24/12HR ADVENTURE RACE

12/24 hour
adventure race

24 Hour Adventure Race

Event Information

Host Location: TBC
Registration: Friday 28 November, 4-7pm
Race Briefing: Notes will be sent as part of entry with a Q&A session at 7:30pm on Friday
Race Start: Midnight, Friday

Entry Fee: $220/pp Entries close 9 November

The 24HR Adventure Race is a navigation race, with teams being supplied with maps. Check point locations are pre-marked. There is a race guide to assist your team to navigate through the race.

Support Crew: Support crews are unnecessary as each leg of the race is run from a central hub. If the course requires that gear needs to be moved for a leg, then this will be organised by the race.

Race Disciplines: The race may feature sections of paddling, rafting, mountain biking, trekking/running and abseiling. While there are no grade 2 certifications required, teams should feel comfortable paddling a stable Barracuda AR Duo double kayak.

Completion Times: The 24HR course is set so that the fastest teams should be able to complete it in around 16 hours, while the endurance end of the pack might like to stay out for longer, with a maximum time allowed to complete the race of 24 hours.

12HR Adventure Race

Host Location: TBC
Registration: Friday 28 November, 4-7pm
Race Briefing: Notes will be sent as part of entry with a Q&A session at 7:30pm on 28 November
Race Start: Between 6am-9am, TBC closer to the race

Entry Fee: $220/pp - 12 Hour entries close 9 November

The 12HR Adventure Race is a navigation race, with teams being supplied with maps. Check point locations are pre-marked. There is a race guide to assist your team to navigate through the race.

Support Crew: Support crews are unnecessary as each leg of the race is run from a central hub. If the course requires that gear needs to be moved for a leg, then this will be organised by the race.

Completion Times: The 12HR course is set so that the fastest teams should be able to complete it in around 9 hours, with the course closing at midnight

The Race Hub & Finish Line

The Race Hub and start/finish line will be located at TBC

Race Hub: This is where registration and gear checks will occur. There will be plenty of parking and space for you to organise and prepare your kit and your team for the race. This will be a good place for supporters/spectators to get a slice of the action and greet competitors as they finish.

Camping: TBC

Post Race: The famous SLMC 12/24HR Post Adventure Race Breakfast will be provided (breakfast included in the entry fee) for competitors at the prize giving - 8:00am on Sunday at TBC

The post race breakfast is a feast and a good opportunity to discuss nav choices etc and bask in the post race glow of having completed such an epic event.

Prize Giving: Prize giving will be held from 8:00am on Sunday

GEAR & EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

Printable Gear List

Mountain Bike:

Mountain Bike
Helmet
Front & Rear Lights (100m visibility)

12HR Adventure Race

24HR Adventure Race

Race Hub & Finish

Entry Information

Entry Fee: $220/pp

Entry Details:

Team Captains enter the whole team.

The entry information that the Team Captain will require:

Team Name
Captains name, email address and phone
Other team memebrs names only
Emergency contact name and phone
Team Category/event
Credit/Debit card or bank deposit. One payment for entire team. Entry is not confirmed until payment received.

Entries Close 9 November 2025

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Entry Information

The 2026 Edition; Friday 28 - Sunday 30 November

The host location for the Southern Lakes Multisport Club

12/24 Hour Adventure Race is somewhere in Otago and will be confirmed later in the year. Keep an eye on our Facebook page for updates

The race may include kayaking, rafting, trekking/running, abseiling and mountain biking.

Competitors race the 24/12 Hour Adventure Race in teams of either 2 or 4. The race start times vary from year to year with the 12HR being predominantly raced during daylight hours, and the 24HR event featuring some hours of night racing.

Compulsory Gear

EQUIPMENT

Mountain Bike:

Mountain Bike in good working order
Bike Helmet (NZ/AS standards approved)
Front white & Rear Red Lights (100m visibility)
Pump/repair kit/tube/lube
All individual compulsory gear to be carried on mountainbike stage

Water:

Paddle
PFD (meets AS/NZ standards)
All individual compulsory gear to carried on kayak stage

Spray skirt, and AR Duo Kayak Provided

Each Team is required to carry:

PLB or equivalent
First aid kit
-1.5m unstretched roll 5cm wide crepe bandage
-5m roll of 2cm wide strapping tape
-10 band aid strips
-triangular blanket
-scissors/knife
-4 pain relief tablets
Phone (in waterproof bag)
Maps & Control Card
Mountain Bike repair kit
Kayak repair kit (duct tape)

Strongly Recommended:

Sunscreen
Anti-chafe

INDIVIDUAL GEAR

Each Team Member is required to carry:

Thermal top and bottom (long sleeve)
Themal Gloves/Wool (full finger)
Thermal Hat/Wool (Buffs not accepted)
Waterproof jacket (seam sealed)
Waterproof pants
Long Sleeve Thermal Mid Layer Top
Foil Survival Bag
Whistle

This is the minimum gear to be carried. The compulsory gear must be carried on each leg of the race regardless of discipline

TEAM GEAR

Host town Information

ADDRESS

Getting to HOST LOCATION:

Accommodation:

TBC

Check out these websites for accommodation options:

Air B & B

Wotif

Book-A-Batch

Food (ALL INFO TO BE UPDATED):

TOWN (5 minutes drive from race hub)

Range of Cafe/Restaurant/Takeaway options

Four Square - Open 8am - 7pm Friday, 9am - 6:30pm Saturday

Milton (30min drive from Lawrence)

Range of Cafe/Restaurant/Takeaway options

Supervalue Supermarket - Open 8am - 6pm

Alexandra (1hr 15min drive from Lawrence)

Range of cafe/restaurant/takeaway/dairy/supermarkets

New World Supermarket - Open 7am - 8pm

4Square Supermarket - Open 7am - 8pm

Host town

Refund Policy

Race Refund Policy

If you withdraw from the 12/24hr Adventure Race, or the race is cancelled earlier than 3 weeks prior to race start, a full refund of the entry fee will be available, less bank fees.

If you withdraw from the 12/24hr Adventure Race thereafter, we are unable to provide a refund.