The Rogaining World Championships return to Australia, specifically New south Wales on Friday the 13th and Saturday the 14th of October 2006.

Detailed entry information including the location and the embargo area will be released on the 1st of February 2006.

There is no qualification standard, entry is open to all.

The event location is a place that a number of of the organising team had considered at one time or another and are very excited by the prospects of hosting a rogaine at that location.

The course setting team are developing a map especially for the event.

Check out the event website (brought to you by the coolrunning web developer World Rogaining Championships 2006

I'm the coordinator for the event. I'll keep this discussion updated as the event develops.

Best regards,
Alan Mansfield

Already had it in the schedule, Alan. :)

Yep, planning on that one also.

Ah a couple of the usual suspects.

Thats 2 of 500 places.

At the Arizona event in 2004 there appeared to be a strong contingent of older entrants who had a running/orienteering/ultra background. Anyhow, to my point if either of you or others have suggestions of websites or clubs to contact in the US, Canada or Europe I'd appreciate any suggestions.

See you out there!

On line entry and postal/paper entry has now opened for the World Rogaining Championships.

Thanks to Coolrunning for assistance in developing Warrumbungles- World Rogaining Championship

Best regards,
Alan Mansfield
Coordinator
7WRC 2006

Early bird entry has now closed for the World Rogaining Championships. 250 entries have been received approximately 110 teams. Normal entry is fees now apply until the 31st August 2006.

Bump.

After a heads up from Alan that there weren't many vacancies left, we've gotten organised and the Herrmannator and I have entered as Team Fat Ass.

Anyone else going...?

Yes places are filling fast. Real fast!

World Rogaining Championship.

Has this got something to do with that hair loss product that so many people seem to be using?

Yes you are correct. Many of the participants will be follicly challenged.

Have entered tonight. Now just need to work out a way to break it to my aths coach that I'm doing this one week before a big athletics meet.

Don't worry spiked he can be confident that you will get at least three good nights sleep after after a hard twenty fopur hour rogaine! Maybe!

Good to see some junior teams there!

The following was posted on the www.rogaine2006.com.au website this evening:

"The 7th World Rogaining Championships...

Entry is now Closed- We have 500 entrants. A waiting list has been started. We may be able to offer more places if the major landowner allows more entries or if teams or team members drop out.

If you and your team would like to be placed on the waiting list then please send an email to admin@rogaine2006.com.au

All team member family name / surnames and first names, country or if an Australian team then the state. Contact details of the team leader – email, phone number, mobile number and location / time zone.

Preference will be given to international teams, followed by interstate Australian teams and lastly New South Wales teams.

More information will follow within the week.

Alan Mansfield

14th June 2006 Update – Field size has been increased from 500 to 700 people. The waiting list is now closed and entry is closed.

Today we have approximately 275 people (Internationals and Australians) on the waiting list.

All Internationals on the waiting list will be offered a place in the event.

The remaining places will be offerred to Australians on the waiting list (NSW teams on the list will be treated equally with other Australian entrants) in the order that their request was received.

Those remaining from the waiting list will be placed on a Standby list.

Further information the handling of the Standby list, team finding, replacement of team members and teams will be advised in coming weeks. We intent to do this in a manner as fair as possible.

Sorry if you were interested and have missed out.

Alan Mansfield