Sat 15:19 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division X’s KUWC got the memo about needing to pick up the pace. They absolutely stormed through the Orroral Valley, overtaking Griffin Division 5 who seem to have spent 40 minutes climbing up one of the gullies to the north east… Read more.
Sat 14:15 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Bruce 5 is the first and only college entrant to finish Division 5 so far. They join Division X’s IBSC, who absolutely stormed into Endpoint earlier in the day… Read more.
Sat 13:19 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Burgamann 5 looks to have taken a risk and gone for the bush bash near Orroral Valley tracking station, and it might well pay off!… Read more.
Sat 11:55 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
With some really tight racing in the middle of the pack for Div 5, navigators have one last big decision to make...to bush bash or not to bush bash?… Read more.
Sat 11:54 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
ADFA and Yukeembruk 5 have finally realised that they were going the wrong way and are retracing their steps back in the direction of the Boboyan Road crossing… Read more.
Sat 11:35 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Yukeembruk Division 5 and the ADFA Divison X team are still heading north - that makes it an hour of travel in the wrong direction. The only way that these teams can make it to Endpoint without crossing an exclusion zone is to use the allowed road crossing that every other Division 5 team is currently passing through… Read more.
Sat 11:28 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Bruce Division 2 and Division X IBSC have made it to Endpoint!… Read more.
Sat 11:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
There are three teams in contention for first to arrive at Endpoint… Read more.
Sat 10:56 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Yukeembruk 5 has diverted to the north - this is very much not the way to go. They seem to have confused the ADFA team they ran into, who are now heading north as well… Read more.
Sat 10:50 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
In case you missed it: ADFA attempted an intriguing bush-bash that has saved them about 3 kilometres but cost them a lot of time. Before commencing the bush-bash, the only Division 2 team in front of them along the eastern route was Ursies. By the end of the bush-bash, they were near dead last… Read more.
Sat 09:58 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Did you think there would only be a bush-bash in Division 5 this year? Well, surprise! The ADFA Div X team have turned off Gudgenby Creek Fire Trail and seem to be attempting a bush-bash across to Half Moon Creek Fire Trail! Will this pay off?… Read more.
Sat 09:24 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Teams are certainly getting closer! At the moment, it looks like the first team will probably arrive at Endpoint in just under two hours. Who will it be? Let’s look at contenders in three main directions… Read more.
Sat 06:08 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
With a western group, an eastern pair and a (potentially) heroic bush bash all going on, it's hard to know who's actually in front in Div 2..… Read more.
Sat 05:24 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This is probably the most isolated of the race checkpoints of which teams elect one to pass we only expect some Div 2 teams to pass through here unless a div 5 takes the lone way around. Sadly this alpine hut was burnt down in 2003 so all runners will see are some brunt stumps… Read more.
Sat 05:22 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
It seems it took this div X team has nearly completed their bush bash which they have been attempting for the last hour and a bit, it does save ~8km of distance so time will tell if it was worth it… Read more.
Sat 05:16 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Teams going through this drop point have to navigate a bush bash to connect from the Brandy Flat fire trail to the Orroral Valley walking track. It's in cleared-out terrain though so it shouldn't cause too many complaints especially as it will be safer than running along Boboyan Rd. We expect both Div 2 & 5 teams to pass through here… Read more.
Sat 04:24 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
With the Division X IBSC team leading to the west (and Johns the front college team), and Fenner leading to the east, Division 5 should be an interesting one to watch! Teams have started to space out along the road. … Read more.
Sat 04:22 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Tom Driscoll - Former RD (2022)
Sort of...… Read more.
Sat 04:15 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Seems Div X Team 3 is attempting to bush bash around the exclusions zone, so far the only team brave enough to do so, as long as they don't head too far south accidentally it should be smooth sailing back down the other other side of the saddle they went up before they merge onto a trail that will take them back to Old Boboyan Rd in inconveniently cutoff by a div specific exclusion… Read more.
Sat 03:46 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division X Team 3’s tracker was stationary at the sharp bend in Stevensons Trail for at least ten minutes. They must have been deep in thought, pondering whether to attempt one of the riskiest moves of this year’s race… a bush-bash of nearly two kilometres to bring them through to Old Boboyan Road. … Read more.
Sat 03:34 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
The largest Division in this year’s event, about half of the Division 5 teams have now left Dropsite. Most are heading north-west towards Boboyan Road, though Fenner seems to have followed B&G Division 2 towards the east. Watch this space… Read more.
Sat 03:05 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 5 - Mt Clear Campground (-35.861446, 149.001867)… Read more.
Sat 02:03 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
For Div 5 a spot near Mt Clear Campground returns as drop site to IB. Teams here need to avoid going up the clear range instead of taking Naas Valley FT the route we suspect is going to be the most common. … Read more.
Sat 02:01 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 5 appear to be nearing their Dropsite. They have an interesting Dropsite approach: since buses cannot reach Mt Clear Campground, Division 5 runners are being shuttled in cars from Boboyan Road through to their Dropsite. Their journey isn’t over yet! They’ll then be walked (while still blindfolded) into the middle of the campground. Confusing!… Read more.
Sat 01:52 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
We’re hopefully about to see teams separate a bit - the fork that the Division 2 teams are currently approaching is a key decision-point… Read more.
Sat 01:10 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
We haven’t heard about Division 2 in a while - let’s take a look. So far, all of the teams have headed along the same route through Shannons Flat. The interesting sections of their navigation is still to come… Read more.
Fri 23:35 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
They’ve all chosen the head northwest towards Bobeyan Road. This is the fastest route. Will they all continue to go the same direction, as we’re seeing in Division 1?… Read more.
Fri 23:04 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Noting that some trackers did not update at 22:00, it seems that the first team out of Dropsite is Division X Team 3 - all the more impressive because there are only two of them!… Read more.
Fri 22:01 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
The Div 2 drop is located in a patch of forest along Jones Plain Rd, otherwise surrounded by farmland. It will be a tactical decision for how much of the 55-minute scout time these teams use. If they use a lot of it a northbound scout might reach a bridge over a creek but otherwise teams will be picking drop-off road shape and surrounding terrain alone… Read more.
Fri 22:01 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Division 2 - Jones Plain Road (-36.017639, 148.958944) … Read more.
Fri 21:46 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
The predictor is now up and running!, at the start will be super volatile and likely under estimate time of arrival just after drop (over estimate eventual overall average GAP (Gradient Adjusted Pace)) as typically teams start off hot/fast (see below graph of speeds of historical IB teams) with it taking time for teams to settle in a rhythm and on a route. It also assumes optimal navving which is probably unlikely, only accounting for the terrain and distance of the optimal route ahead. This means it will also not consider other factors that may slow a team down like a trail being overgrown… Read more.
Fri 18:36 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Fri 17:25 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
https://youtube.com/shorts/_daKrq4XpQw?feature=share… Read more.
Fri 17:20 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
https://youtu.be/8BYJS585UXU… Read more.
Fri 17:07 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Some of our lovely volunteers have been interviewing teams in isolation to hear their predictions about this year’s course… Read more.
Fri 16:46 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
What do you do when you’re left in isolation for up to three hours?… Read more.
Fri 14:51 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Fri 14:07 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
The Bruce Hall dining hall is nearing capacity - luckily, we’ll be sending some of these teams off very shortly!… Read more.
Fri 13:39 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
“What’s Division X?” I hear you ask. … Read more.
Fri 12:17 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Teams should not be going here… Read more.
Fri 12:16 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This shows all the possible routes read specific division notes to see what ways we think are faster and the benefits we speculate each brings… Read more.
Fri 12:15 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
Everything you need to know about EP and how to get there can be be found at https://anuinwardbound.com/endpoint2024… Read more.
Fri 12:08 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Both Division 1 and Division 2 have arrived at Wright Hall for scrutineering!… Read more.
Fri 09:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This may be the most exciting exclusion zone on course as it forces Div 2 to either take a significantly longer (~8km) route or attempt a bush-bash around it across one of 2 saddles, the one further to the north between Mt Gudgenby and smaller knoll/peak to the south seems the smart choice as going across the saddle before requires a small amount of precision to avoid the exclusion and has more vert… Read more.
Fri 09:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
This in reality only affects Div 5 runners, hopefully they won't follow a div 2 team through here. I should force them to head up Naas Valley Firetrail which might bring back some hopefully good memories for 2019 div 1 & 2 runners… Read more.