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Kris Maguire and ‘Team 7′ XPD Report

Carly Lubicz

August 13, 2023

As the seventh team over the XPD finish line, making Kris Maguire the first Townsvillian home, we caught up with Team Mawson/Tiger Adventure just a couple of days after they finished the 650km epic adventure race …

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XPD Australia: Off and racing on Magnetic Island

Carly Lubicz

August 5, 2023

Spectators organised a late start to work to watch the rare sight of 36 teams from all over the world running down the beach at Strand Park just after 9am this morning, charging towards the …

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Australia’s toughest adventure race starts in Townsville

Carly Lubicz

August 4, 2023

While most of us have moved through a standard Tuesday, about 150 adventure athletes from all over the world have been scrutinising and marking maps of the Townsville region, meticulously plotting their course that will …

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13 Reasons to Sign-Up for Adventurethon’s National Challenge

Carly Lubicz

June 17, 2023

Based at Pallarenda; the Adventurethon National Challenge weekend is fast approaching on July 4-5. Sandwiched between the Townsville Triathlon Festival and the Paluma Push, it offers a fantastic way to test your skills and fitness …

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Five-minute breather with… Michael Richardson

Carly Lubicz

June 8, 2023

When Michael Richardson moved to Townville in 2010 from the NSW South Coast, he discovered a whole new world of outdoor activity. He has since embraced it with both hands; winning the Enduro event at …

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Local team signs up for mighty XPD Race

Carly Lubicz

June 4, 2023

Luke Miles, Jo Koy and Colin and Wayne McMurtrie are the only 100% local team to sign-up so far for the epic XPD Expedition Race that’s coming to Townsville for the first time in early …

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Adventurethon Magnetic Island 2015 Wrap Up

Carly Lubicz

March 28, 2023

Magnetic Island Adventurethon is known for its physically and mentally challenging conditions – and electric atmosphere – and today didn’t disappoint. As I write this, there are Goers from Townsville, all over Australia, and even …

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Manning up for the challenge

Carly Lubicz

March 21, 2023

We caught up with four local guys who are firing up for Adventurethon Magnetic Island next weekend. Whether they’re opting for the Ultra on Saturday to compete with the elites, or the Taste of Adventurethon …

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An App-etite for adventure

Carly Lubicz

March 14, 2023

Have you ever done an event as a team and wondered how far away your co-racer was? Or maybe, in the heat of competition, you took a wrong turn and wondered if you were still …

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Adventurethon draws record number of ladies

Carly Lubicz

March 8, 2023

It seems sisters are doin’ it for themselves, with this year expecting to see a 30% increase in ladies signing up for Magnetic Island Adventurethon. In a sport traditionally dominated by the fellas, event organiser …

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Fit for Adventurethon winners ready to fire

Carly Lubicz

February 28, 2023

Meet the three winners of our recent Fit for Adventurethon Competition that you helped us select to take part in Magnetic Island Adventurethon at the end of March: Darren Lowe (Taste winner), Kate Donnelly (Team …

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Adventurethon training tips with Sam Stedman

Carly Lubicz

February 23, 2023

With Adventurethon Magnetic Island just under five weeks away, we caught up with Townsville’s premier adventure racing athlete Sam Stedman to get some valuable training and preparation tips in the lead-up, and hints for race …

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Plotting Australia’s biggest adventure race

Carly Lubicz

January 24, 2024

While adventure-racing athletes will converge on Townsville from all over the world in August for XPD – Australia’s own expedition-length adventure race – there is plenty of work that needs to be done behind the …

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Meet Casie & Troy Meikle

Carly Lubicz

January 20, 2024

Partners in adventure When Casie Meikle decided to get active and lose weight for her 2010 wedding, she didn’t bank on some unexpected gains: Falling in love with fitness so much that she’s gone on …

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Meet Michael Lyddiard

Carly Lubicz

January 3, 2024

Losing your right forearm, half your left hand, your right eye, a large portion of your vision in your left eye, and some of your hearing while trying to diffuse an IED in Afghanistan tends …

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Video: 2014 – The Active Year that Was…

Carly Lubicz

December 31, 2023

As the sun sets on 2014, we get ready to welcome another exciting and active year in Townsville. To celebrate your impressive achievements over this time, we are pumped to give you this video – …

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XPD sets scene for Townsville adventure

Carly Lubicz

November 27, 2023

In August next year the toughest multi-day adventure race in Australia will be staged in Townsville and surrounds, bringing top adventure athletes from all over the world for 700km over 10 days of hard-core unassisted …

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Sam Stedman: Off and racing in China

Carly Lubicz

November 6, 2023

Coming off the back of organising the 350-runner strong Cape Pallarenda Trail Run last weekend; Townsville’s premier multisport athlete Sam Stedman has just touched-down in China to compete in a three-day staged adventure race with some …

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Five minute breather with… Lyndell Punshon

Carly Lubicz

October 2, 2023

Transforming herself from a self-confessed morbidly obese “couch potato” to someone who has built activity into daily life, Lyndell Punshon has shed 90kg and kept it off for five years, has fallen in love with …

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Fierce & Friendly Rivals

Carly Lubicz

June 26, 2023

They race neck-and-neck in every multisport event they enter. With their levels of elite fitness and competiveness you’d think Melbourne’s Jarad Kohlar and local gun Sam Stedman would be mortal enemies, but they’ve actually become …

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Adventhurethon’s golden ticket to World Championships

Carly Lubicz

June 16, 2023

As if there wasn’t enough glory already in being the first to cross the line at Adventurethon this weekend; the first solo male and female in the Ultra race will also gain automatic entry into …

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