Competition Categories

A team shall consist of two, three, four or five members. A team that has a member under 15 years of age must also have a member 19 years or over.

Entrants can identify as a man, woman or other. 

There are three gender categories of competition:

1. Men (M): All team members must be men.
2. Women (W): All team members must be women.
3. Mixed (X): All other teams, including any team with an entrant identifying as other.

And five age categories of competition within each gender category. Ages are as of the 31st December of the year of the competition.

1. Open: No age restriction
2. Youth/Under 23 (Y): All team members must be 23 years of age or under.
3. Veteran (V): All team members must be 45 years of age or over.
4. Super Veteran (SV): All team members must be 55 years of age or over.
5. Ultra Veteran (UV): All team members must be 65 years of age or over.

There is also the:

• Family category (F): A family team includes a member under 15 and a member 19 or over who are related to each other. The team may include other non-related members.
• Novice category (N): All team members are at their first rogaine.

Last updated: December 2024, to include 2023 ARA Technical Regulation changes.