intermediate Category
- No Advanced Category
- No Professional Category
Hamilton Island, QLD
Australia
Surf ski paddlers , stand-up paddle boarders, board paddlers and competitive outriggers will take to the azure waters around Hamilton Island for four days of exciting competition.
City Mile Dash 2012
Friday 15th June 2012
Event Date: Jun 15
Categories
- Beginner Category
- No Intermediate Category
- No Advanced Category
- No Professional Category
Sydney, NSW
Australia
The one mile dash (1.6km) around Barangaroo is calling all willing men and women to get out their and out run cancer....
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