Olympian Steve Moneghetti lines up for Hamilton race
RUNNING: Competing alongside an Olympian is a rare treat but that awaits this year’s participants at the Hamilton Island Hilly Half Marathon and Relay.
View ArticleYOUR STORY: Adventurer keen to make Everest dream a reality
ONE of the greatest feats undertaken by those who are tough enough to do so is to climb to the summit of the highest mountain in the world – Everest.
View ArticleAdventure cyclist to talk in Mackay about his experience
JOHN Teske will be travelling 7500km across Australia to inspire other people.
View ArticlePro bull-riding circuit success no easy ride
IT’S not a matter of “if” you’ll get hurt in this sport. It's a matter of "when" and "how badly".
View ArticleDo not tell Mum: Adventurer has close scrapes in solo quest
IN HIS quest to paddle the longest river in each continent, Mark Kalch has encountered everything from whitewater rapids to trigger-happy cocaine traffickers.
View ArticleMackay trio racing to success in representing Australia
ATHLETICS: Fit and driven is how you’d describe Jamie Sanders, Josiah McCarthy and Jade Bidgood.
View ArticleLambert completes 100km run in less than 14 hours
RUNNING: Mackay’s Martin Lambert has reason to feel a little dizzy.
View ArticleMeet one of the world's 50 most adventurous men
NOT MANY mums could calmly describe the times their sons were shot at.
View ArticleTenille writes of sailing the seas for 123 days
MACKAY’S Tenille Chapman, a navy lieutenant, has returned to Australia after more than 100 days aboard the Young Endeavour.
View ArticleGruelling adventure challenge a tribute to Zach Roberts
LACHLAN Roberts will never forget his brother, and he will be thinking about him throughout Saturday’s Zach Mach Mackay Adventure Challenge.
View ArticleBeer Mile race was harder than triathlon: winner
CLARENCE Valley athlete Jason Limbert etched his name in the upper echelons of local sports stars and local beer lovers on Monday.
View ArticleOne of the most adventurous men has many stand-out moments
MACKAY born and bred, Mark Kalch is an adventurous bloke.
View ArticleFirst Fraser Coast triathlon sets stage for future events
CYCLISTS and runners took over Hervey Bay’s streets and pier yesterday in drizzly conditions for the inaugural Tri Fraser Coast.
View ArticleMullum to Bruns Paddle draws 1050 entrants
FORECASTED wet and windy weather didn’t deter a massive field of 1050 paddlers taking part in Sunday’s 2015 Mullum2Bruns Paddle.
View ArticleDunn endures rough ride on Nefarious
PROSERPINE'S Roy Dunn having a rough ride on Nefarious in round one of the Last Man Standing event in Las Vegas.
View ArticleOffroad caves safari shows visitors Fiji's cannibal history
FIJI’S popular Off Road Caves Safari started in 2012, complementing the Sigatoka River Safari.
View ArticleCarfrae adds another podium finish in Hawaiian Ironman
Australia's Mirinda Carfrae had to settle for second place at the Hawaiian Ironman triathlon world championships, but still set a record.
View ArticleMcGregor press conference turns into farce
Featherweight champion Conor McGregor has turned the press conference for UFC 205 in New York into another circus.
View ArticleClimbing to greater heights at Seaforth
BOOKINGS for the Seaforth Pines Outdoor Education Centre are flooding in and next year's calendar is already filling up fast.
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