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Windsor, Australia
Hawkesbury Classic Paddle 2026
Moonlight miles down the Hawkesbury.
Registration Open
24 Oct100 km overnight (or 30/60 km options)Demanding
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Rat Race Arctic Circle 2027
Three sports, three countries and the northern lights overhead.
Kilpisjärvi (transfers from Tromsø, Norway), Finland Friday 12 March 2027
Why you might love it
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An accessible bucket-list Arctic journey where guides handle the logistics and you simply ski, snowshoe and ride.
Who this suits
Fit adventurers with little winter-sport experience who want a supported first Arctic challenge.
Getting ready
Preparation
A five-day supported Arctic adventure to the Three Nations Cairn, where Norway, Sweden and Finland meet. Over three stages participants fat-bike about 30 km, snowshoe about 21 km and cross-country ski about 21 km, staying in lodges and a wilderness camp with sauna, all led by experienced guides.
In your Race Year
March — Rat Race Arctic Circle 2027
A challenging March chapter — build the months before it around getting there ready.
See my yearWhere this could take you
One finish line starts the next.
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DEEP JAPAN ULTRA 30K 2027
Your winter engine, taken onto summer mountain trails.
Just an idea, not a plan — your year is yours to shape.
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Paddle & RowSurf-ski
East London (Nahoon), South Africa
Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race Singles 2026
East London downwind glory in honour of Pete Marlin.
Registration Open
31 Oct~17–23 km open-ocean surfski (wind-dependent course)Demanding
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East London (Nahoon), South Africa
Biogen Pete Marlin Surfski Race Doubles 2026
SS2 teamwork on the Nahoon-to-Yellow Sands downwind.
Registration Open
1 Nov~17 km open-ocean surfski doubles (wind-dependent)Demanding