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Revision as of 16:36, 12 April 2007
Brief notes
- Probably the greatest success in the world of Ultrarunning is the Comrades Marathon (www.comrades.com) held in June every year in South Africa which attracts between 10,000 and 15,000 runners yearly. The event is held on the hilly road between Durban and Pietermaritzburg (approx 90km), alternating directions every year.
- A number of runners in Australia have travelled to this prestigous event and are full of praise for it. This event is being held for those runners who would like to attempt Comrades but can't afford to travel to South Africa. It is a hilly road course of approx the same distance, alternating directions every year (UP in Australia when UP in south Africa etc) so the feeling should be approximately the same .. except without the crowds .. or the water stops fully stocked with Coca-Cola every mile or ...
- This run is absolutely not sanctioned nor authorised by the Official Comrades Marathon
Date/Time of next run
7:00am, Saturday 16th June 2007
Please note - a discussion on 2007 event on CoolRunning
2007 Start Location
Showground Road entrance to Gosford Railway Station, Gosford, New South Wales. 2007 is a DOWN year
2007 Finish Location
Steps in front of Sydney Opera House.
Start Facilities
Water/ shops/ toilets close by. Parking OK.
Entry Details
- See the On the Day Details page.
- Please note that to ensure you don't miss any late breaking info read this website or the Fat Ass section of the CoolRunning Messageboards.
Distance
96km - Bruce Fordyce Option
Many options to drop out at shorter distances - collectively known as Rosie Ruiz options.
Time Limit
None - take as long as you like
Entry Fee
Free!
Course Description
100% road route generally along the Old Pacific Highway, avoiding heavy traffic. Generally hilly - see elevation profile.
- Route description [TextFormat] UP / DOWN
- Route description [PDFFormat] UP / DOWN
- All route descriptions 2001-2006 [Excel Format]
- A pace schedule - up course 2006-2008 [Excel Format]
- A pace schedule for the down course 2007-2009 - still coming.
- Maps [PDF- low res- Format] 2.4Mb Look at pages in correct order or reverse order depending on Up or Down route
- Maps [MSWORD - hi res- Format] 18.7Mb Look at pages in correct order or reverse order depending on Up or Down route
Full Maps
Map 1 - Opera House to North Sydney
Map 2 - North Sydney to Chatswood
Map 4 - Pymble to North Turramurra
Map 5 - North Turramurra to Mt Kuringai
Map 7 - Cowan to Mooney Mooney Creek
Map 8 - Mooney Mooney Creek to Calga
9 - Calga to Gosford Railway Station
Aid Summary
As there will be no aid supplied, you should carry at least one water bottle. For the section between Sydney and Berowra, there are many places to stop and buy food/drink or use water taps - approx every 2km. Between Berowra and Gosford, opportunities for aid are rarer, approx every 5km or 10km so travel well prepared.
Route Marking Summary
As there will no route markings for the run whatsoever, you should pick up a FREE! map of the course at the start, or purchase your own. If you come off the route, look at your map and work out the best way to get back on route. There are quite a lot of road signs and the route is fairly straightforward and you are never that far from towns etc.
You should also bring along a plastic envelope or something to keep the map dry if it rains or if you sweat heavily.
Course Records
Up (Sydney-Gosford)
Male: John Mergler 7h 29m (2006)
Female: no female finishers
Down (Gosford-Sydney)
Male: John Mergler 8h 06m (2005)
Female: no female finishers
All Time Results
Poor Man's Comrades - All Time Results
Results - 2006
2006 was an up year.
11 finishers from 21 starters.
- Poor Mans Results 2006
- Discussion on CoolRunning
- Photos from Kevin, Plu, and Jan
Results - 2005
2005 was a down year.
8 finishers (non-finishers times, drop out place not captured)
Old Website
This website is being updated from our old website here
