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.
Teams however hopefully should decide to head north towards Bobyean Rd rather than take the long way south to Shannons Flat Road costing an extra 5km or about 45 minutes of running at least they won't have to turn around and head back through drop.
I think the most challenging route choice should come when teams reach the first Boboyan Rd/Old Boboyan Intersection near Mt Clear Campground (Div 5's Drop site). Here they have to choose whether to head up Naas Valley Firetrail to avoid the Boboyan Rd exclusion zone or go via Kennedy's Rd and then heading to EP from the west along the Australian Alps Walking Track the algorithm suggests the Naas Valley is marginally quicker (~3 minutes) but that doesn't account for it's 2 compulsory bushes occurring at booth crossings of Boboyan road which may deter teams from this option.
The Most intriguing option is to bush bash around the exclusion zone this saves around 8km of distance and looks not too technical but will depend on any team's attempting it to stay on track through the trees and get over the saddle south of Mt Gudgenby without accidentally climbing a knoll. Teams may also avoid this if they have strong running legs as it is challenging to move at top speed when you haven't got a trail.
The algorithm doesn't know there isn't a road here, but even with me making the bush bash route go over the top of Mount Gudengby (to compensate for it being slower travelling) it thinks this is a little quicker (~10 mins). Time will tell if any team will be brave enough to try it and whether in this case fortune will favour the brave.
The graph/map of what the predictor thinks is the optimal route for this drop can be found here: https://ib-predictor.fly.dev/graphs/2024/Division%202%20Optimal%20Route%20Map.html
Tue 22:34 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer
At the awards ceremony on the Tuesday after the event, it was announced that Bruce Hall has finally won the event overall (after 42 years), in part due to them winning Divs 2 (despite a lost hat), 4 & 5 . … Read more.
Sat 11:40 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
The following teams are getting seriously close now. In order of proximity, from the south:… 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 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 04:15 . 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 03:31 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
B&G’s Division 2 team have joined Ursies in heading past the Division 5 Dropsite and east along Naas Valley Fire Trail. Can B&G close the gap?… Read more.
Sat 02:21 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Ursies Division 2 are currently in the middle of the Division 5 teams being shuttled to their Dropsite. They’ve chosen to head east along Naas Valley Fire Trail, which will be the only track they see for quite some time now. This is a relatively long route, but it’s flat… Read more.
Sat 02:05 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
While other Division 2 teams have headed along Boboyan Road until reaching the Old Boboyan Roach intersection Fenner Division 2 have made a break from the rest of the pack and have headed west along Grassy Creek Fire Trail. … 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 01:45 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
B&G 2 seem to have realised their error; they have turned around and are currently running back towards Shannons Flat… Read more.
Sat 01:21 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
If you’ve been following along, you’ll know that Division 2 have all been travelling along the same route so far. That is no longer the case… 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 22:28 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
I’m glad that Johns have been doing lots of mockdrops in preparation for this event. Oh, is that not what this means?… 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 20:47 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Ursula’s shirt exemplifies the community spirit that is one of the most important aspects of Inward Bound… Read more.
Fri 17:21 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
🐰🧭… Read more.
Fri 16:25 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Is it B&G’s spidey senses that has allowed them to win Inward Bound every year since 2016? … Read more.
Fri 14:59 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Maybe they’ll be able to drag-on out of second place this year…… Read more.
Fri 14:53 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Bruce is out for blood to win their third-straight div 2 this year, and the team will stop at nothing to achieve this three-peat. … Read more.
Fri 14:52 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Between the camera flashes, harassment from the paparazzi, and incredibly uncomfortable heels, there's nothing that the REDbrats can't handle. Walking down that red (and black) carpet in fashionable style, this division 2 team is gonna strut and strike a pose like no other hall in their unwavering and unfathomably attractive non-chalantness… 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 13:51 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
In their ‘redemption era’, Burgmann have something to prove this year!… Read more.
Fri 13:49 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Fri 13:39 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
“What’s Division X?” I hear you ask. … Read more.
Fri 13:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
This is deep…uh, I think?… Read more.
Fri 13:09 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Burgmann’s Division 1 and 2 teams look quite relaxed. This is probably for the best, given the long night ahead of them!… Read more.
Fri 13:08 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer
Race strategy: intimidate the other teams during isolation… 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
On the map they are thin red lines, and in IB they are the thin red line which if you cross you get disqualified/risk your safety… 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.
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.