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Next Years race is set for 9am on Sat 26th Jan and the course has been extended out with a loop from the Stanley Vale down to the head of Lake Guyon and back, to become a full 50 km Ultra distance mountain-run - you can reasonably expect to take 1.5 - 2x longer than your best road marathon time to complete this race.
Heading for the Top!
COURSE NOTES:
Runners will start the 50 km run with an immediate gradual climb all the way to the top of Fowlers Pass. From the top of Fowlers (4.5km) there is a sharp drop following a zigzag track down into a tributary of the Stanley River. Following the creek down runners will soon cross the Stanley for the first of 11 times! At around the 12 km mark runners start the new loop to Lake Guyon and back to the first major aid station (16km) prior to passing by the historic Stanley Vale hut.
Continuing down the Stanley River for another 12 – 15km runners will experience several more river crossings and a couple of minor climbs/descents before a big climb out of the Stanley up onto “The Racecourse”, traversing “The Racecourse” runners will complete another climb up onto the tops above Scotties Camp and the Edwards River. From here they will have a significant descent (the bums rush) - following a steep tussock spur with no track, down onto the Edwards 4x4 track and the 2nd major aid station - just below Charlie’s Saddle at about the 34km mark.
From here runners will follow the 4x4 track up the Edwards valley (crossing the river 3 times) where (at around the 44km mark) they will have one last short-sharp climb up into Peter’s Valley from where they will have an overall descent into the finish at the St James Homestead.
COURSE MAP:
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COURSE ELEVATION:
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Race Start - Race briefing will be at 8:40am with the race start at 9am - all competitors must attend the briefing.
Competitors can expect very hot conditions – be prepared and stay adequately hydrated. There will be marshal stations at various points (including two major stations - at approximately the 12 & 30 km marks, with EM's goodies, leppin, water, banana's, sunscreen & crampstop) but this is remote country so all competitors will need to be self-sufficient – all rivers & creeks should be ok to drink from directly.
All competitors will be required to carry a minimum amount of safety/emergency gear – it can go from hot sun to heavy snow in a matter of hours even in the height of summer. By preference race organisers require all riders to use hydration packs and not water bottles – these are too often lost/dropped from bikes and left on the track. As with any littering any competitor caught dropping rubbish will be intantly disqualified
