My introduction to Rogaining this past weekend was anything but gradual. I dove straight into the deep end with a 24-hour event. It certainly felt like a trial by ice (more so than fire!), but the experience was incredibly rewarding. Initially, it was planned as a trio with Ziggy, George, and myself, looking for a follow up to our GPT100 race. Unfortunately, Ziggy was sidelined by illness just days before, leaving George and I to tackle the course as a determined pair.
Instead of a standard written race report, I’ve captured the whole journey in a video, you can check it out below! Plus, as a bonus, I’ve added a list of key takeaways for future events.
🎥 Watch the Vlog Below ⬇️
Lessons Learned for next Rogaine
- Bring a proper cork board and table for planning
- Also bring plenty of stationary such as pens, highlighters and clear contact to cover the map once done
- Use pins and string with markings to roughly work out distances
- Mark out the route using a highlighter then cover the map in clear contact so the route doesn’t rub off
- Be quicker at route planning so there isn’t a mad rush at the end
- Pack your bags in the morning before getting the map so you’re ready to go
- Pack way more food than you think you need!!
- Bring lots of warm gear as well
- Plan like you are going to be out there for the full 24 hours, we were hoping to get back to the hash house for dinner but we were out for over 12 hours before returning
- Learn how to do various compass techniques, taking bearings, back bearings etc
- Learn how to follow a bearing using the map and compass, we mostly just navigated by the terrain and features, this is useless at night
- If you want to win, plan to get every control point
- Leave a few controls close to the hash house till the end for finishing
- Bring an alarm clock if you want to have a small sleep
- Ideally stay away from the hash house through the witching hours, sleeping is too tempting
- Don’t take it too serious, you’re guaranteed to get lost a few times, better to laugh about it than get annoyed
- Learn about catching features and handrails
- Sometimes the hard controls aren’t worth it
- Driving home afterwards is going to be hard, bring extra caffeine to get home safe
📋The Stats
| Event | Stagger On 24h Rogaine |
| Date | 6 Dec 2025 |
| Dist | 90.71km |
| Elevation | 3036m |
| Total Time | 24h |
| Total points | 1560 |
| Strava | Strava Activity |
Joseph Nunn: An avid trail runner based in Hobart, Tasmania. He loves getting out for big days on the trails with mates or racing against them.
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