EVENT INFORMATION
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Race HQ: Adjacent to the Cotter Reserve (approximately 20
minutes drive west of Canberra). Directions will be provided to
individual race entrants and relay team captains with final
instructions/race numbers.
Start: Brindabella Classic entrants amd Relay teams: Summit of
Mt Ginini, approximately 90 minutes drive by car from Race HQ
(depending on road and weather conditions), commencing at 8:00am
Bulls Head Challenge entrants: Bulls head, approximately 40
minutes drive by car from race HQ, commencing at 10:00am.
Finish: All races finish at Race HQ, Cotter Reserve.
Presentation: Presentation of awards will commence at approximately 2:30pm
on race day at Race HQ.
Course: Brindabella Classic (BC): 53.8km of mainly bush roads and
tracks, with some rough terrain including steep descents. The
course has a net fall of 1300m. There are, however, several
long gradual climbs, as well as some short sharp climbs (refer
to course profile). Much of the race is at high altitude (up
to 1762m) and some sections are very exposed and the weather is
changeable.
Relay teams follow the same course as above and the legs are 8.7,
17.8, 17.4 and 9.9km respectively.
Bulls Head Challenge (BHC): 27.3km of mainly downhill, all on
bush roads and tracks. This is the same course as for the
last half of the Brindabella Classic.
Entries: The events are open to all individual runners and to relay
teams who are satisfactorily trained to safely complete this
gruelling 54 or 27 km event. The minimum age for individual
runners is 18 years. On-line entries close 18 October 2006.
Entries by mail and email close on 13 October 2006 to
ensure that you receive a race number before race day. Late
entries for the BC and Relays will be accepted on the day at
race HQ between 05.30 and 06.15, and up to 09:00 for the BHC,
but bus transport cannot be guaranteed for late entrants. The
buses will depart for Mt Ginini at 06.15. BC and Relay late
entrants must have paid their fee and received a race number
at Race HQ before setting off for Mt Ginini by car or bus.
Changes to relay team members will be limited to replacing
those injured before the race. Runners who run the full 54 km
may also be part of any number of relay teams, but will receive
a discount for only one team. For the BHC entrants and third
relay leg runners, the bus will depart for Bulls Head at 9:00 am
and late BHC entrants must have paid their fee and received a
race number at Race HQ before setting off for Bulls Head by car
or bus
Race Fees: Brindabella Classic individuals $65.00 (ACTCCC members $55).
Relay Teams $68.00 (if the first leg is run by a Brindabella
Classic individual entrant, then the fee for his/her first
team only is reduced to $51.00, additional teams with the same
first runner pay the full price).
Bulls Head Challenge individuals $45.00 (ACTCCC members $35).
There is a strict ‘no refund’ policy and a late entry fee of
$20.00 applies for all races. Entries posted after 13 October
should include the late fee.
Relays: Relay teams of 2, 3 or 4 are invited to participate (please
refer below for information on team categories). The team
captain will receive all the necessary details prior to the
event, including a map. Whilst relay teams may enter on the
day, time to do so is limited and a late fee applies.
Time Limits: Both BC individuals and teams must complete the 53.8 km course
within 7 hrs, and reach Bulls Head (about half way) within
3 hrs 20 mins, or they will be asked to withdraw from the
event. BHC individuals must complete the 27.3 km course within
5 hrs. Progress throughout the race will be monitored at race
HQ and if it is judged that insufficient progress is being made
in relation to your likely finishing time, or if you appear too
distressed, you may be asked to withdraw from the event. Aid
Station and radio communication support towards the end of the
course cannot be guaranteed for the slower runners who refuse
to pull out of the race even though they have been asked to do
so by a race official.
Race Control: All runners are requested to assist the organisers by clearly
displaying their race number at all times (front and back) and
ensuring that their race number has been registered at every
aid station with the attendants. The progress of every runner
will be monitored at Race HQ via radio communication with every
aid station to prevent, as far as possible, a runner becoming
lost.
Spectator Access: Spectators can gain access by car most readily to drink stations
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, and 10 (refer to the course map, which will
be posted out with final race instructions). Road signage will
be improved this year to prevent the problems experienced last
year by drivers ferrying relay team members.
Transport: Transport by bus will be provided from Race HQ to the start at
Mt Ginini for runners indicating that they require transport
on the entry form. The cost is $16.00 (Mt Ginini) or $11.00
(Bulls Head) per person. Transport will depart for Mt Ginini
at 6.15am and Bulls head at 9:00 am. Private transport to the
start of all races is possible. Please book your bus seat
early and do not rely on spare seats being available on the
day, as there may not be any. This also helps the organisers
to book the right number of buses.
Facilities: At Race HQ there are toilets, playground, BBQ and picnic
facilities. Two camping grounds are within a few km of race HQ
and there are hot showers available there. There is a toilet at
Bulls Head, approximately 25km before Mt Ginini. Buses to the
start will stop briefly at this point to provide relief. There
will be one portable toilet at the summit of Mt Ginini.
Special Drinks: Special drinks and food bags are catered for, provided that
they are lodged at Race HQ before 6.15am on race day. This
time deadline applies to runners in all three races. These
items must be clearly labeled with your race number, and lodged
in the crates marked for each aid station.
Aid Stations: There will be ten aid stations supplying water, sports drink
and limited first aid. Food such as fruit and Jelly Beans
will also be provided, as well as your special drinks if
provided on time.
Litter: Please do not litter at all in any area, as most of the run
is in a nature reserve. Drop cups etc. in the special
receptacle located just past each aid station. If you have
to drop litter elsewhere, please do so at or near the aid
stations where it can be easily seen and collected. DO NOT
throw it in the bush, as this may threaten the conduct of
future events.
Traffic: The roads used by the runners in this event are not closed to
traffic, but most are seldom used. However, caution must
always be exercised by runners at all times, particularly when
crossing the main Cotter Road (bitumen) just before the finish
as this road can be very busy.
Distress: If an entrant becomes aware of another runner in distress or
requiring assistance in any way, then please provide help to
the best of your ability and notify an aid station attendant.
Any entrant who withdraws from the event is requested to
immediately notify an aid station attendant, and arrangements
for transport back to Race HQ can then be made.
Cancellation: In the event of bad weather (there could be heavy snow or deep
river crossings) the organisers reserve the right to cancel
the race or change the course at short notice. However, this
has not yet been necessary in the history of the race, but it
should not be ruled out.
Race numbers: Final instructions, a course map and race numbers will be
posted to individual entrants and relay team captains on receipt
of entry form (note that this will be the only indication that
your entry has been received).
Awards:
Brindabella Classic Individual:
First Male The Jack Maxwell Trophy plus $100 cash
First Female The Miles Franklin Trophy plus $100 cash
Husband & Wife Team Trophy
Second/Third Male/Female Trophy
Randow draw prizes
Men and women individual race winners on three occasions and those
completing their 10th individual event (in 2006) will have their race
number set aside permanently as their own, and in future runs that
number will be distinguished by a cloth race number.
Relay Teams:
First Male Team of four The Mike March Trophy plus $50 cash
First Female Team of four The Wanda Foley Trophy plus $50 cash
Two person Relay Team Trevor Jacobs Trophy (NB. one member
runs the first two relay legs and the
other runs the last two legs)
"Other" Relay Teams No trophies, however any records set are
recorded (Teams may be mixed and the
legs may be run in any combination -
see examples in Race records)
Note: All of the members of a team may wish to run across the finish line
together to capture the moment in the finish line photograph; this is
permitted provided it does not interfere with any other runners,
particularly individual runners completing the full distance.
Bulls Head Challenge
First Female BHC Female Trophy
Second/Third Male/Female Trophy
Random draw prizes