Fri 22:37. Posted by unknown (deleted) author.
These Divison 1 teams have gambled, taking the hillier north route option.
Let's hope their legs are can match their ambition, and they don't flag coming into endpoint.
Sat 15:11 . Posted by unknown author
Div 1 has been brutal this year with over 100km of running and 200m of vert Bruce despite being early darlings of the race predictor fell on hard times when taking the wrong turn into pine forest and have been battling the time cut ever since. Will they make it for 3rd place with Wright Hall just finishing in 2nd… Read more.
Sat 14:39 . 20x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
See photos from the course just before endpoint!… Read more.
Sat 13:26 . 15x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Photos from out amazing volunteers!… Read more.
Sat 11:50 . Posted by unknown author
Ursies and Johns Div 1 are grinding out the course in lockstep in their approach to Cliffords Trail, after some slowdown earlier this morning… Read more.
Sat 11:24 . Posted by unknown author
I imagine a lot of acting happening along Warogong Track at the moment. Just like in pro cycling you need to appear absolutely bonking before using a burst of speed to pip the competition at the last second!… Read more.
Sat 10:34 . 3x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
B&G and Griffin Div 1 have not seen each other since drop. With B&G taking the flatter but harder-to-navigate southern route and Griffin taking the northern with a bonus trip to Cooleman Plain. It seems they are going to converge onto the slope of doom at approximately the same time according to our Race predictor. It seems Griffin is going to rack up over 100km lets see if that hinders them on the run home (see light blue). As opposed to the navigationally challenging AAWT south option which is equally as long (dark blue), but has about 1 black mountain run up (200m) less of climbing… Read more.
Sat 09:41 . Posted by unknown author
A submission from our volunteer (and ex-committee member) Will, a sneaky snake (theory: red belly) soaking up the sun… Read more.
Sat 09:29 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
So you may have noticed that the Race Predictor results change spontaneously this is as primarily we only get tracker updates every so often and when we do they have a major impact on estimated average GAP. We calculate the time teams are expected to get into endpoint by mapping their tracker data to a series of route options if they are close enough and then access the speed and terrain they traveled across to estimate an average gradient-adjusted pace which it applies to the remaining optimal route to endpoint. It does not and cannot account for nav errors or fatigue… Read more.
Sat 08:18 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Another Robot Update, Trust it at Your peril. Teams DNFed in Red and Teams forecast not to make cutoff in yellow, Leading Teams in Green… Read more.
Sat 08:01 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Your venerable race commentary team gets its first view of Blowering Dam!… Read more.
Sat 07:06 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
We have reports that some Emu chicks have made an appearance at Endpoint!… Read more.
Sat 06:32 . Posted by unknown author
Div 7 this year is predicted to clock in at 45km--making it a 'true' ultra-marathon. They were also dropped earlier (read: it was still dark), to give them increased time to finish the route… Read more.
Sat 06:23 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Beep Boop Beep Boop New Predictions have been made… Read more.
Sat 06:23 . Posted by unknown author
This final 10km stretch is potentially one of the hardest (and prettiest) in IB history. Check out the photos… Read more.
Sat 05:00 . Posted by unknown author
Just a reminder if you are driving to EP to leave before 530. Also busses are leaving/have left check the timetable at anuinwardbound.com/endpoint2023… Read more.
Sat 04:00 . Posted by unknown author
I tried to get some sleep, but am now back blogging. Firstly let's take a look at the updated race standings Griffin has seemingly surged to the lead in Div 1 with likely the southern route teams hindered by the AAWT, with it thinking B&G is coming in second and Ursies 3rd (although it seems Ursies is a ahead on the map). In Div 2 B&G has seemingly surged ahead. In Div 3 it thinks Burg is ahead, with Bruce struggle to make the time and and with B&G's tracker on the snowy mountain it seems they have DNFed or taken a bizarre detour or their traker has misbehaved wildly (will confirm what is happening here)… Read more.
Sat 02:30 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
On the trackers it looks like B&G has overtaken Griffin Div 1. Has the extra Black Mountain of vert caught up with Griffin 1? They are now forecast to finish an hr behind B&G but that gap if the trend contiues may grow. Johns and Urusula are fighting the cutoff time of 430PM… Read more.
Sat 02:30 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Cutoff having occured here is a final list of provisional finish times not taking into account any penalties that may arise… Read more.
Sat 02:30 . Posted by unknown author
Just a reminder to those driving to endpoint to leave before 5:30am or you risk not being allowed into EP. Busses should also be leaving/ have left. Full info at anuinwardbound.com/endpoint2023… Read more.
Sat 24:13 . Posted by unknown author
Despite earlier comments from this commentator, Bruce 3 is in with a chance to pop ahead of B&G 3 and Fenner 3… Read more.
Fri 23:50 . Posted by unknown author
Ursies 1 have done a goldilocks manoeuvre: avoiding the tough nav of the south route, and the hills of the north route. They appear to be making good time against B&G div 1--with a much easier nav to AAWT intersection with Port Phillip Trail… Read more.
Fri 23:35 . Posted by unknown author
With the difficulties of the south div 1 Nav becoming apparent the gaps has closed massively in the predictor . It still clings on to hope for Bruce having them come second but one suspects they will continue to run teh wrong way for a little bit more and be unable to hold their initial pace, currently it has B&G just pipping both them and Griffin. Div 2 continues to be a tight affar between Bruce B&G and Johns (apologies for some reason Bruce 2 is not displaying). Fenner is still ahead in Div 3. Estimated times thankfully becoming more reasonable. I am off to bed and will give y'all a big update in the morning before I head off to EP… Read more.
Fri 23:32 . 2x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
It Seems Griffin Div 1 are taking the marginally longer scenic route route across Cooleman Plain, featuring a less defined trail. Lets hope those old huts to be seen there distract them from the fact they made a suboptimal (but far from disattourous) route choiceFacts from Harrison: Mapping these out, looks like the route Griffin is taking has ~100m of vert vs the Purple line's 200m. (first photo is the long route, second photo os Cooleman Plain route)… Read more.
Fri 23:02 . Posted by unknown author
The race Predictor Still thinks Bruce is leading Div 1, but the gap has closed to B&G, I suspect it is way too excited about their expected finish time of 8:16am especially as the trackers seem to have Bruce And B&G in Div 1 very close. It thinks Bruce and B&G @ Div 2 are very close whereas Fenner is front in Div 3 with the predictor for some reason really penalising the northern longer and harder route (but perhaps overly so). It very much does not like Bruce Div 3 going their own way up to the northern route which is longe, hillier and more more rmeote than both suggested options… Read more.
Fri 22:44 . 5x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Attached is bunch of photos and videos from Div 1 drop… Read more.
Fri 22:32 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Good News the race predictor is working and doing it's thing. It seems to think Bruce is storming ahead to win div 1 right now but I'd take it's predictions with a giant grain of salt right now as we do not expect teams to come in until closer to 10am… Read more.
Fri 21:07 . Posted by unknown author
Division 1 has the awful drop time of 7:15pm which means they probably watched the sunset as they were dropped (romantic) with teams after that being roughly dropped in hour intervals… Read more.
Fri 21:02 . 2x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
That's right everyone, we're going to the beautiful Blowering reservoir. "Beach" IB for a second year in a row… Read more.
Fri 14:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
Div 1 are on their way... Hopefully none of them get cramps on the bus, because they’re gonna be running for a long time… 🏃♀️🏃🏃♂️… Read more.
Fri 13:52 . 1x 📷 . Posted by unknown author
A little delay after the bus took a wrong turn to send off… Read more.
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Fri 10:00 . Posted by unknown author
We're excited to see all of you at Yukeembruk for send-off… Read more.