Teams biked, trekked, and navigated their way around a course nobody saw until the day before. Three durations, one map, and the usual argument about which way was faster. Overall placings below, by duration.
| Place | 9 hour | 6 hour | 3 hour |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | TNT | StAC Senior | Dutch enough |
| 2nd | Macpac NZ | Get Outside | Better Halves |
| 3rd | Elliott Boys | Glutes of Glory | Kirkwood Keas |
Full results at Crazy Kea Events
These are the draft results published on 5 September, including every team, grade placings, and the Canterbury Schools Adventure Racing Championships. Crazy Kea Events posts the final version once protests and card queries are sorted.
Canterbury's home-grown adventure race, four years strong. Grab a map, plan your route, and collect as many checkpoints as you can by mountain bike and on foot. Open, Women's, Mixed, Student, and Family grades mean there's a start line whether you're chasing the win or just a very big day out.
It also hosts the Canterbury Schools Adventure Racing Championships across three grades from Year 7 to Year 13.
It runs every spring. Entries for 2027 open through Crazy Kea Events, and school teams need a Principal's Permission form.
Crazy Kea sets the mandatory gear list. If you're building a kit for next year, these might help:Silva Arc Jet S compass·SealLine 10L dry bag·emergency whistle·PURE Performance+ race fuelBrowse all adventure racing gear