World Record Participation in Anaconda Adventure Race Sees Kohlar and Blegg Back On Top
Rapid Ascent - Media Release / 08.11.2010
Nearly 1700 competitors battled it out in the 65km off road course around Margaret River in the biggest adventure race in the world really signifying what an established and popular sport this has become in Australia. Throw in over 700 kids aged from 5 to 13 years old who did their own mini adventure race in the Anaconda Junior Survivor yesterday and you could say that this is the fastest growing sport in Australia with a very bright future.
Adventure racing pits the best athletes of all backgrounds against each other to determine the ultimate all round athlete. It’s fast, it’s furious and definitely not for the faint hearted. Surf life savers, triathletes, runners, cyclists and kayakers all in together with the ultimate goal of just finishing this epic event. Competitors started with a 13km run across rocks, on sand and harsh conditions starting at Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse. The individual athletes taking on the whole distance themselves started 15 minutes ahead of the teams and it was Jarad Kohlar from Port Melbourne, Victoria, who set his race up with a blistering first leg and a handy 40 second lead. Kohlar who was sidelined with an ankle injury for the last year is back in top form and desperate to win back an Anaconda Adventure Race having relinquished the title last year. His warm-up races for this weekend put him in an excellent position after he was recently crowned Australian Adventure Racing Champion ahead of Grant Suckling, from Geelong, Victoria, who is the current leader of the Anaconda Adventure Race National Series.
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