Calling all Bucket List Heroes! Kokoda Challenge

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2013 REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 5 AT 6AM.
TEAM SPOTS ARE LIMITED AND FILLED WITHIN 23 MINUTES IN 2012, SO IT IS ESSENTIAL WE ARE ORGANISED IN ADVANCE.

I know this one is not for everyone, but definitely one to tick off your bucket list if you have the ticker.

The Kokoda Challenge on the Gold Coast is hailed as Australia's toughest endurance event. Participants trek a 96km course that leads along fire trails, crosses 12 creeks and summits 5,000m of vertical elevation. The goal is to finish as a complete team of four in honour of the spirit forged on the Kokoda Track in 1942: mateship, endurance, courage and sacrifice.

THEREFORE, WE NEED A TEAM OR TEAMS OF FOUR WHO ARE PREPARED TO COMMIT TO THIS. We will also need volunteers to be the support crew.

The course is 96km with 14 Checkpoints. Our Support Crew will provide food, water and much needed encouragement at the 5 Major Checkpoints. The remaining Checkpoints are staffed by Kokoda Challenge Officials.

96km is the actual distance of the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea. There is a 39 hour time limit in honour of the 39th Militia, the first Australian Troops to step foot on the Kokoda Track.
For more information and specifics go to http://kokodachallenge.com/kokoda-challenge

WHAT TO GET EXCITED ABOUT

Raising money for The Kokoda Challenge Youth Program! Your contribution is helping young people to gain confidence, direction, life skills, new friends and the knowledge that anything is possible

There are some great prizes up for grabs including a trip for four to Papua New Guinea to walk the actual Kokoda Track

Friends, family and colleagues becoming involved - sharing your journey through your team page and tracking your progress in real time on Virtual Spectator throughout the weekend of the event

The walk itself! By participating you become part of an ongoing and permanent legacy to the Australian Diggers. View previous videos and photos on the web page.

• Registration fees are $440.00* per team and is payable on registration (*inc GST). The Registration fee is non refundable.
• A further $1500.00 in fundraising is required. In 2012, the average team raised $2,300.00 in support of the Kokoda Challenge Youth Program so the mandatory contribution should be a walk in the park (pun intended)