We have movement!

Griffin 1 have finished!

Sat 11:58 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Griffin 1

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Teams on the Endpoint approach:

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.

They’ve done it!

Sat 11:28 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Bruce Division 2 and Division X IBSC have made it to Endpoint!… Read more.

A tight race to the finish!

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.

The question on everyone’s lips: who will be first to Endpoint?

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.

A key decision point

Sat 09:16 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 3

Division 3 and some Division 1 and 4 teams are reaching one of the last substantial decision points. Teams have two options: head south along Smokers Trail, or continue east (avoiding private property) through to Blue Gum Creek Fire Trail… Read more.

Bruce and B&G 1: Back on track, and skirting exclusion zones

Sat 08:28 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Bruce and B&G look to have recovered and are back on track to Endpoint. If you’re watching the trackers closely, it may look as though both teams are potentially along Corin Road, and exclusion zone. Satellite imagery makes this situation a little more clear - both teams appear to have followed a track that is unmarked on IB Live. Phew!… Read more.

Must be a tricky turn-off

Sat 07:53 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Bruce Division 1 have joined B&G in missing the Devils Gap Fire Trail turn-off. Will they run into each other?… Read more.

There’s an exclusion zone up ahead!

Sat 07:34 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

B&G 1

B&G 1 are in a bit of trouble. They missed the Devils Gap Fire Trail turn-off and are heading straight for a section of Corin Road that is out of bounds. They are about to hit a T-intersection, which should hopefully be a warning that something is not quite right… Read more.

Division 1 is going to be a tight race

Sat 06:53 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

10 hours in, the Griffin Division 1 are just 620 metres ahead of B&G. Bruce are in third place, another kilometres behind… Read more.

Div 1 Lead Change Imminent?

Sat 05:27 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

It seems as a result of their detour Griffin Div 1 are neck and neck with B&G Bruce is also not too far behind… Read more.

🌲🌲 The curse of Pyne Time 🌲🌲🌲

Sat 05:11 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Seems Griffin Div has made a slight nav error and gone off Oakey Creek Road (the key easy route to navigating through the forest), seems they are headed back towards it though and probably has only cost a detour of about 500m. However this might cause one to worry about what will happen in the pine ahead. Where teams… Read more.

Devils Gap CP

Sat 05:00 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Division 1Division 3Division 4Division 6Division 7

This is another CP of which teams must pass through one, we suspect this to be the busiest of them with Divs 1,3, 4, 6, & 7 able to pass through here… Read more.

A Dam Checkpoint!

Sat 04:29 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Division 1Division 3Division 4

Teams have to visit one of 4 checkpoints on course with this one being at Corin Dam, we will try get pictures of teams as they come through these. Only div 3 should pass through here, but teams from Divs 1 and 4 may also go through here if they take the scenic route… Read more.

Griffin Division 1 are smashing it

Sat 04:16 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Griffin 1

They have developed a serious lead over the other Division 1 teams and don’t seem to be slowing down… Read more.

Division 1 update

Sat 03:41 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Earlier, I posted about the decision-point that the western set of Division 1 teams were approaching. All four of these teams have indeed taken their south-west route. … Read more.

Decision point ahead for Division 1!

Sat 02:58 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

The west set of Division 1 teams are about to approach a key intersection. Will they head south-west towards the cluster of Division 3 teams, or south-east towards the Division 4 Dropsite?… Read more.

Vanity’s Crossing

Sat 02:31 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Griffin 1

Griffin Division 1 are about to cross a section of the Cotter River known as Vanity’s Crossing. This is an area that the team will be very familiar with - Vanity’s is famed… Read more.

More Division 1 road crossings

Sat 02:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

The set of Division 1 teams that headed south at the last forking are now crossing Brindabella Road, headed up by Lodge… Read more.

Griffin 1 reach the Brindabella Road crossing

Sat 01:41 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Griffin 1

Most of Brindabella Road is an exclusion zone, because it’s not safe for runners to travel along. However, there are a few zones that are marked as crossing points. Runners are allowed to cross at these specially-marked areas… Read more.

Division 1: divided

Sat 01:15 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

Here, the race gets interesting! It’s no longer just about which team is fastest on their feet - throughout Inward Bound, good route choice can make a world of difference… Read more.

Finally, some forks!

Sat 24:34 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

Jumping back to Division 1 for the first time in a while, teams remain very close together. However, that’s about to change. … Read more.

Division 1 update

Fri 22:01 . 2x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

For the first time since they were dropped, all of the Division 1 trackers have successfully updated simultaneously. This gives us a clear picture of what’s currently going on on course… Read more.

The Predictor - a Cautionary Guide

Fri 21:46 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Race announcement

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.

And with that, Division 1 have all left Dropsite

Fri 21:23 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

So far they’re all heading in the same direction, which also happens to be the optimal route. It’s a pretty condensed race and it is currently very difficult to tell who’s in the lead. I’m sure that over the next 100 kilometres they’ll spread out a little… Read more.

College shirt spotlights: Ursula

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.

Division 1’s trackers are on the map!

Fri 20:29 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

Aww, don’t they look so cute?… Read more.

Some cheeky work from the Course Setters…

Fri 20:20 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

To potentially confuse the Division 1 navigators, the Course Setters have included some red-herring exclusion zones in the south part of the course, including a zone which is very cheekily listed as excluded for Divisions 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7 (ie. everyone except Division 1). Will this trick some teams into thinking they’re on the south half of the map?… Read more.

Division 1 have arrived at Dropsite!

Fri 20:15 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

Division 1 - Doctors Flat Road (-35.1025278, 148.7558056) … Read more.

Division 1 teams at Dropsite

Fri 20:13 . 5x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

They look awfully happy for a group of people about to run 100km through the night…… Read more.

Div 1 Drop

Fri 20:01 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Division 1

Located on Doctors Flat Rd, ~10km north-west of Wee Jasper. Div 1 with its 45 minutes of scouting time should almost certainly identify that they need to head south, for heading north can only lead them to the Wee Jasper Gin Distillery… Read more.

Division 1 enjoying their bus trip

Fri 16:38 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

I wonder where they are right now…… Read more.

College shirt spotlights: B&G

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.

Team hype posts: B&G 1

Fri 14:41 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

B&G 1

Our theme this year encapsulates perfectly our single-minded determination. Our singular direction of travel is onwards and upwards!… Read more.

Team hype posts: Ursula 1

Fri 14:40 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Ursula 1

Ursies Div 1 is no stranger to dropping blind… Read more.

Divisions 1 - 4 in isolation

Fri 14:07 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1Division 2Division 3Division 4

The Bruce Hall dining hall is nearing capacity - luckily, we’ll be sending some of these teams off very shortly!… Read more.

Division 1 are off

Fri 13:35 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

Here come the first teams!… Read more.

Griffin 1 enjoying isolation

Fri 13:33 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Griffin 1

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College shirt spotlights: Griffin

Fri 13:13 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

This is deep…uh, I think?… Read more.

Ursies 1 enjoying isolation

Fri 12:58 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Ursula 1

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🚫 Exclusion Zones 🛑

Fri 12:17 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Race announcement

Teams should not be going here… Read more.

Route Map

Fri 12:16 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Race announcement

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.

EP

Fri 12:15 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Race announcement

Everything you need to know about EP and how to get there can be be found at https://anuinwardbound.com/endpoint2024… Read more.

Our first teams are in isolation

Fri 12:14 . 1x 📷 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1

Here’s a sneak preview into how it’s looking in the Bruce Hall dining room, where teams are currently isolating. With Sendoff kicking off in just under two hours, they’ve still got a while to wait!… Read more.

The event is underway!

Fri 12:08 . Posted by Chloe Woodburn - IB Marketing Officer

Division 1Division 2

Both Division 1 and Division 2 have arrived at Wright Hall for scrutineering!… Read more.

🚫 Excluded Roads 🛑

Fri 09:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Division 1Division 3Division 4Division 6Division 7

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.

Exclusion Divs 2-7

Fri 09:00 . Posted by Jack Larkin - IB Comms Officer

Division 1

This exclusion zone is just a sly attempt by the Race Directors/Course Setters to fool div 1 to think they are south of EP. No teams should go near here… Read more.

We have movement!

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