Classic

This is our classic week-long event designed to balance speed and adventure. The fastest finishers typically complete the course in about 2.5 days, but the overall format is planned with breathing room to allow a more relaxed adventure experience.

After the first checkpoint, participants are given optional routes so they can choose their path. This format is open to racers aged 11 and up, and usually features a mass start line with between 150 to 300 participants.

In previous editions of this week-long race, participants taking the full week have typically spent around 6 to 7 hours per day on public transport, plus time for connections. While it’s possible to avoid overnight travel, doing so may require some early starts or late finishes. That said, we often find overnight journeys are a great way to free up daytime hours.

Short

Introduced in 2025 for our Moldova event, this 4-day format remains challenging with the fastest racers still finishing in around 2-2.5 days.

This event is geared towards experienced racers aged 18 and older and is smaller in scale, with up to 100 participants. We are experimenting with this format by making the final checkpoint optional for logging a finish; however, to win the competition, racers must visit this final checkpoint. The idea behind this being to create breathing room for those wanting to slow down during the shorter time limit.

Unlike The Classic, there is usually no mass start line; instead, a briefing is held in a meeting space before the race kicks off.

For this shorter format, you can expect to be on transport for around 8 hours per day if you take the full time allowance and skip the final checkpoint, or closer to 10 if you plan to reach them all. There’s usually still time to squeeze in a hotel night or two, but you may need to include an overnight leg or accept an early start or late finish on one of the days. It’s still doable, especially if you’re not aiming to be competitive and want to prioritise the adventure.

Rogaining / Treasure Hunt

This new format has been applied to some of our private corporate events and our 2026 Japan event. It involves a dozen or so checkpoints scattered throughout the race region.

Each checkpoint has a points value based on its difficulty. Participants need to accumulate a certain amount of points to complete the race, and an overall winner is declared based on who has the highest total points. Fastest finisher is usually not a factor in these events.

Racers can choose their own order to visit checkpoints, giving maximum route flexibility and strategic choice.