About Us

Open Adventure was set up by James Thurlow in 2004 in reaction to the lack of Adventure Racing in the North of England.  Since then Open Adventure has grown each year attracting some of the best adventure racers across the world and support from the largest brands in Adventure sport.

With events running across much of the UK Open Adventure is seen as one of the leading purveyors of Adventure Sport in the UK.  For more details on other events run by Open Adventure please see www.openadventure.com

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The Team

James Thurlow

James is the man behind Open Adventure, with a real passion to get adventure sport in to the DNA of those that want to explore the outdoors. Having organised over 30 adventure racers in the UK in some of the most challenging environments he is one of the most experienced lunatics in this field. If you look carefully you will also find him competing in events across the country experiencing what other organisers can pull out of the bag.

Cheryl Frost

Cheryl otherwise known as Chez has recently joined the Open Adventure Team. A keen adventure racer, fell runner, mountain biker and open water swimmer Cheryl has all the credentials to assist the team in making the adidas TERREX adventure race a once in a lifetime experience.

Bruce Duncan

Bruce is another new member of the Open Adventure Team. He gave up his job to be a full time athlete and enjoy life a bit more. Bruce has competed in Adventure Races all over the world with great success, and hopes to bring some of the knowledge and experience gained into the UK AR scene. The adidas TERREX adventure race will be a whole lot of fun showing off the best of what Cumbria has to offer.

Nick Gracie

Nick is on board and already looking into the future and Adventure races in 2012! Nick has been heavily involved in the sport of adventure racing for the last 8 years as both an athlete and an event organiser. He is one of the UK's most experienced and successful racers. Nick has taken part in races all over the world and won most of the races in the UK and he and his team have been British Adventure Racing Champions since 2005. He has taken part in 4 Adventure Racing World Championships and In 2009 Nick and his team became World Adventure Racing Champions (the first British team to do so).

James Kirby

James has been in the adventure race world for a few years now. He is a keen photographer, mountain biker and outdoor enthusiast. He has been working with Open Adventure since the beginning and is the man behind the website, all the graphics - not to mention taking pictures for us out in all weather conditions at various events! Check out his web site for more: www.jameskirby.me.uk