SA Trail Running Championship
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 03 November 2011 20:27
SUNDAY 17th April 2011
24km Runners only and 12km Runners and Walkers. Everyone is welcome.
The inaugural South Australian Trail Running Championship is for everyone! Test your trail running prowess against the best in your gender/age group, or just enjoy a scenic and challenging run in good company. A special welcome is extended to visitors, and to those new to trail running. The shorter route offers splendid scenery in pleasant surroundings, and is available for walkers. Abundant signage, first-aid facilities and drink stations will be provided to help people enjoy their run. These events provide runners with a challenging goal, and also with excellent preparation for the height of the marathon season.
Whichever category of runners or walkers you belong to, you will enjoy these routes. They are easily accessible and reasonably easy to follow, while including some of the finest scenery in the Mt Lofty Ranges. The majority of the long route passes through woodland on the steep slopes of the Mt Lofty range. Starting at Brock Reserve, at the terminal point of the historic Pioneer Women’s Trail, it winds along the grassy slopes of Mt Osmond where there are wonderful views over Adelaide. The trail soon enters scattered woodland alongside Mt Osmond golf course, and continues through the natural woodland of Cleland Conservation Park. The trail then the passes just beneath the summit of Mt Lofty, and continues along the Wine Shanty Track to Greenhill Rd, whence it descends through the rugged Chambers Gully, crosses Waterfall Gully Rd, passes north-westwards through the revegetated Beaumont Dump, finally returning to the Pioneer Women’s Trail. The shorter route covers the first stage of the longer route, and turns around at Eagle-on-the-Hill to go back the same way.
The awards ceremony will be held at about 12.00pm. We suggest you bring folding chairs for use during the awards ceremony!
Trophies or medals, with a championship logo inscribed, will be offered to the first three male and first three female place-getters in the two running events, and to the first place-getter in the walk. There will also be medals for the winner of each age/gender category in the longer event. The age-categories with be five-yearly, e.g. 20-24.
A range of light refreshments will be available after the event, including fruit, food bars, buns, fruit juice, soft drink and water. Ample roadside parking is available alongside Dashwood and Glynburn Rds. There are toilets at Beaumont House.
WHERE
Meeting point at Beaumont House (by corner of Glynburn and Dashwood Rds). Start/finish at Brock Reserve (across the road).
COURSE
24km - For runners only, the championship event is a run through Mt Osmond Reserve, Cleland Conservation Park and Chambers Gully, with approximately 985m of ascent and descent.
12km - For runners and walkers will be a return route through Mt Osmond Reserve, with approximately 550m of ascent and descent.
The 12km Event will not be a championship event.
Those doing the longer route may want to take a mobile phone, with the number of a first-aid assistant or race controller entered in it. The first-aid assistants will stay based at Beaumont House. Runners should allow time to warm up well before the race, because the course starts to ascend immediately.
Download the Course Notes and Map
TIMES
7:15am Start 12km Walkers
8:00am Wave starts to avoid congestion for 24km runners on the narrow path at the beginning of the course;
8:30am Start 12 km runners
12:00pm Awards Ceremony
12:30pm The cut-off for all events.
HOW TO ENTER
24km Runners only and 12km Runners and Walkers. Everyone is welcome.
The inaugural South Australian Trail Running Championship is for everyone! Test your trail running prowess against the best in your gender/age group, or just enjoy a scenic and challenging run in good company. A special welcome is extended to visitors, and to those new to trail running. The shorter route offers splendid scenery in pleasant surroundings, and is available for walkers. Abundant signage, first-aid facilities and drink stations will be provided to help people enjoy their run. These events provide runners with a challenging goal, and also with excellent preparation for the height of the marathon season.
Whichever category of runners or walkers you belong to, you will enjoy these routes. They are easily accessible and reasonably easy to follow, while including some of the finest scenery in the Mt Lofty Ranges. The majority of the long route passes through woodland on the steep slopes of the Mt Lofty range. Starting at Brock Reserve, at the terminal point of the historic Pioneer Women’s Trail, it winds along the grassy slopes of Mt Osmond where there are wonderful views over Adelaide. The trail soon enters scattered woodland alongside Mt Osmond golf course, and continues through the natural woodland of Cleland Conservation Park. The trail then the passes just beneath the summit of Mt Lofty, and continues along the Wine Shanty Track to Greenhill Rd, whence it descends through the rugged Chambers Gully, crosses Waterfall Gully Rd, passes north-westwards through the revegetated Beaumont Dump, finally returning to the Pioneer Women’s Trail. The shorter route covers the first stage of the longer route, and turns around at Eagle-on-the-Hill to go back the same way.
The awards ceremony will be held at about 12.00pm. We suggest you bring folding chairs for use during the awards ceremony!
Trophies or medals, with a championship logo inscribed, will be offered to the first three male and first three female place-getters in the two running events, and to the first place-getter in the walk. There will also be medals for the winner of each age/gender category in the longer event. The age-categories with be five-yearly, e.g. 20-24.
A range of light refreshments will be available after the event, including fruit, food bars, buns, fruit juice, soft drink and water. Ample roadside parking is available alongside Dashwood and Glynburn Rds. There are toilets at Beaumont House.
WHERE
Meeting point at Beaumont House (by corner of Glynburn and Dashwood Rds). Start/finish at Brock Reserve (across the road).
COURSE
24km - For runners only, the championship event is a run through Mt Osmond Reserve, Cleland Conservation Park and Chambers Gully, with approximately 985m of ascent and descent.
12km - For runners and walkers will be a return route through Mt Osmond Reserve, with approximately 550m of ascent and descent.
The 12km Event will not be a championship event.
Those doing the longer route may want to take a mobile phone, with the number of a first-aid assistant or race controller entered in it. The first-aid assistants will stay based at Beaumont House. Runners should allow time to warm up well before the race, because the course starts to ascend immediately.
Download the Course Notes and Map
TIMES
7:15am Start 12km Walkers
8:00am Wave starts to avoid congestion for 24km runners on the narrow path at the beginning of the course;
8:30am Start 12 km runners
12:00pm Awards Ceremony
12:30pm The cut-off for all events.
HOW TO ENTER
COMPLETED
PLEASE NOTE: NO ENTRY ON RACE DAY.
SARRC Member $30, Non SARRC Member $35
To avoid the $5.00 surcharge then ensure paper entries are into the SARRC office by close of business Friday 8th April and online entries midnight by 10th April.
FEATURES:
- Spring Water drink stations
- Fruit from Adelaide Fresh Fruiterers
SARRC Member $30, Non SARRC Member $35
To avoid the $5.00 surcharge then ensure paper entries are into the SARRC office by close of business Friday 8th April and online entries midnight by 10th April.
FEATURES:
- Spring Water drink stations
- Fruit from Adelaide Fresh Fruiterers
2010 - Result Photos by Epsom Rd Studios Other Photos
2011 - Provisional Full Results Age groups see PHOTOS
THIS EVENT IS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY:
Clear 15 oC