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[rodthehornet]

When:  Australia Day, 7am Monday 26/01/2009
Start:   Ranger hut, Glenbrook/Blue Mountains NP
Finish:   Causeway at bottom of Glenbrook Gorge for a swim and a drink
Distance:  Range of distances to suit.  Maps attached for 20, 32 and 43km (soon)
Food/Drink:  Water and maybe some other drinks will be placed at two spots - Pigsah Ridge/Nepean Lookout intersection and Euroka Clearing.  BYO any food you need out on the track.

Course Description 43km distance:
Steep down and uphill to commence on roadway, before using the single track adjacent to Oaks Fire Trail.  Consistent uphill to Oaks Picnic area before taking the undulating fire trail out to Nepean Lookout.  Turn around point and back to Pigsah Ridge Fire Trail intersection where the water drop will be.  Single track out/back along Pigsah with first part being down and climb back out.  Return to Fire Trail and back to Oaks Camping Area.  Back down Oaks Fire Trail to Bennetts Ridge.  Follow single track Bennetts Ridge into Euroka Clearing.  As you come thru the locked gate turn right and follow grassed hill down and over a foot bridge to Daruk Campground.  Water stop here, then a billy goat climb out of Euroka.  Single track to Portal Trail and do an out and back to Portal and Railway Lookout.  This has a decent climb.  On return, take single trail at road intersection back towards Glenbrook Causeway for a beer and a swim.

The course is not overly difficult and you can fashion a distance to suit your training.  Lots of short hills to keep you working, but majority of the course is very runnable.  This should be about a week or so prior to Megalong run and is a good training run for 6FT.

We had a great day out last year with about 20 in attendance. The wearing of the national flag on your kit is compulsory.  Once again Advance Australia Fair will be played and sung to commence the day.  No miming allowed from our British cousins.

I am planning to get out and map the full course this Friday.  Will post google map and elevation chart for anyone interested.  Having some trouble uploading course maps.  Will have them up on the thread soon.

Hope to see you out there.
Hornet

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[quote name='rodthehornet' date='Nov 7 2008, 07:08 PM' post='404257']
When:  Australia Day, 7am Monday 26/01/2009
Start:   Ranger hut, Glenbrook/Blue Mountains NP
Finish:   Causeway at bottom of Glenbrook Gorge for a swim and a drink
Distance:  Range of distances to suit.  Maps attached for 20, 32 and 43km (soon)
Food/Drink:  Water and maybe some other drinks will be placed at two spots - Pigsah Ridge/Nepean Lookout intersection and Euroka Clearing.  BYO any food you need out on the track.

By my reckoning from the start to finish is a winding 900m. I'll takethat option and watch the food and drinks at the watering hole

Train safe

[rodthehornet]

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By my reckoning from the start to finish is a winding 900m. I'll takethat option and watch the food and drinks at the watering hole

Train safe
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Got to watch those triathletes.  
Always looking for the sneaky short cuts.

[Running Angel]

rodthehornet, on Nov 8 2008, 11:08 AM, said:

When:  Australia Day, 7am Monday 26/01/2009
Start:   Ranger hut, Glenbrook/Blue Mountains NP
Finish:   Causeway at bottom of Glenbrook Gorge for a swim and a drink
Distance:  Range of distances to suit.  Maps attached for 20, 32 and 43km (soon)
Food/Drink:  Water and maybe some other drinks will be placed at two spots - Pigsah Ridge/Nepean Lookout intersection and Euroka Clearing.  BYO any food you need out on the track.

Course Description 43km distance:
Steep down and uphill to commence on roadway, before using the single track adjacent to Oaks Fire Trail.  Consistent uphill to Oaks Picnic area before taking the undulating fire trail out to Nepean Lookout.  Turn around point and back to Pigsah Ridge Fire Trail intersection where the water drop will be.  Single track out/back along Pigsah with first part being down and climb back out.  Return to Fire Trail and back to Oaks Camping Area.  Back down Oaks Fire Trail to Bennetts Ridge.  Follow single track Bennetts Ridge into Euroka Clearing.  As you come thru the locked gate turn right and follow grassed hill down and over a foot bridge to Daruk Campground.  Water stop here, then a billy goat climb out of Euroka.  Single track to Portal Trail and do an out and back to Portal and Railway Lookout.  This has a decent climb.  On return, take single trail at road intersection back towards Glenbrook Causeway for a beer and a swim.

The course is not overly difficult and you can fashion a distance to suit your training.  Lots of short hills to keep you working, but majority of the course is very runnable.  This should be about a week or so prior to Megalong run and is a good training run for 6FT.

We had a great day out last year with about 20 in attendance. The wearing of the national flag on your kit is compulsory.  Once again Advance Australia Fair will be played and sung to commence the day.  No miming allowed from our British cousins.

I am planning to get out and map the full course this Friday.  Will post google map and elevation chart for anyone interested.  Having some trouble uploading course maps.  Will have them up on the thread soon.

Hope to see you out there.
Hornet

I'm a probable Rod, really enjoyed myself last year. More than likely the 30k, hopefully there will be some other people around my pace again.

I will endeavour to learn the anthem properly this time, especially considering I've just been accepted as an Aussie citizen (pending ceremony)  

[trailpuddin]

I'm a maybe for this one. I have to do some serious wooing first to get a leave pass on australia day.

[GraeGrae]

I'm a probable.  This is a great run.  May even do 43k.  Just hope someone is still at the end when I finish.

[Running Angel]

GraeGrae, on Nov 8 2008, 10:39 PM, said:

I'm a probable.  This is a great run.  May even do 43k.  Just hope someone is still at the end when I finish.

Steady now GraeGrae! I was hoping you would be doing the middle distance like me again, so I could attempt to keep up with you this time!

[rodthehornet]

Just got back from mapping the 42km route for the run.  I have some splits if anyone wants to work out a run to suit:

8km Oaks Trail/Nepean Lookout intersection
12.5km Nepean Lookout
13.9km Pigsah Ridge Fire Trail (water drop)
22.7km Pigsah Ridge Fire Trail return (water drop)
28km Bennetts Ridge Fire Trail
33km Euroka Clearing - Daruk Campground (water drop)
34km Portal Road
36.6km Portal Lookout
38.3km Tunnel View Lookout
41.7km Causeway Finish

Will have to find another 500 metres somewhere on the course     .  I have attached elevation chart, google map of the route and gpx file.  Hope they all work.  I will have the mud maps up soon - having trouble uploading the scanned files.

Cheers
Hornet

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[PlodBod]

All being well, I will rock up for the 32km.

Better start learning the words to Advance Australia Fair!  

Edited by PlodBod, 16 November 2008 - 01:36 PM.

[scurry711]

Info from The Hornet

43KM Map


32KM Map


20KM Map

[Running Angel]

PlodBod, on Nov 16 2008, 02:35 PM, said:

All being well, I will rock up for the 32km.

Better start learning the words to Advance Australia Fair!  

Yey I will have company! Good on ya, you'll love it!

[Bernie G]

I'll pencil the date into my diary.  Sounds good.

[GraeGrae]

Running Angel, on Nov 9 2008, 12:08 PM, said:

Steady now GraeGrae! I was hoping you would be doing the middle distance like me again, so I could attempt to keep up with you this time!

Maybe I should rethink.  I will be doing Quarry Road with the Striders 6ft training group on the previous Saturday and Megalong Mega is the following Saturday!

[Fred]

We did 15km of this last week.  Tough hills at the end, garmin kept going on auto pause up the really big one due to lack of speed, but I am in.  Maybe I will be quicker by then  

[Koala1]

Hello - I want to do this, but I also want to do the megalong mega the following week.  I'll see how things go.......hopefully I'll make it along this year.  

[SlowManiac]

I did this last time and it was fantastic - this time my aim will be to not get lost and make it to the causeway to actually enjoy some post race banter before everyone packs up!

[Running Angel]

Koala1, on Nov 16 2008, 07:54 PM, said:

Hello - I want to do this, but I also want to do the megalong mega the following week.  I'll see how things go.......hopefully I'll make it along this year.  

Go on Koala come along. I'm doing MM the week after too.

[Running Angel]

We did 15km of this last week.  Tough hills at the end, garmin kept going on auto pause up the really big one due to lack of speed, but I am in.  Maybe I will be quicker by then  
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[trailpuddin]

Hi Rod,

I've got a couple of low km runners and non-technical mountain biker keen to come along just for the sake of participating and being in the bush for australia day.  Will the set-up be ok for them?

Looking forward to it. Let me know if you need any help.

TP

[rodthehornet]

TP,

The course for beginner MTBers will be fine.  They can either go out up the single trail (not too technical), or follow Oaks trail, which is wide open dirt road.  The track out to Nepean Lookout is undulating, but again wide open trail.  Dont send them down Pigsah Ridge as it gets rocky in parts.

Coming back, send them into Euroka on Bennetts trail.  This is a real cruisy single trail that they would enjoy.  Once they get into Euroka, they will have to push their bikes out on the road (fairly steep), but is only about 1km.  From there they could ride out to Portal/Tunnel View Lookouts (another steepish hill), but the ride back downhill, would be fast, hang on tight, type of fun.  Then back into Causeway.  All up about 32km, and probably take them around 2-3 hours at an easy pace.

I will PM you re some help.  The MTB will be finished early, so might be able to help with setting up some drinks etc down at the causeway.  Just a matter of bringing an esky down from the top so when the runners come in, we can kick back with a few coldies at the creek.

Rod

[enduro]

Would like to do this one. Hope to avoid having to be rostered on at work this Australia day.

[Sir Runalot]

I'm a possible starter Rod. I have a leave pass, so if I'm fit I'm there.

Missed BTBS on Jan 1 so looking forward to some longer km's. SR

[moh]

I'll be there as well.  It's Chinese New Year that day as well - may have to bring some Chinese firecrackers to let off after Advance Australia Fair

moh

[terry]

I will be there for this one. Camping with mountain bike the day before.

[TFive]

I'm in - hopefully I won't get lost again  

Edited by TFive, 09 January 2009 - 09:40 AM.

[Sir Runalot]

moh, on Jan 7 2009, 10:41 PM, said:

I'll be there as well.  It's Chinese New Year that day as well .

Does that mean we'll have to stop scampering like a RAT and start plodding like an OX?

Looks like PB's are going to be hard to come by this year

[Sarge]

Rod,

  I can't make it. Doesn't fit in with my traing strategy   

  Have fun though.

[Brick]

Sarge, on Jan 9 2009, 11:02 AM, said:

Rod,

  I can't make it. Doesn't fit in with my traing strategy   

  Have fun though.

Sarge is your new training strategy to do all of your training secretly???
Starting to look like Dog got to you at C2K!

Brick

[Sarge]

Brick, on Jan 9 2009, 12:03 PM, said:

Sarge is your new training strategy to do all of your training secretly???
Starting to look like Dog got to you at C2K!

Brick

Why try and reinvent the wheel? If I can hack as much time off my PB as BD did last year then your beers are going to taste just fine.

[Paul Every]

I'm up for a morning in the mountains.

[Jimbob]

Count me in, sounds like good training for the 6ft.

[rodthehornet]

terry, on Jan 7 2009, 11:12 PM, said:

I will be there for this one. Camping with mountain bike the day before.

Good stuff Terry.  I will be camping overnight and mountain biking the course the arvo before to mark the course with some ribbons.  We are going to try and camp in Daruk campground where the aid spot will be, just before the climb out.  Dont forget a few beers for the evening entertainment.

Brick, I reckon we may get a good look at Sarge's form out at SMC next Sunday.  I will have spies all over the course reporting back to me.   He might even wave to us when we pass him on the turnarounds    

Anyone that is keen to come out, can you let me know on the thread.  Just have to work out sufficient water drops for the day as it gets closer.


Rod

[Horrie]

BlueBel and I both hope to be there. It all depends on organising someone to look after Tim.

[SlowManiac]

Rod I will also be camping, at Euroka. If you want a hand with anything let me know. I could maybe provide an aid station at the campground? whatever suits.

[enduro]

enduro, on Jan 2 2009, 08:47 AM, said:

Would like to do this one. Hope to avoid having to be rostered on at work this Australia day.

Looks like I don't have to work this Australia Day so I'm in. . Now to decide which distance to run the 32km or 43km course.

Edited by enduro, 12 January 2009 - 01:18 PM.

[Bandanna]

I am in for a run in the mountains.

[PlodBod]

I'm in for the 30 whatever option

[rachinaus]

Oooh...me and bloke were going to be in Melbourne that weekend for my birthday (which is not that weekend) but we cancelled and were thinking the mountains might be a nice alternative. Might have to kill two birds with one stone.....oh and by the way, I'm afraid I would be miming.

[rodthehornet]

No miming allowed.  You have two weeks to practice in the shower.  Any more talk of miming and I will have to, god forbid, print out the words and hand out to all.  I am keen for a video camera to capture the stirring emotions building at the start of the run.

Trailpuddin/Fred are organising an empty esky with ice at the start.  That way you can bring some drinks, put them on ice and they will be down at the causeway when we finish.  It saves the dreaded walk up to the car to get cold drinks.  We will throw some soft drinks in, just have to BYO the hard stuff you are keen on.

List of definites/possibles thus far:

Hornet
Scurry711
Moh
Vstar
Terry
Carmen
Bandanna
Rachinaus + partner
Plodbod
Enduro
Slowmaniac
Paul Every
Tfive
Trailpuddin
Running Angel
Fred
Bernie G
Blue Dog
Spud
Grae Grae
Milov
Gogirl
Dave
Shogun

Possibles:
Horrie
Bluebel
Sir Runalot
Brick
The Owl

Edited by rodthehornet, 14 January 2009 - 06:30 PM.

[Spud]

Add me to the list Rod, looking forward to it.

[GraeGrae]

I am a definite for 32k

[Blue Dog]

Yes please Rod.  

[milov]

I should be there.

has anyone heard the news? apparently Mellum has a big secret????

milov

[scurry711]

The roster man (ie God) has given me permission to have the day off. I will be there.

[gogirl]

Add me to list please Rod!

[Owly]

tempting...