Day.1. - Sat.27th
November (Start 7.00am)
To Brushy Hill Lookout via Curra Keith Nth roundabout
and return
3 clockwise laps of 6km course on Lake Glenbawn
Brushy Hill Rd / Segenhoe Rd / Allan Bridge Rd /
Rouchel Rd (2 x 31km laps)
Day.2. - Sun.28th
November (Start 7.00am)
4 laps of 3.5km course in and around confines of eastern
foreshore of Lake Glenbawn State Park
2 anti-clockwise laps of 6km course on Lake Glenbawn
Brushy Hill Rd / Segenhoe Rd / Allan Bridge Rd /
Rouchel Rd (1 x 31km lap)
NOTE :
Distances are close approximates. Consult course maps in this handbook for more
details. Course may vary depending upon weather conditions, road conditions or
pending approvals from relevant authorities.
RACE
ORGANISATION
GENERAL
All Stages will start and finish at the
central Transition Area located at the Lake’s edge car park on the Eastern
Foreshore near the Kiosk. This area will be clearly marked. The Race Organisers
will be staying in the Cabins on the Eastern Foreshore of Lake Glenbawn State
Park (200m from Transition Area), and can be consulted if available after each
day’s proceedings if anyone has any problems / queries.
PRE-RACE
Before the race start at 7.00am on Sat.
27th November, there are some organisational matters that need to be
taken care of as follows :
6.00am –
Registration. Competitors check in and receive RACE BIB / Starter Pack from
Recorder’s tent located in Transition Area.
6.30am –
Pre-race briefing. All competitors and support crew must be present. Up to date
course information, including any late changes will be discussed and
last-minute questions will be answered. This briefing will take place in the
Transition Area.
7.00am –
RACE START
Please Note :
Day 2 also starts at 7.00am on Sunday 28th November.
INDIVIDUALS
Individual competitors must complete all
the stages in the correct order to complete the race. The allocated RACE BIB
with competitor number must be worn as the outermost garment at all times to
assist recorders and race officials in identification. The time is continuous
from the moment the race starts each day and thus total time includes any time
spent in the Transition Area.
TEAMS
All teams must have at least one
competitor complete each stage in the correct order to complete the race. The
allocated RACE BIB with competitor number must be worn as the outermost garment
at all times to assist recorders and race officials in identification. The time
is continuous from the moment the race starts each day and thus total time
includes any time spent in the Transition Area.
Teams are allowed to share the laps
within each stage, or swap with teammates at nominated points on the course, as
follows :
Stage 1 RUN – competitors
may swap the RACE BIB at the 12.5km point at Brushy Hill Lookout.
Stage 2 – KAYAK –
consists of 3 x 6km clockwise laps - competitors may swap the RACE BIB at the
end of any lap.
Stage 3 – CYCLE –
consists of 2 x 31km laps - competitors may swap the RACE BIB at the end of the
first lap.
Stage 4 – RUN – consists
of 4 x 3.5km laps - competitors may swap the RACE BIB at the end of any lap.
Stage 5 – KAYAK –
consists of 2 x 6km anti-clockwise laps
- competitors may swap the RACE BIB at the end of the first lap.
Stage 6 – CYCLE -
competitors may swap the RACE BIB at any time during the stage if necessary.
The Team Leader must ensure that the
Recorder is made aware of who is doing each stage and each lap within each
stage. The Recorder will be based at the Transition Area. As long as all
stages, and laps within stages, are completed by members of your team, the
order in which they do them is entirely up to your team’s discretion.
Full results from each
day will be posted up outside the Lake Glenbawn Kiosk when finalised.
RACE
CATEGORIES
TM
– Team Male TF – Team
Female TMX – Team Mixed
IM
– Individual Male IF –
Individual Female
STAGE DESCRIPTIONS
STAGE 1 – RUN 21km
STARTS 7.00am Sat. 27th
November. Runners leave the Transition Area and follow a dirt road for 300m
before turning LEFT onto the Eastern Foreshore Rd. Runners follow this road for
1.8km to the dead-end roundabout at Curra Keith North (2.1km point). Runners
turn around at this point and head back along Eastern Foreshore Rd, past the
Car Park entry (3.9km point) and then continue along the Eastern Foreshore Rd
as it undulates and swings RIGHT and down towards the State Park office (9km
point). Runners turn LEFT at the State Park office at the Electric Security
Gate and head out along the access road to the State Park. Runners then turn
RIGHT at Brushy Hill Rd. (9.5km point) and head up the steep Brushy Hill Rd to
the Lookout turnoff (11km point). Turn RIGHT into Lookout Rd. and follow the
signs to the Brushy Hill lookout which is at the top of a very steep
climb(12.5km point). Runners may swap with a team-mate at this point if they
wish. Runners then run back down Lookout Rd. and follow the same route back to
the Transition Area (DO NOT GO to Curra Keith Nth turnaround point), passing
the State Park Office (16km point) and then on to the Eastern Foreshore Rd
which rises steadily for the run directly back to the Transition Area (21km).
NOTE : For safety and
visibility reasons, runners are advised to run on the right-hand side of the
road and face oncoming traffic.
STAGE 2 – KAYAK
18km
The Stage 2 Kayak on Day 1 is 3 x 6km
clockwise laps of the eastern section of Lake Glenbawn. Paddlers head off in a
southerly direction along the shoreline to Kurrajong South where they turn
RIGHT around the marked tree (1.5km point). Paddlers then head north-west to
the Viewing Tower next to the Dam wall (3km point) and turn RIGHT around the
base of the tower. Paddlers then head north-east across the lake for 2km and
turn RIGHT around the marked tree (5km point). Paddlers then head south along
the shoreline to the Transition Put-In Area (6km point). This completes one
lap.
STAGE 3 – CYCLE
62km
The Stage 3 Cycle on Day
1 is 2 x 31km laps on tar-sealed roads. Riders leave the Transition Area car
park and turn RIGHT onto the Eastern Foreshore Rd, which they follow to the
State Park office (5.2km point). Riders then turn LEFT at the electric security
gate and ride out along the access road into the park. There is a cattle-grid
to negotiate at the entrance to the park. Riders then turn RIGHT (5.6km point)
and up the steep Brushy Hill Rd, which can be rough in places. Riders follow
Brushy Hill Rd for 6.4km, including a long steep downhill and a crossing of the
Pages River Weir, before turning LEFT at Segenhoe Rd (12km point). Riders
follow the flat Segenhoe Rd for 5km before turning LEFT at Allan Bridge Rd
(17km point). Riders will then have to immediately negotiate the narrow wooden
Allan Bridge before heading out along Allan Bridge Rd, which undulates for 4km
before turning LEFT into Rouchel Rd (21km point). Riders then head up the
steady rise and fall of Rouchel Rd for 4km to the Lake Glenbawn State Park
entrance (25km point). Riders then head along the entrance road and turn RIGHT
at the State Park office and head up the steadily rising Eastern Foreshore Rd
to return to the Transition Area car park (31km point). This completes one lap.
STAGE 4 – RUN 14km
STARTS 7.00am Sun. 28th
November. The Stage 4 Run on Day 2 is 4 x 3.5km laps. Runners head out along a
dirt road for 300m before turning RIGHT into the Eastern Foreshore Rd. Runners
then follow the road for 1.5km before turning RIGHT into the Wilga Park camping
area and following the dirt road. All roads will be clearly marked with Course
Markers. Runners then head north along the dirt road to Kurrajong North, past
Ski Beach (2.5km point), along Cooba Cove, past the Boat Ramp and back to the
Transition Area (3.5km point). This completes one lap.
NOTE : For safety and
visibility reasons, runners are advised to run on the right-hand side of the
road and face oncoming traffic.
STAGE 5 – KAYAK
12km
The Stage 5 Kayak on Day
2 is a 2 x 6km anti-clockwise paddle of the eastern section of Lake Glenbawn.
Paddlers travel in the opposite direction to the Stage 2 Day 1 paddle. Paddlers
leave the Transition Area and head north along the shoreline before turning
LEFT around the marked tree (1km point). Paddlers then head south-west across
the lake to the Viewing Tower next to the Dam Wall (3km point). Paddlers turn
LEFT around the base of the Viewing Tower and head south-east to the marked
tree at Kurrajong South (4.5km point). Paddlers turn LEFT around the marked
tree and head north along the shoreline to the Transition Put-In Area (6km point).
This completes one lap.
STAGE 6 – CYCLE
31km
The Stage 6 Cycle on Day 2 is the
final stage of the race (1 x 31km lap). Riders leave the Transition Area car
park and turn RIGHT onto the Eastern Foreshore Rd, which they follow to the
State Park office (5.2km point). Riders then turn LEFT at the electric security
gate and ride out along the access road into the park. There is a cattle-grid
to negotiate at the entrance to the park. Riders then turn RIGHT (5.6km point)
and up the steep Brushy Hill Rd, which can be rough in places. Riders follow
Brushy Hill Rd for 6.4km, including a long steep downhill and a crossing of the
Pages River Weir, before turning LEFT at Segenhoe Rd (12km point). Riders
follow the flat Segenhoe Rd for 5km before turning LEFT at Allan Bridge Rd
(17km point). Riders will then have to immediately negotiate the narrow wooden
Allan Bridge before heading out along Allan Bridge Rd, which undulates for 4km
before turning LEFT into Rouchel Rd (21km point). Riders then head up the steady
rise and fall of Rouchel Rd for 4km to the Lake Glenbawn State Park entrance
(25km point). Riders then head along the entrance road and turn RIGHT at the
State Park office and head up the steadily rising Eastern Foreshore Rd to
return to the Transition Area car park (31km point). This completes the stage
and the race.
GENERAL RACE RULES
1) All
competitors must be in adequate physical condition to complete their allotted
stages without undue physical duress.
2) Competitors
must render assistance if they come across a fellow competitor in distress or
danger. Time taken to assist will be deducted.
3) It
is the competitor’s and support crew’s responsibility to ensure that all
equipment is in working order and that spare equipment and repair equipment is
available. No bike mechanics or canoe repairers will be available.
4) All
competitors must have a support crew with a car.
5) Support
Crews are encouraged to be out on the course during the RUN and CYCLE stages,
being available to render assistance where needed. Support Crews are not to
follow their competitor and obstruct traffic or other competitors, but may pass
safely and wait for them at certain safe points of the course.
6) If
any competitor withdraws from any stage, they or their support crew must note
the time and place of the withdrawal on their course map. The team will be
allowed to continue but a time penalty will be incurred. This will be at the
discretion of the Race Organiser.
7) Team
members may share laps within each stage, as per information contained in the
TEAMS section of this Handbook, but MUST inform the Race Recorder of the name
of the people completing each lap / stage.
8) No
water / Gatorade / food will be provided to competitors out on the course by
the Race Organisers. All race provisions must be provided by the competitor or
their Support Crew.
9) All
competitors must wear their race bib as the outermost garment. This is for the
benefit of our recorders in tracking your progress and to aid support crew in
identification.
KAYAK RULES
1) Paddlers
may use any kayak / canoe or surf ski that has fixed buoyancy.
2) All
paddlers must be able to swim.
3) All
paddlers must wear a buoyancy vest / lifejacket and are advised to wear a spray
skirt / jacket depending on wind / wave conditions.
4) Paddlers
must be aware of other vessels on the lake and give way to them.
5) Any
paddlers in need of assistance should raise their paddle in the air. The Safety
Boat will arrive as soon as possible.
CYCLE RULES
1) Any
form of bicycle is allowed.
2) Cyclists
should carry at least one spare tube and be able to carry out their own
repairs, although Support Crew may assist if available.
3) All
cyclists must wear an approved safety helmet.
4) All
cyclists must ride to the extreme left of the road, be aware of traffic at all
times and obey the normal road rules.
5) Some
of the roads are quite rough and have small shoulders, thus cyclists must take
great care when overtaking. Slower cyclists should allow faster cyclists to
overtake.
RUN RULES
1) All
runners must run on the right-hand side of any roads shared with motor vehicles.
2) Slower
runners should allow faster runners to pass them safely.
3) Runners
must take care when crossing any roads and be aware of traffic at all times.
GENERAL
INFORMATION
The aim of the race, and the weekend in
general, is enjoyment. Try your best, challenge yourself, but do not allow an
overly competitive attitude to affect your enjoyment or the enjoyment of
others. Simply competing in and completing the race is reward in itself.
Ensure that you follow the directions of
race officials at all times as it is their job to ensure that the event runs
smoothly, all competitors and support crew are safe, and that everyone has a
good time.
Please ensure that you read this handbook
thoroughly and make yourself acquainted with all aspects of the race
organisation, especially the course. Prepare yourself and your team, both
physically and mentally for the challenge ahead, and spare a thought for the
support crew. It is often forgotten that they face as many challenges as the
competitors themselves