Competition Categories
Age & Gender based Categories
For all NSWRA events, there are five age based classes of competition:
- Open (no age restriction)
- Under23 (all team members must be under 23 years of age on the first day of competition)
- Veteran (all team members must be 40 years of age or over on the first day of competition)
- Super Veteran (all team members must be 55 years of age or over on the first day of competition)
- Ultra Veteran (all team members must be 65 years of age or over on the first day of competition)
In addition, for all NSWRA events, there are three gender categories within the Open, Under 23, Veteran & Super Veteran age categories. These are ...
- Men (all team members must be male)
- Women (all team members must be female)
- Mixed (teams must contain at least one female and one male)
Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine
For the Paddy Pallin 6 hour rogaine held in June each year, there is an additional age based category of "Junior" in which all team members must be under 18 years of age on the first day of competition. There are no gender categories within the junior age class.
Family Category
NSWRA also usually offers a "Family" category at events. The team members must include at least two members of the same family, who represent two generations. One must be a child under 18 years of age on the first day of competition.
Novice Category
Some events offer a Novice category where all team members must never have previously entered a rogaine.
Teams are deemed to compete in every category for which they are eligible.